A Brief Interlude Between a Boy and a Lady

So my wife began a recent chinwag thusly, "All of next week I'm busy with meetings for work."

Stirring my espresso while staring at the sports highlights with a blank stare I reply, "You bet."

"Did you hear me?"

"You got me."

"Seriously, do you have any questions about Lauren?"

I straighten up - always with my eye on the screen of course. I unconvincingly answer, "No. But why...oh, what an idiot!Why didn't he pass?"

"Can you focus on the conversation?" Writer's note: Women don't get it. They just don't.

"But why are you in meetings? You're a teacher."

Utter, deadened silence. I continue to stir...even though the sugar has long dissolved.

I wasn't sure how to break it so I come up with, "What do you have to discuss? Was there a scientific study released that suggested white chalk is more effective than yellow chalk?"

Writer's intrusion: Of course white is more effective. Duh.

Moral of the story: don't belittle anybody's profession by trying to be a witty smart-ass.