Our friend Michele is visiting us in the country this weekend, and when we asked how her parents were doing these days, she said that the recent snowstorm had taken a toll. Adam said he had wondered if their house in Madison, Conn., had suffered any damage, but Michele explained that the effects were more psychological. After days and days of being snowed in together, her mother, who rarely swears, announced to Michele, "We're just stuck up here like a couple of old assholes."
So yesterday, when Michele snapped this photo of us, you can imagine what came to mind.

P.S. The headline refers to Howard, not Michele.