How we define things is critical to communication. My friends have gotten used to me responding to their questions with “define ‘x’” where x is some key phrase in the question they asked me. This is usually either because my friends were ambiguous themselves or the phrased they used has become ambiguous thanks to society. Last night I got a slap in the face thanks to definitions. I was driving out to my meeting in New Hartford to discuss their website when I saw a toad on the side of the road. After arriving at my destination, I sent a text message to my girlfriend regarding it because I knew how much she loves toads. Her response was, “Cute! you[sic] should have caught it.” It was at this point that I put two and two together. My girlfriend thinks toads are cute. What does that say about me? Ouch… Fortunately, the heartache was short-lived due to a good meeting, US Open tennis, and my girlfriend coming to visit me after classes and homework.
4 Responses to “Definitions”
What channel is the US Opens on? They moved them off of USA last year during the finals.
The heartache being that I am “as cute as a toad.”
US Open is on ESPN 2. They will likely move to NBC for the quarter-finals or semi-finals because NBC always likes to buy rights to the last few matches.