第一卷 生活中的快乐自己做主HavingFuninLifebyYourself
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；theotherhalf, , andthatgivesmetheperspectivetodealwiththesurprisesofthefuture.
Let'sbenchmarktheparameters：Yes, Iwilldie.I'vedealtwiththedeathsofbothparents, abestfriend, , beforemyeyes, , anditbelongsatthebottomofthescale.
Thentherearethosehighpoints：romanceandmarriagetotherightperson；havingachildanddoingthoseDadthingslikecoachingmyson'sbaseballteam, paddlingaroundthecreekintheboatwhilehe'sswimmingwiththedogs, discoveringhiscompassionsodeepitmanifestseveninhiskindnesstosnails， hisimaginationsovividhebuildsaspaceshipfromascatteredpileofLegos.
Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle, wherethebadandthegoodflip-flopacrobatically.Thisiswhatconvincesmetobelieveinthe50-percenttheory.
-conditionerdied, thewellwentdry, themarriageended, thejoblost, , boundfortheirfirstWorldSeries, buoyedmyspirits.
Lookingbackonthathorriblesummer, '.The50-percenttheoryevenhelpsmeseehopebeyondmyRoyals'recentslump, afieldofstrugglingrookiessownsothatsomeyearsoonwecanreapanOctoberharvest.
Oh, yeah, thecorncrop？Forthatoneblisteringsummer, thegroundmoisturewasjustright, plantingearlyallowedpollinationbeforeheatwitheredthetops, ；fat, healthythree-to-a-stalkearsfilledwithkernelsfromheeltotip；whilemyneighbors'fieldsyieldedonlybrown, emptyhusks.
Althoughplantingspastmayhavefallenbelowthe50-percentexpectation, andtheyprobablywillagaininthefuture, Iamstillsustainedbythecropthatflourishesduringthedrought.
