My Special Skill
Wabulon once told me that he'd always felt everyone has a special skill in life, but it took him until 50 to discover his, which was knowing what's in other people's pantries. And boy, is he good at it -- when he's stayed over, I can call home and ask, "Wabulon, do w have black beans?" and he'll respond (without looking) "No, you used the last can on Tuesday" -- and be right.
Well, I'm happy to have found my own skill at a (slightly) younger age then Wabulon -- helping people to avoid stepping in dog poop. I'm really good with my kids, but I'll also often steer perfect strangers around a big, steaming turd.
I'm also not bad at spotting animals near the road. I'm often the passenger in a car, spotting many creatures the driver has missed, like a big buck that had been considering crossing.
Both skills seem connected to peripheral vision.
posted by Gene Callahan @ 3:33 PM
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12 Comments:
"Peripheral vision," yes, but, more rightly, I think, peripheral interest and attention.
Wabulon once told me that he'd always felt everyone has a special skill in life, but it took him until 50 to discover his, which was knowing what's in other people's pantries.
If you remove one letter from this sentence, it becomes so much more interesting.
Gene, are you a Chicago economist or something? While you're busy scanning the ground for poop, you seem to be overlooking all the wallets that RW spots.
I just want to reiterate that Wabulon's special skill is telling us anecdotes about his code-breaking father (or whatever). I vote for him to supplement the toad poems with stories about cracking Enigma.
Umm, RW, if you find a wallet and send it to its owner, that's cool.
If you find a blazer and keep it...
I went to "Bangra night" at the LSE dance club a couple of times.
And Robert, I clicked on your link looking for pics of the dancer, not the trumpeter!
Gene said:
I went to "Bangra night" at the LSE dance club a couple of times.
Hey, isn't that when you lost your expensive blazer?
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