I went to the big United Way trivia with the Team That Won It All last year.
- We did not even come close to Winning It All this year. At the end, we were tied for seventh place out of 80 tables. I doubt we even made it to the top ten.
- We were down two key players: Mr. Friend 2 and Friend Anne. The Spawn of 2 were recruited to take his place, but we still missed his mental music catalog. We missed Anne’s refined palate during the popcorn/jellybean flavor identification category.
- I particularly missed Friend Anne during the eating portion of the evening. I brought cookies that were almost universally ignored, even by a super special table visitor. (Friend 2 stepped up, tried my cookies, sacrificed her ketones, and praised them.)
- My cookies were lemon vanilla shortbread cookies. I figured I had to make them eventually after years of Gary commenting on my bathroom smells, with my reply, “How odd, my [poop]/[pee] usually smells like lemon vanilla shortbread cookies.”
- I brought another new face to the table: I brought a non-work friend. She fit in perfectly. All my other friends were charmed by her, particularly the super special table visitor. They had a nice chat.
- I almost can’t tell you who the super special table visitor was. I mean, I could link to numerous YouTube videos in which she represents TeddyJ in porcelain doll form. Because she is the Head Honcho. The Big Cheese. The Top Rung.
I offered her a cookie and she declined, so that was a blow, but it was amazing to have her sit in with us for the first round.