Nine Things I Learned

I learned three things playing Monopoly today.

1. Paige Guthrie is the Evil Queen of Free Parking.

2. Alex Summers is a dangerous man around a railroad.

3. I'm not nearly as good at Monopoly as I thought I was.

I also learned three things about juggling today.

1. It's harder than it looks.

2. Conversely, I am getting better with practice.

3. I'd better get a lot better with practice before we graduate to clubs because for some reason anything I drop lands on my toe.

Finally, I learned three things going to temple last night.

1. Vintage Jaguars are the coolest thing ever, and pulling up in one, particularly given the company I was in, draws dirty looks from all sorts of guys even if you're not even riding shotgun, much less driving. Heh.

2. Ms. Frost knows the best ice cream place in the world, unless and until Bobby opens his, in which case she will then know the two best ice cream places in the world.

3. I think we're supposed to be like Ruth. Coming here, I mean. Sort of, anyway. But I'm still thinking about that, and it's sort of a nebulous comparison, so I suppose I shouldn't say that's one of the things I learned exactly. But it kind of occurred to me during the reading. I'm glad I went.

And now I'm gonna go make a snack run before I get a reputation for introspection. Wonder if Artie's in the mood for pudding.