Lucy opens her Christmas present. It is a pair of ballet shoes with hard toes. She is so excited she lets out a wide-eyed voiceless scream. Getting over it, she says, "I guess Santa decided I was

Benoit visits again. Two days after he leaves, he sends an e-mail that he has lost his  pencil-case. I check with the Hotel and they have it. I go downtown to retrieve it. On the way back, I

I'm probably the best eater in my cafeteria. Certainly the fastest. I win the race of the solitary diners. Koreans rarely eat out alone. Many of the meals you can order are cooked in a big

In the morning, having just stirred from sleep, Lucy sees me and whispers, “ I have one secret for you.” “What is it,” I ask, and she motions me closer. I lean in to hear her secret. It is

I’m playing with Lucy in the living room. She is doing something, and I capture her with my legs and pull her towards her. Apparently it infuriates her, “If you do that two more times I’m

My mother-in-law doesn't clean. She simply hides mess. When she is visiting, the house always looks clean, but you can never find anything- anything you are looking for, that is. You will find dirty plates in

I am walking across campus with my wife. She says ,"Let's take the shortcut." I say okay and keep walking the way we are going. I know which way she wants to go, but

In Rodl's Extremal Graph Theory class, Gerry is presenting van der Waerden's Theorem. He says that he will present a proof by the Israeli Magician Shelah.