Did you care for your parents, or perhaps grandparents, or really, any 'old' person when you were young(er)? Were there things that totally frustrated you, and/or made no sense? Things you vowed you'd never do? Steven Petrow (with Roseann Foley Henry) did. And kept notes! As a reminder, and as a sort of guide to others, they wrote Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old: a highly judgmental, unapologetically honest accounting of all the things our elders are doing wrong. At least one of the authors has now reached one of those 'certain ages' and is trying hard to NOT do some of the things found here. At times funny, at times a bit scary (will I do that??) (or worse, am I already?) I laughed, I rolled my eyes, I shook my head ... and probably shared too much with my guest who was visiting when I read this!

Have you ever been, mm, bewildered by the Brits? They seem so patient, courteous, and hard to rattle ... then there's the weather, and politics ... and well, just so many things. Understanding the British: a hilarious guide from Apologizing to Wimbledon will explain all these and more. At times redundant, at times funny, I spent a nice afternoon reading this book. My favorite take away? There are at least 25 thousand roundabouts in England.

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