The Gong List A summer's worth of the things we do instead of the things we should be doing.

Molly, of the authors you mention I've only read Am. Psycho and Bright Lights, Big City. Ruth, I read your post twice before I realized you weren't talking about 90s girl group extraordinaire TLC. What does this tell me? That we are uniquely resounding gongs with our own niches (and peccadilloes) in this world.

But doesn't Jeopardy only have 6 categories?

- skronky tenor saxophonists
- pale ales
- movies about star wars and dark crystals
- long, artful novels with no concrete plot
- cribbage
- why things ain't what they used to be
- potent potables