dad to cousin: my advice on it is this...
me: what is "it"
dad: oh you know, hooking up with someone...
me: oh ok
dad: my advice is that it's like buying a car: before you buy it, you should check under the hood and take it for a spin around the block. kick the tires - whatever that might mean. but especially: LOOK UNDER THE HOOD.
me: yeah, you don't want to think you're buying an automatic and then end up with a stick shift.
dad: YEAH, watch out for those stick shifts!
May 18th