A fun new game

My new favorite game to play this time of year is "How many out of state license plates can you spot?" Given that Boston has a ridiculous number of colleges in and around the city you can only imagine how many states you can rack up during the "back to school" time period. This fun and exciting game can also be played in the spring - particularly around graduation time.

Likewise, another fun game is "How many students attending Harvard and MIT will find out the hard way to calculate the height of their moving truck BEFORE trying to pass under the incredibly low bridges near their schools?" Similar games include "How long will traffic be backed up while those same moving trucks have to drive in reverse all the way down the incredibly busy streets lining the Charles River by Harvard and MIT?"

It is amazing what she can and cannot spell

Tonight Hannah had to interview me for her heritage/immigration project.  I'll spare you the entire details but I thought this exchange was pretty funny.  (A little background: when she was very young I started brainwashing her with the fact that I went to Gustavus and that I would love it if she went there someday.) I have since changed my mind about her going there but don't ever let anyone tell you that brainwashing doesn't work.

Hannah: Where were you born?

Me: Decorah, Iowa

Hannah: How do you spell Decorah?

Me: D-E-C-O-R-A-H

Hannah: How do you spell Iowa?

Me: I-O-W-A

Hannah: Where did you go to school?

Me: Gustavus.

(silence)

Me: Do you need me to spell Gustavus?

Hannah: No.

Me: Are you telling me you can spell Gustavus but you can't spell Iowa?

Hannah: Yeah.