Random Esquire

Yesterday, I taught a 6th grade class as part of a volunteer project with Junior Achievement. I taught them about international trading. It went very smoothly…mainly because I used mini-candybars and had them trade them. It was certainly more smooth than the first time I volunteered and worked with 4th graders. On that particular visit, I tried to explain to the students what I do for a living. I negotiate and draft agreements. I told them, “I write down promises and make sure people keep those promises.” One boy asked me, “Who do you make promises with?” I said, “Who?” He said, “Yes…do you make promises with men or with women?” I said, “I make them with both.” He said, “But who do you make promises with MORE? Men or women?” I shrugged and said, “I don’t know…Women.”

He said, “I knew it! I knew it; men never keep their promises! My daddy never keeps his promises!”

I don’t know what I said because I think I blanked out after that.

Meanwhile, Boss spent a day earlier this week helping a little boy blow his nose over and over and over again. I think I’ll make Fresh Express do that for me tomorrow. Then she can brush my teeth after lunch.

I’ve been working hard and late and not sleeping well lately and the result is that I feel a little less AWESOME than usual. I have had a twitch under my right eye for about the last 3-4 weeks. It went away over Thanksgiving when Boss and I were with her family. Got home, twitch came back.

But I am going to go to bed early today and I am going to wake up AWESOME. And twitch free.

Awwwww, yeah.