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by
Rick Riordan
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December 26, 2024 - January 10, 2025
The thing about great problem-solvers is that they often don’t let others help them with their own stuff.
“Are you kidding?” He grinned at Annabeth. “A chance to do quests, just the three of us? Like old times? The Three Musketeers!” “The Powerpuff Girls,” Annabeth suggested. “Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey,” I said. “Wait a minute,” Grover said.
My survival instincts were screaming, Run! She will offer you granola!
Just my luck. I’d brought sincerity to a sarcasm fight.
Because when somebody plays “YMCA,” it is almost always a cry for help.
It’s weird what happens when your parents just accept you and support you and assume you will do the right thing. You end up wanting to do the right thing.
Getting old might be scary and difficult. It involved things I didn’t want to think about, like arthritis and varicose veins and hearing aids. But if you grew older with people you loved, wasn’t that better than any other alternative?
pasta is like a best friend: you can’t stay mad at it forever.

