Rose, Bud And Thorn Comments

Ever played rose, bud and thorn? It's a game where you go around in a group of friends and share what's happening in your life. A rose is something good, a bud is something hoped for, and a thorn is a problem. Yeah, we're hopeless oversharers.

My rose today is the weather. I wrote a piece a week ago complaining about the lack of snow in New Haven. The next morning it was 2° with a wind chill of -30°. My roommates gave me the evil eye - like I somehow brought it on. 'God doesn't listen to me.' I ‘d said, defensively.
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