Thoughts

Although many things have happened over the past few weeks, this post will discuss those things that did not. It is in a spirit of gratitude, then (except for number seven below), that I relate those things that did not happen. 1. I did not lose a relative. In short, I could have lost a relative, but I did not. Thankfully, this person is recovering quite well. 2. I did not grade essays. I believe this is the first Christmas break that I have not graded essays. 3. My wallet was not stolen. Perhaps men should not wear pajama pants outside of their homes. Perhaps jeans or clacks are more appropriate. Nonetheless, I did leave in my pajama pants to return a movie. The problem was that the pockets on these pajamas are shallow, so that any items in them are susceptible to fall out. This is exactly what happened. As I turned to get back to my car, my wallet fell out of my pocket just in front of the movie kiosk, a well lit area peopled at the time by two other individuals. I only real...

In July, I wrote about attending the Sacramento State Fair, where Wheel of Fortune held auditions for potential contestants. Each day that the Wheel of Fortune crew were present, there were up to three separate auditions (on the day I attended, there were three). At each of these auditions were hundreds of people, dozens of whom were called to take the stage to talk about themselves and play mock rounds of the show. I was lucky enough to be called to the stage while present. At the end of the audition, all mock contestants were told that they might receive an e-mail or letter from the show within three months, prompting him or her to attend a second audition later. Since the event was in July, this meant that I would receive something by the end of October. However, October came and went, and I assumed organizers were uninterested. That changed several weeks ago, when I received an e-mail prompting me to attend a second audition. That audition took place over three weeks a...