In her book , Assassination Vacation , Sarah Vowell told of her travels around the country to learn the details of the first three US presidential assassinations : Abraham Lincoln , James A Garfield and William McKinley . Along the way , she visited or encountered or learned some very odd facts and artifacts . One interesting story was the press coverage of President Garfield 's slow ten - week journey to death after being shot twice at the Baltimore & Potomac train station in Washington DC on July 2 , 1881 .

A: What may be plausible about the author of the book Assassination Vacation ?

But it was enough to " RE - INVEST " ( yeah , right ! ) . So I bought a ticket in Saturday 's lotto ... and hope to win . Do n't want much - just enough to buy a new car , a nice house , get a car for each of the girls and set myself up financially for life ... now , that 's not asking for much , is it ? ? Damn !

A: How much do I want ?

He had been writing down the lyrics while he thought of them and read through them quickly . He could n't help the bursts of laughter that bubbled up . It was the most lovesick thing he 'd ever seen , but he liked it .

A: What may be the reason for him laughing at himself ?

I know elementary time was n't that of complete bliss for I was the outcast child . I was the weird quiet one , and by the time I was in 5th grade I had braces . Middle school I was ditched and ditched again , I cut my wrist all though unlike the rest of the kids I was n't open about it .

A:
Why would the narrator have low self - esteem ?