Some Questions

-Why is bubble tea so good? (For the curious)

-Does carrying an umbrella around, even when it's too hazy for the sun to shine, really help keep you cool?

-How many people in New York City are, at this moment, reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? If we were to take a sample poll of people on the subway, I would say the result would be alarmingly high.

-Why have I not yet taken advantage of half-price cinema tickets if you go before noon? Inception for 6 dollars? Yes, please.

-I really wish avocados weren't out of season. They are so good. Oh wait. That's not a question... WHY GOD, WHY!? There we go.

-How do you keep ripe tomatoes from molding away in your fridge? I welcome responses here.

-What is the meaning of life?

-How did I become one of those people who give directions using North, South, East, and West instead of Left and Right, after spending so long scorning those New Yorkers who confused me with such orienteering?

-Why does the almond butter at Whole Foods cost twenty-one dollars?

-How do I carry a bike up and down four flights of stairs without hitting myself in the eye with the handlebars, scrapping my thigh with the chain, staining my clothes, and throwing my bike down said stairs in consternation? Again, suggestions welcome.

-Why can't I think of a creative, probing, profound question on which to end?

Answer to all of the above, as supplied by most parents/babysitters/siblings of a four year old:

Because.