In first grade the desks are in groups where the students face each other. They aren't individual desks in rows as I had as a kid.

A few weeks ago when I asked about the arrangement, he told me he was 'girl trapped.' I didn't know what that meant.

He said it again, 'girl trapped.'

"Oh," I mumbled, "girl trapped."

Clearly he saw through my ignorance and told me that he had girls sitting on each side of him. It amazes me the things they come up with.

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From the not cool department -- the other day I was rushing to work and didn't have time for lunch so I grabbed a yogurt and a soda from the garage refrigerator.

Mind you -- this is a GoGurt. It's a long tube full of yogurt aimed at children. In this case, SpongeBob and his cast of friends are plastered all over the label.

As I continued to work and came to a stop at a light, I grabbed the yogurt and started to eat it. Of course the best way to get it out is to push the tube up from the bottom.

As I did this, I noticed a woman in the car next to me look over at this strange image.

She had the look of 'How old are you?' Now that was embarrassing.