Lobsters and helicopters - what's the real question?
I happen to have a few friends who run in high circles - really nice people, but, yeah, high circles. Over the years, this has caused some comedy (for me). Once I had a fancy dinner with a group of them, and as the youngest among them at that time, they graciously offered me first pick at the dish. This big tray of ice turns up, and the guy next to me says, go ahead! And I think, go ahead and do what? I'm half about to grab some ice and dump it on my plate when he points out the pale thin slices lying camouflaged on the ice. He says, laughing, it's lobster. I think, ooh. I pick out a slice and enthusiastically dunk it in my soup to cook. NO WAIT, he yells, too late. It's sashimi :D I sometimes catch myself thinking, do these people genuinely think I comprehend what they're going on about? My family and I just had a short trip with our daughter who's studying abroad (on scholarship yay!). Someone casually suggested to me - while you're there, you should take a ...