A cesspool of knowledge

Thursday July 23, 2009

The first leg of our trip to Quebec is done when we roll into Atlanta Georgia. We are here because:

A - It is an 8 hour drive from our house
B - It is the home of Earl Baugh and his wife Pat and they are great
C - Stefan has known Earl since high school and we just have to stop by
D - Trivia Contest at Ray's Pizza
or
E - All of the above
(See answer at the end of the post)

Earl isn't home when we arrive. And as custom would have it, Pat has just returned from Latvia. The last time we stopped by their house, Pat had just returned from Latvia. Now, you'd think this is no big deal. I mean, as popular as Latvia is with the American travelling public, Pat must be coming back from Latvia every other Tuesday right? Nope. This is Pat's second mission trip to Latvia, and our second visit to them in their new home.

We join them at their Thursday evening event which is a trivia contest at Ray's Pizza. We sit around tables, eat Italian food, and answer trivia questions announced over a loudspeaker. Great fun. Earl, as always, is a fountain of arcane and useless knowledge. This is a result of his inability to forget anything. He's quite upset with himself when he can't come up with the name of the character played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire. He can see Cuba running down the field in his red Phoenix Cardinals jersey, but just can't quite make out the ROD TIDWELL name on the back. But, he answers pretty much everything else. And, since this is a team game, we don't mind in the least.

The answer is...

E - All of the Above