A collection of stories and feuilletons about what surrounds us and what we are stuck in. The porridge of everyday life. Cheerful and sad: life on credit, scammers, childfree, unemployment, retirement age, glamor, drunkenness, office life, plastic surgery, relatives and children, bosses, sects, tolerance, vacation for the last time, games, divorces, dating sites, dirty laundry , masters and slaves, Cheburashkas and genes, rudeness, bloggers, theft, gopniks, jealousy, witches, feminism, freelancing, virtual classmates, loneliness, mistresses, excess weight, women's happiness or unhappiness. In general, everything without which our life would be boring and monotonous. Dedicated to all those who are on the threshold of their 40th birthday or have already crossed it. I keep my fingers crossed for you! The text contains the author's spelling and punctuation. Contains obscene language.