Remember

Of all the things that you can learn in life there's one thing to remember that can save you a whole lot of grief, "You're just asking for it when you try to impress a fool."

"Fall on deaf ears."

I know of only one person in my time who really didn't say much but did so well to get their point across. They'd actually sit and listen to every word I'd say... make like they were absorbing all my efforts to communicate with them... nod their head as if to encourage me to continue and when I was done they'd shake their head and walk away like I hadn't said a word. It's amazing what one person can teach you in so few words.

Pulling A Fast One

Fourth grade, December 3, 1954. Sister Mary Jerome had a special thing. If it was your Birthday, that night you didn't have to do the homework assignment. Mine wasn't till the following Saturday on the 11th. As usual I was going to get screwed so I took the shot (no one in my class knew what day it was or gave a hoot) so I went up to her desk and said, "Today is my Birthday Sister. Do I have to do the homework?" She got up, sat me in front of the class and put the Dunce Cap on me and told me I better not ever try that with her again. Then she turned to the class. "Children, Mr. Magistro doesn't know the day he was born." That got a laugh. She also gave me a 500 time punishment assignment, "I must not lie to get out of doing homework." The following weekend I had to do it all over again for using a ball point pen and carbon paper. True story