and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand

Got an A- on my CultCon (what a delicious bit of shorthand that is, don't you think) mid-term. The main thought about this that I have is that I am one of the few to not have a pre-test meltdown. I can't really say that-plenty of people may have not melted down...but I didn't change my schedule or worry much at all about what would happen. I did the reading (mostly) I studied (some) I either would succeed or I wouldn't. No skin off my nose. Much as it would be great to think it would be possible I don't believe this is my life. This is just a thing I'm doing. I enjoy it. I intend to do the best job I am capable but I do not believe my future is hinging on whether or not I know what a SHPO is. (It's a State Historical Preservation Officer-case you were wondering.) My dog still loves me. Rosie will still get me around whether I do well in the class. Life, as it is,goes on. That is what keeps me going. Knowing that failure doesn't stop the world.
I can fail and I won't die. I won't be happy. But I won't cease to be.
That's as may be----I got an A-.
I am so rock'n'roll.