at Willie McBride’s … in no particular order:<\/p>\n
— we talked about Deep Throat.<\/p>\n
— we talked about Scott Peck.<\/p>\n
— we talked a lot about how we, as human beings, can only see a little bit far ahead of us – the headlights on a car at night revealing the road …<\/p>\n
— we talked a lot about Anne Lamott. We both share a love of her writing.<\/p>\n
— we talked about Edgar Renteria. And how he’s turning out to be not only good, but actually kind of feckin’ awesome. We talked about Tim Wakefield, and we talked about Curt Schilling.<\/p>\n
— we talked a little bit about the United States consitution<\/p>\n
— we played Trivia. Our team name was called, appropriately: TOM CRUISE IS PSYCHOTIC. We have played competitive Trivia at Willie McBride’s maybe 4 times now? Our first time we sucked BIG TIME. Our second time we sucked LITTLE TIME. Our third time we came close to not sucking. And this last time? We came in second, and we got a 10 dollar gift certificate to Willie McBride’s as a prize. So we are getting better, stronger, faster … The people who play Trivia there are HARD CORE, so we have to stay sharp. We can’t lose our edge.<\/p>\n
— in between rounds, we talked about “love is merely a madness<\/a>”<\/p>\n — some of our triumphs in Trivia (see if you can guess them): — some of our failures in Trivia: at Willie McBride’s … in no particular order: — we talked about Deep Throat. — we talked about Scott Peck. — we talked a lot about how we, as human beings, can only see a little bit far ahead of … Continue reading
\nWho lit the Olympic torch at the opening ceremony of the Atlanta Olympics in 1996?
\nWhich Nobel prize winning author died this year?
\nWhich US President had the middle name “Wilson”?
\nWhat 3 countries make up Scandinavia?<\/p>\n
\nWhat is the length between the pitcher’s mound and home plate? Unbelievably, we did not get this one. Our guess was, actually, the length between home plate and first base. Bummer.
\nWhere were Prince Charles and Lady Di married? I made us say Westminster Abbey. This is incorrect.
\nThere was one question which I can’t remember … but the answer was “Kareem Abdul Jabar” and we guessed “Wilt Chamberlain”
\nWhat is the meal most commonly ordered in American restaurants? (The multiple choice possibilities were: 1. roast beef, 2. spaghetti, 3. fried chicken, 4. fried shrimp.) We guessed roast beef. That’s incorrect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"