Me: So tell me about the NFL draft, I need to know this now!
David: (Blah blah Texans blah blah Cushing blah blah defensive end etc. etc. etc.)
Me: Hmm. You’re lucky that I already have a working knowledge of football.
David: Okay, what’s a cornerback?
Me: They are the people that mark the receivers.
David: Um, first of all, there is no “marking” in football.
Me: But isn’t that what they do? They cover the receivers?
David: Yes, but it’s not called “marking.” I played and watched sports for 27 years and I never heard the word “mark” until I went to one of your indoor soccer games.
Me: Huh.
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Barry (little bro): So there was chocolate fondue involved in one of your nursing classes?
Me: Yeah, I was at this pain management workshop and the presenter brought out all these different fruits, marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. She compared it all to pain medication and then told us to self-medicate. She also said that it was PRN.
Barry: Stares blankly. Is that a nursing joke?
Me: Yeah.
Barry: Ahh, that’s good. I appreciate that.
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