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Reflections of an Aspiring Curmudgeon (Paperback)
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Reflections of an Aspiring Curmudgeon (Paperback)
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Why would anyone aspire to be a curmudgeon? Because, among other
things, they mock and debunk pretense and hypocrisy; they are noted
for having high uncompromising standards. Curmudgeons disdain
mediocrity and fraud and use humor as their principal weapon. The
topics covered, whether dealing with Bottled Water, Cats, Affluent
Consumption, Keys, Collectors, or Fear of Death, to name but a few
are replete with wit, irony and sociological insight. In 'Keys, for
example, Dr. Berardo notes: The importance of keys in our lives
comes abruptly into focus whenever we misplace or lose them. Our
minds frantically search for the time/place where we last saw these
guardians of our possessions and keepers of our privacy, these
protectors of our offices and homes, these essentials for starting
up our vehicles With regard to women's purses and men's wallets, he
notes: I don't know how much time in a lifetime women spend
searching for things in their purses, but I bet it is significantly
more than that exercised by men. In the tradition of Mark Twain,
Berardo relates his intensely personal experiences and observations
on human behavior to larger societal trends and changing values.
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