"First of all, leaf blowers. A horrible, horrible invention. I didn't even know about them until like 20 years ago when I rented a house in the country. I was shocked! I live in New York City, we don't have leaf problems. We have every other kind of problem. When I was a kid, we had leaf raking. Which is quiet. Leaf blowers are the stupidest thing I've ever seen."
"Dinner parties. I like dinner parties at other people's houses. I do not give them. I think the world is divided between guest and host. I'm a guest. And I'm old, so I generally don't get stuck at dinner parties I don't like any more because I'm a very good judge of dinner parties before I go to them. Book clubs. I guess it's nice people do it,"
"Airports. Airports are a horrible place invented by leaf blowers. Some are less horrible than others. But you can't smoke in airports in this country. And airports, like most of life, depend on who's there. If the person standing at TSA is a nightmarish prison guard, you're going to have a horrible experience. I have had my hands swiped for explosives more times than anyone you could imagine."
Leaf blowers are noisy, unnecessary, and ineffective because wind quickly scatters leaves again and they replace quiet leaf raking. Dinner parties are preferable to attend rather than host because the roles of guest and host are distinct and choosing where to go avoids unpleasant situations. Reading is described as a solitary pleasure, making book clubs unappealing because they interrupt that solitude. Airports are unpleasant places where experience depends on staff behavior, and intrusive security procedures worsen the experience. Adults carrying unattractive novelty dolls on bags and belts appear ridiculous and out of place.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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