His incredible reading of "The Rat of the Highway" is legendary in my house.

I have a younger brother who would throw absolute fits if he died or something in a game. I spent a summer with him between college semesters and he noticed that I lose it with laughter each time I'm really trying in a game and fail (laughter intensity tending to be proportional to how hard I'm trying). I noticed that it started to rub off on him, so I made greater efforts to point out how hilarious I found whatever was happening. I think he still has trouble, but for the most part he snaps out of it if he is reminded. Not sure if that is possible with whatever ages you are dealing with, but good luck!

Do you have any tips to get started on that? I have a very leaf-covered lawn (pine needles as well as oak leaves), and the soil is pretty dead. I was considering trying to till some compost or something into the soil and then doing some clover and other stuff for pollinators.

We were told that the previous owner tried to plant grass after putting some top soil down, but I guess the roots couldn't take hold below the topsoil (due to the compacted dead dirt below). Then they said it kinda just slid down the hill.

Any physics expert, please feel free to correct me: If you have two different materials like that next to each other, they are bound to wear at different rates. So I think it was doomed from the get-go.

Oh I forgot they were playing chess. It has been a few years. I really liked the Tom Waits and Iggy pop scene

Could it be the last scene from Coffee and Cigarettes?

Edit to add info: two older men are sitting in an armory and discussing death. Really somber tone. (Filmed in Black and White.)They talk about a Mahler song that is, in their opinion, one of the saddest in the world. Cool scene

Jeez, that sound fucking awful. And you know they made bank.