Last updated June 5 2025
Chapter 62
The Education of Allan continues
This was a 23 yearlong inside joke. The Education in question was my own.
How can you not know that she would say. The education continues I would always reply. Context: With my French background I was not aware or familiar with certain sayings and expressions which could make for some funny situations.
There were a lot of hitting pause on the TV remote so that I might ask what does he mean by that? Why did she do that? She sometimes would know the answer by saying, oh that’s an old saying...it means whatever and I would say ah ok I get it now. But often she would say I don't know. I'm seeing this show for the first time just like you are, or do I look like google to you?
This went on forever to her chagrin, but the best ones were farm type questions about how things work, what various animals are called at different stages of their lives to how new chickens are created and how you determine the sex of a fully grown chicken as an example. There were many roll out of bed laughing moments that she admitted not knowing the answer to but questioning why I would want to know such a thing.
She once asked me to get a half a chicken, and I asked which half. Did she want to top part or bottom part?
Customs and proper etiquette were another big one. You should bring this if going there, you should send a thank you note to him, etc..
The education is continuing to this day but I’ve made much progress thanks to Marlene.