I Feel Bad About My Neck

Okay, so a few posts ago I made a comment that authors should never read their own audio books. Now it's time for me to eat my words. Authors are allowed to read their own audio books if the author is also a stand-up comedian. (Do not confuse that with the idea that all stand-up comedians are allowed to write their own books. One of these things does not equal the other. Trust me.) But my point is, if the author has some pre-recognized performing ability, well, I can stand listening to that. And this book was funny! Nora Ephron is funny! Hallelujah! Something funny! Finally! Enjoyment of the written word!

Darn it. The spoken word.

Close enough.

Bottom line, Nora Ephron is pretty funny. I may not like her politics, but she tells funny stories. However, I feel that to share these funny stories would be sort of like giving the magician's secrets away- if you know going into the show how the lady is sawn in half, then you're pretty much bored the whole way through.

So I'm not going to spoil the secrets. I'll say that you're going to read a bunch of funny stories about everything from the Kennedys to Kelly bags and turtlenecks to terminal illness and you'll probably enjoy most of them. Well, the one about her love affair with Bill Clinton is a little less than amusing, but that's just because I was bored with the White House stuff by that time.

So, this has nothing to do with the book, but my dog has been barking behind me for the past five minutes and not only is the noise maddening, but his doggie bark-breath is filling up the room with an intolerable stench. Yeah, so I'm going to go see who was at the door and end this entry. But the book was pretty fun. I recommend. And for the first time, I think I can comfortably say it's probably better to listen to this one than to read it.

Dog, be QUIET!!! Oy.