wisdom, not teeth

I was reading something mindless and fun called "500 Essential Cult Books" and C said, Oh, I've read most of those but you won't know any of them.

Really? I said. Well, how about this one ... "What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leadership". Do you know who Vince Lombardi is?

Of course I do, she said. He's a famous band leader.

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Some other gems from my wife, lately ...

~ (doing the crossword) I need a four-letter word for a Biblical place, starting with 'e' and ending with 'n'.

~ I didn't know Hank Aaron was black! Are you sure? Because that doesn't sound right.

~ What's 60 divided by 4 again?

~ (filling out the census) When's Oona's birthday again?

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Her dad is coming out for a visit this week so – thinking ahead – I got a whack of Oona pictures developed for C to put together in a little photo album for him to take back.

That's too fussy, she said. He won't like that.

Too bad, I said. You're doing it. Just get one of those cheap travel albums from the drugstore and then stuff 'em in, it'll be fine.

Then more than a few days passed.

Have you done that little photo album yet? I asked.

I thought you were doing that, she said.

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She's convocating for her Master's degree tomorrow. She might be confused when they no one hands her a green jacket to put on, but it should be a nice day nonetheless.