In the present day, he is happily partnered to his longtime boyfriend, Hugh.

In ‘This Old House,’ his mother’s neglectful parenting “style” is made clear when she hires an even more neglectful nanny.

Like his previous work, many of Sedaris’ stories are taken from childhood, and memories of frustration and communication breakdowns run true. With its slow start, this collection traverses many years of Sedaris’ life, infusing his experiences with signature irony, commercial eccentricity and chaotic familial relationships. Local media reported that the city of Omsk, the regional capital, has been covered with a thick layer of smoke since Monday morning.I’ve been a fan of Sedaris’ previous works such as Calypso, Naked and Holidays on Ice (a great pre-Christmas read by the way!) and this compilation of humorous essays certainly did not disappoint. In the Siberian region of Omsk, local authorities have declared a regional state of emergency because of the fires. Kurgan Governor Vadim Shumkov said a number of people had been killed and injured by the fires, without specifying how many, and called the situation in the region “very difficult.” Russia’s Emergency Minister Alexander Kurenkov flew out to Kurgan on Monday morning and reported that most of the fires in the region had been contained. In the neighboring Kurgan region, the fires have already destroyed more than 300 residential houses and 3,900 other buildings, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency officials.

It wasn’t immediately clear if such a goal was too optimistic: on Sunday night, the area engulfed in flames stood at 33,000 hectares, but it grew significantly overnight. Head of Russia’s Federal Forestry Agency Ivan Sovetnikov said Monday he expected “most major fires in the region to be contained and put out” within two to three days. More than 4,800 firefighters have been battling the blaze, with some 6,000 volunteers helping them. MOSCOW (AP) - Wildfires have engulfed large areas in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them.Ī total of over 54,000 hectares of forests in the Sverdlovsk region in the Urals were on fire as of Monday morning, according to local authorities.

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