"The Absinthe Drinker" is a stunning 1875-76 painting by Edgar Degas, displayed in Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
4. Doctors back in the day
5. The mirror's deception
6. Nothing to see here...
7. The job interview
8. Fact check: true
9. The Christmas Letter
10. Those people
11. Who's laughing now?
12. The magic of books
13. "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
— Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, 1789
14. Good old days
15. So true.
BTW, this is "The Snowstorm", a wonderful 1786-87 painting by Francisco Goya.
16. No eye contact, no question
17. Misunderstandings
18. Please, just a sip
19. Generic excuse
20. The heroic dose
21. "You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention"
22. The unfaithful demon
23. Ooooo
24. What kind of monster uses a phone as a phone?
25. Women...
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The Italian poet Ugo Foscolo was born on this otherworldly gem of the Ionian Sea, inspiring him to compose the sonnet "A Zacinto" as a tribute to the island: