When's the last time you read a book that really stuck with you? My answer is easy. Last week I finished a little treasure called
House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout. Loosely, it's the true memoir of a world traveler who finds herself in the wrong country at the wrong time. While the story line is gripping and stomach churning, I found myself luxuriating in my insulated, routine, cushy life. It's extremely unlikely
I'll ever find myself kidnapped and tortured for ransom in a war-torn country, but if it were to happen
right here in my suburban utopia, there are a number of things that would get me to spill the beans and beg the US government to pay off my abductors.
In no particular order:
- Make me watch Ghost...on a loop
- Force feed me blue, feta, goat or swiss
- Have me help anyone over 5th grade with math
- Take away my Keurig
- Pick your toenails in my presence
- Put me in a bikini
- Insist I watch live TV, commercials and all
- Discontinue keratin treatments
- Leave me in a room with uncaged birds
- Force me to pay attention while my kids recite their dreams
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