Status Updates From Бігуни

‘‘A person who knows what he’s asking is someone who can expect an answer—what you need is that proverbial pinch that tips the scales.’ He—didn’t know—proverbs that had to do with scales & pinches. She had taken her husband’s last name—but her first name was fairly exotic—He thought she would burst into tears—but she just took another crouton—crumbled it onto—her salad. ‘Did you know I am a botanist by training?’’