Status Updates From How the Hot Dog Found Its B...

DNF - This reads like a BuzzFeed article

"Indestructible when it came to a nuclear bomb, this initial Teflon-coated kitchenware did have a foe it couldn't beat: the scouring pad, which would scrape the Teflon off in the early days." (392/428) curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal

"After his hitch in the navy, he went to work at a wireless company where he was renowned for staying up all night trying to figure out how things worked. This approach, which Spencer called 'solving my own situation,' eventually landed him at Raytheon, Inc." (358/428) 'solving my own situation' is a wonderful turn of phrase

"He used his savings to purchase a couple of mules, a covered wagon, and some stock: peanuts, sugar, tartaric acid, and a lemon. According to George, Pete called the lemon 'the best example of a friend I ever met.'" (317-318/428)