Not just a restaurant
>> Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Remember when I was tagged and asked to confess 10 things about myself?
One of my confessions was that I'm not very smart.
Today, I have an excellent example of how stupid and ditzy I can be.
It's embarrassing to admit, but you peeps are my blog followers, so I know you will love me when all is said and done.
Someone made a reference today to how they were at a beach and it was a Melting Pot. I said I didn't understand and all hell broke loose.
I admit, the only time I've heard "Melting Pot" is in reference to the restaurant, which is mighty delicious might I add.
Everyone proclaimed, "You've never heard the term 'melting pot' before?"
No. I haven't.
I come home and tell Michael about the conversation at work and how I felt stupid for never hearing this term. Here's how the conversation went:
"Honey, I embarrassed myself today."
"Yeah, so what else is new..."
"Good point, but this time it was pretty bad..." and I continue to tell him the story of the melting pot.
He replies, "You've never heard 'America is a melting pot' before?"
No!
He continues, "I hear the term 'melting pot' probably once a month somewhere."
"No way. Where? Where am I when you hear this because I don't hear it?"
He contiues to tell me that he also heard it in 8th grade, 9th grade, and probably 10th grade history class.
I was a straight-A student in high school. How did I miss this? Was I sleeping that day in history class?
How am I so ditzy that I have not heard this term that apparently my husband, who I live with and we do a lot of things together, hears once each month?
How have I made it 28 years of life without hearing a term that is so common and is considered 'general knowledge.'
How do I correct this? And do I care enough to? I would like to not look like an idiot but I don't know what I don't know.
Since I'm talking about my faults, let me say that one of my strengths is my ability to laugh at myself and shrug things off... so it's not like the people around me thought I was embarrassed, we were all able to laugh at my expense and I'm okay with that.
Confessional complete.
Kelsalynn
3 comments:
Oh, darlin'! This is so sweet and self-deprecating. Ditzy, naive, foolish, dumb.... none of them enter into it. Not one bit.
Feeling superior to another person is like saying sugar tastes better than salt. Ridiculous.
Wonderful post. Now stop with all the ludicrous fitness stuff and get back to finances. :)
Hahaha! Hilarious post. You are so cute. I think it is a really common phrase for sure, but you've probably just never noticed it. I guarantee you though, you will notice it ALL the time now! That's how stuff like that works for me. I'd never heard certain words too but once I hear them I notice it everywhere. Too weird. I think you are definitely very smart though, shake it off! :P
Great job on teh workouts lately, sorry I haven't been commenting. So busy! Btw, I feel like I'm in AZ lately with our hot temps- 106 yesterday. :O
I'm suprised you've never heard that term; like your hubby said, I would think you'd have heard it in HS history.
However, I don't think that missing that one bit of terminology makes you "not smart." Your financial wizardry is it's own kind of genius.
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