Facts are full of dreary compromises and dead ends. Stare at them long enough and you'll go insane. Charlie's solution to this was to tinker, with headlamp and toolbox, in the workshop of the American dream, and to emerge sometime later with a diamond-cut hope that might make him a killing and redeem his lost time. This wasn't easy to dismiss as child's play or a variety of magical thinking; it was the most a man could be.
Steady Boy woke, showered and spritzed, skipped breakfast for the time being, and headed in to work.
Oh, what a glorious morning! Maybe.
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pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie Barnes is not exactly a renaissance man. In fact, he‘s a bit of a disaster, though kind of charming. Charlie has a cancer scare and awkwardness and hilarity ensues. This is ultimately about “the power you have when you control the narrative.” There are three sections aptly called Farce, Fiction, Fact, and once you realize who‘s narrating this story, everything falls into place quite cleverly. Satire and metafiction done well!
pickHow will your family remember you? This is a darkly humorous look at the life of a complicated man.
Charlie Barnes has pancreatic cancer…maybe. He starts calling family and people who have wronged him. His kids have heard so many lies from him, they doubt him now. The narrator, his son, writes the (nonlinear) story of Charlie‘s life; 4 kids, 5 wives, and many failed business ventures; to capture his legacy. Nick Offerman‘s narration = 🤩
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pickI am just a puddle of feelings. What a delightful, bittersweet read. 😭🥺💖 #theansweris #alextrebek #jeopardy #memoir #legend #legacy #gameshowhost #quizshow #pancreaticcancer #cancersucks
Yup. (Honestly, y‘all, this is the best and I‘m not going to sleep until I finish it.) 🥺💖😭 #theansweris #alextrebek #jeopardy #legend #legacy #gameshowhost #pancreaticcancer #cancersucks #memoir #partofthefamily #nightlyritual #gameshow #quizshow #trivia #restinpeace
I am just so charmed and so sad but also so grateful that we were lucky enough to have Alex. 🥺💖 I got to be in the audience for a taping of the College Championship about a decade ago, and it was easily one of the coolest experiences ever. #theansweris #alextrebek #jeopardy #legend #legacy #gameshowhost #pancreaticcancer #cancersucks
I‘m sad already. 😭 (Alex‘s last episode, and the post-show tribute, DESTROYED me.) Like so many others, I grew up watching Jeopardy, and playing along every night at 7pm with my parents and my grandpa, so Alex‘s passing was kind of like losing a member of the family. Rest easy, Mr. Trebek, and thank you for making the world a little bit smarter. 💖 #theansweris #alextrebek #legend #legacy #jeopardy #gameshowhost #pancreaticcancer #cancersucks
