My son took this photo (and I processed it)
There are lots of ways to make a fool of myself and I have tried most of them successfully. There was one tiny area I hadn’t explored, and it had to do with the price scanner at the supermarket, not the one near the cashier (I have spilled water on that), but the one that hangs on the wall and lets you calculate the value of your purchases.
I won’t say what happened exactly, but I almost electrocuted myself and the scanner has been out of order for a week now.
Back to taxi drivers, I met a fantastic one the other morning, who tried to convince me to enroll in a tai-chi class. Apparently his best friend runs this gym and he offers tai chi classes. I said it sounded interesting and I’d think about it and I went on listening to the ipod.
“Want me to take you there now? See for yourself?” he said.
“I am carrying these packages, they are huge. I can’t even move”.
“I KNOW. That’s why I said you should go to this class. Tai chi gives your movements grace”.
Which takes us back to why I destroyed the scanner. I move like a tree trunk. Woe betide the objects that stand in my way.
At Christmas I got the Wii Fit. It has some yoga poses and I tried most of them but the trainer would always say “your body’s swaying a bit”. I looked more as if I was windsurfing rather than doing yoga.
I have found out that the reason I look okay in photos is because I am still. 
Being still is what I am good at. My best score on the Wii Fit is at this balance game where you have to sit cross-legged, keep totally still for a few minutes and stare at a candle flickering in the dark for as long as you can while doors creak and footsteps bang in the background. M and my son lose after a few seconds but I am as still as a stone for the duration of the game. Maybe that’s my sport and I am a late bloomer. Maybe I should just sit still more often. It’s less dangerous for everyone –and everything.
So, after so many years of thinking I am useless at sports, I have discovered I excel at stillness. What are the unexpected areas you excel at?
i can’t help it if i can remember trivial details about someone’s life many months/years after i’ve heard them!
