camelot, scamelot

Reading some older issues of nyrb. Children of famous writers exposing their parents.... describing their sex life...artistocracy. Reinforces my automatic mental association aristocracy ; decay. Ya, ya. The famous families defending the republic.

giving

True? People in red states giving more? Maybe there is more poverty? or maybe they give more to churches? Or there is too little government assistance.
Took my daughter to a wonderful show - Garden of Earthly Delights (uplifting or melancholic) and then to an italian resturant. The waiters were talking to us in italian, always a sign of bad food to come. The food was bad. Paid the 15% tip. As I was leaving, by the door, the old waiter came to tell me he had forgotten to add the tax. I shrugged and did not change the total. Hate these scenes that let us customers think I did not pay the bill.
On our way back, I started to regret. Cheap, did not give this old man his full tip. Working man on holiday season. On my daughter's birthday. Would it be a bad omen?
By 6th and Bleeker found a store with extra cheap xmas money holders. Tell; my wife will pay. The chinese teller asks: "Is he your dad?"
"Yes"
"Cheap dad"

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