- I learned that I can still be surprised by what people try and sell at the farmer’s market. This time it was a husband and wife who had driven all the way from western North Dakota with a truck full of big landscape rocks to peddle to us city folk. The rocks were clinkers and they were awesome, but they were also heavy and expensive, so rather than buy one I just stood there and blabbed to anyone who would listen about how great geology is. Then I shopped for herbs.
- On another rock note, I learned that it would take a lot longer than 30 minutes to fill Lake Harriet with rocks. I know this because my kid threw pebbles into the lake for 30 minutes straight on Sunday and the water level didn’t seem to rise at all. Huh.
- I learned that when you go to a Mexican restaurant and the cook has to come out from the kitchen to take your order because