Sometimes , days just seems to be good . I get off work yesterday , fix dinner for me and my brother , and start programming a script . Now , a weird thing about me , when I focus on something , I get high . No drugs involved . I just devote so much of my energy to something , it drains and energizes me at the same time .
Answer the following question: Why is the narrator getting high ?

They are working hard .

At some point in the conversation about little family rituals mom leaned over to Lucy and whispered " in our family we do n't really have any traditions except service " . Meeting the needs of others seemed to be like breathing to her . So many people came through mom 's door over the years and felt immediately adopted into the family . Becky mentioned that her friend Scott once told her that our house was the only place he 'd ever been where his offer to help was always gratefully accepted .
Answer the following question: Why is the speaker 's mother committed to the tradition of service ?

She is an altruistic person , and being of service to others is important to her self image

Of all the places we 'd visited up to this point , none had me as excited as the Alamo . I remember watching the old Disney version of Davy Crockett at the Alamo . I felt a real sympathy for a group of men who knew they were doomed and continued to stay .
Answer the following question: Why might the narrator feel attached to Davy Crockett 's story ?

His men were on a mission to the death for a good cause .

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1920 's , 30 's 40 's , 50 's , 60 's and 70 's ! ! First , we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos . They took aspirin , ate blue cheese , tuna from a can , and did n't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer .
Answer the following question: Why is the narrator making such an extensive congratulations ?
The narrator is making a sarcastic joke .