Yearly Archives: 2008

Not a fun morning

Events, Places

Spent the morning at the MVA in Gaithersburg. Their website has a lot of information — possibly too much. It was hard for me to figure out what I needed to bring as proof of Clare’s address. It seemed we needed more than we had, but in the end all I needed was her birth certificate and SSN card. And I had to sign that she was my daughter.

She studied the manual on the way there and while we waited. It was hard to concentrate because every so often, and in no pattern a bell would chime. This indicated a booth was open. I tried to read, but didn’t get very far and I imagine it was difficult for Clare to read the Rules of the Road.

She missed one more question than allowed, so we’ll have to do it again. Maybe next Wednesday when she has a half day.

Peter Pan Play in Elgin Ends in Evacuation

Musings

The way this news article was written made me giggle. It sounds almost like an Onion article.

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A small fire broke out at an Illinois school performance of “Peter Pan” last night, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate at the play’s key moment.

Authorities said the fire happened about the time when the audience is asked to save Tinker Bell’s life by clapping to show they believe in fairies. Instead, a Larkin High School teacher came on stage announcing there was a fire and that everyone had to leave.

No one was hurt badly and the fire was extinguished.  If I remember correctly, the fire station is right next door to the school.