Weekend Table

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Pleasures	Peeves	Trade Off Value
Playing kickball in the park	being embarrased by droopy sweatpants	worth it
Sending holiday gifts to children in the family	not getting thanked for holiday gifts until gifts are mentioned to children's parent who happens to call only to avoid harrassment from an elder.	worth it, but may send smaller gifts in future
Watching a funny DVD with that special someone.	Listening to that special someone predict what was going to happen next in the movie.	worth it...this time
Watching adorable kid take a nap	Having to be quiet so not to wake kid	worth it
Roasted organic butternut squash	Finally thinking that there's time to roast squash, but forgetting that is in the oven and burning it to a crisp	not worth it
Painting a decent (for a beginner) watercolor	Painting a bunch of crappy watercolors before painting a decent watercolor.	worth it
Obama's Annie Oakley Joke	Hearing the same stupid racial and political arguments I heard from my high school and college classmates replayed on the national stage during an endless primary.	jury still out
Trying a new restaurant on a whim	Fear that restaurant will suck	worth it
Living in the U.S.A.	paying income tax	not rich enough or poor enough to get out of that one