P.J. O'Rourke reviews three recent books on etiquette in his usual amusing and snotty way.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Visit Miss Abigail for a tasty application of past mores to current social dilemmas -- as well as an exquisite example of one woman's collection/hobby taking on a life of its own.
5:45:40 PM
Two unsettling developments.
The first is a craving for sleep the likes of which I haven't experienced since adolescence many decades ago -- if then. It gives new meaning to the term "narcotic," this drugged sleep that overcomes me. I've started sleeping right through my radio alarm clock (something which would have been unthinkable a year ago), which is set to a peppy and unsoothing morning drive-time program featuring pop music and hilarity. When I do wake up, it feels like a tremendous struggle. I'm fighting against a seductive undertow that wants to pull me back under into sleep. I feel as if I've been filleted, body and will alike... +more+
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