Excuse me, professor
A professor was sitting down in the student union, eating, when an undergrad called her attention and said: “Excuse me. You have pepperoni on your hair.” That professor was my wife.
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Rockin’ it behind the wheel
Allison and I got in my car this morning. As soon as I started it, the radio music came on pretty loud. Here’s how the conversation went: Wife: Wow, you were rocking it out last night. (I went out with friends for Shanahan’s 40th birthday). Me: Yes, I guess I …
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Elusive little flash
Wife: I lost my flash drive. Me: Sorry to hear that. Wife: Can I borrow your flash drive? Me: Sure. Wife: I promise I’ll give it back to you before we leave for Seattle (where we were going to facilitate a workshop). Me: Ok, no problem, here it is. Wife: I’ll …
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Drooling on scraps
Allison and I spent the weekend in Seattle and then ran a day-long training together. It was fun to work together, but it was a tiring, full day. After the training, at the Seattle airport, we had a drink and chicken wings. When we were done, while we were still …
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Excuse me sir
I was doing the grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s later in the day than usual and it was pretty crowded. As I was putting the ground turkey on my shopping cart I half-heard a faint “Excuse me sir” from a woman behind me and I hurried to get the shopping …
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Hello, Statue!
A female friend from grad school shared this on facebook: Today, I walked into a statue because I was also writing email on my phone. I tried to laugh it off because people were watching but it actually really hurt. I can relate!
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Weird pockets
I woke up at 5:30am today to drive to Dallas for a full day out, for my pre-op appointment, hospital blood work, lunch at Chipotle (out of carnitas, had chicken), computer work at Starbucks, physical therapy, and dinner at Chipotle (different location, out of carnitas, had steak). Throughout the day …
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Excellent hair day
After I was done buying sliced chicken and turkey, the lady at the supermarket deli counter became the third person to recently comment on my (long-overdue-for-a-cut) hair, when she said: May I dare say that you’re having an excellent hair day.
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Odd bathroom
I’d have thought it’d be hard to top the Secret Service close-call affair the same day, but I did. When at Reagan National Airport, about to board my flight back home, I went to the bathroom. I rushed into the bathroom. I walked past the stalls looking for the urinals, …
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