VOCAB LESSON
My wife has a super high I.Q. So high, in fact, that she won't tell me or anyone else what the number is. So humble. So I'm always happy when I feel like I am smarter than her on a given topic. Like today, for example...
After a short break from work this morning, I was getting ready to return to my basement office, so I told my wife, "Well, I'm headed back to my lair."
"Lair? What's that?," She asked.
"You've never heard of a dragon's lair?"
"Yes, I've heard of a dragon slayer."
"No, a dragon's lair. Its the place where a dragon hangs out. Kinda dark and cave-like. Like my office."
"Oh, whatever."
Yeah, whatever. I just schooled you, wife. Like a teacher. Of course, I didn't actually say that last line. I just thought it.
I don't particularly pride myself on having a large vocabulary. There are people I know who are hard to talk to without having a dictionary or thesaurus handy. They use big words that I've never heard. Sometimes I wonder if they just make words up because they can't find the appropriate word quickly enough. Oh, the folly of pride.
Oooh. Folly. Good word.
Anyway, I just thought our exchange was a funny one, so I thought I'd share it. I love you, Carol!