kind heart. "The Youth in Asia" - David recounts his childhood pets and their demises. "The Learning Curve" - David gets a job as a writing teacher and satirizes his efforts at conducting workshops. "Big Boy" - While attending a party, David finds himself trying to get rid of a huge turd left in the toilet by the previous visitor. "The Great Leap Forward" - A woman who lives in a big house hires David as her personal assistant; subsequently he works for a moving company. "Today's Special" - David pokes fun at over-elaborately prepared foods and their fanciful descriptions on menus. "City of Angels" - A lesbian childhood friend from North Carolina comes to visit David in New York and brings along her rather country bumpkin girlfriend she recently met who seems to express culture shock much to the annoyance of David and even her girlfriend. "A Shiner Like a Diamond" - David's sister, Amy, is to be profiled in a New York magazine, an event that occasions David to recall that Lou is obsessed with the Sedaris sisters looking thin and beautiful; they play a practical joke on him. "Nutcracker.com" - David recalls his reluctance to join the internet. Deux "See You Again Yesterday" - David recalls his first visits to Normandy with his partner, Hugh. "Me Talk Pretty One Day" - David recalls a French class he took in Paris. "Jesus Shaves" - David recounts a day in the Parisian French class where the class explained Easter to a Moroccan woman. "The Tapeworm Is In" - David buys a Walkman to aid learning French. "Make That a Double" - David explains that he finds gender assignment the most challenging aspect of learning French. "Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa" - David compares the childhood of his partner, Hugh, to his own; where his boyhood had been pedestrian, Hugh's was exotic. "21 Down" - David talks about his crossword addiction. "The City of Light in the Dark" - David enjoys going to the movies in Paris more than seeing the usual cultural sights. "I Pledge Allegiance to the Bag" - David satirizes French ideas of what Americans are like. "Picka Pocketoni" - American tourists mistake David for a pickpocket while riding the train in Paris. "I Almost Saw This Girl Get Killed" - David recalls an evening at the county fair near his home in France.