“I heard a joke the other day about a pious soul who dies, goes to heaven, and gains an audience with the Virgin Mary. The visitor asks Mary why, for all her blessings, she always appears in paintings as a bit sad, a bit wistful: Is everything O.K.?
“Mary reassures her visitor: ‘Oh, everything’s great. No problems. It’s just … it’s just that we had always wanted a daughter.’ ”
Nicholas Kristof opening a very fine column.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Excellent.