Several best-selling books over the years have discussed how men and women see the world differently. Some of the books even say that the genders speak completely different languages.
Apparently, that’s not good enough for my wife. She has started to take Spanish lessons.
Many people might see something like this as a good sign. Many people might encourage their spouse to broaden their knowledge.
Not me. I know she’s just going to use this against me.
When I was growing up, I thought I had a pretty good view of the world. After all, I knew kids who went to a whole lot of different private schools. Now that I have watched my daughter go through one year and a few weeks of public school, I realize how much I didn’t know back then.
I have had nieces and nephews go through public school, and my wife is a public school graduate.
But I’m finding out little by little that my image of public school is way out of whack with reality.
I learn something new every time I visit a new place. Sometimes, I glean a new historical fact or expose myself to a food or drink I have never had.
When I visited the Cincinnati area recently, I discovered something entirely different. Apparently, Covington, Ky., doesn’t sell contact lens solution.
I love television. I think I have made that abundantly clear over the past few years. But the funny thing is that I’m not picky about the television I watch, which seems a bit counterintuitive. I tried to change that last week, but a retailer wouldn’t let me.