One of my favorite Billy antics was the kleenex on the back trick. I believe he just did this over a few month stint in the 7th grade. I don't know how it started, but under the guise of patting someone's back, he would sneakily place a kleenex with tape on it to their back. Something about walking around unsuspectingly with a kleenex on your back is comical whereas a kick me sign seems way too harsh. There were several times I didn't catch the kleenex on my back until changing for sports or into pajamas. Sometimes Bill would even pull a double or triple kleenex combo. Starting with one and then adding as the day went on. (I have a memory of 5 kleenexes almost a kleenex cape taped to someones back, but I may be imagining that).
I don't know why this was so funny to me always. If you think it's amusing, try it (especially if the people you work with or are friends with contain a mixture of immaturity and silliness and are not easily upset or if they are in the 7th grade.)
The reason I tell this story is threefold.
1. It makes me happy
2. It reminds me how quirky, simple things can bring laughter and if you are on the lookout for things like that, you can make the world a lighter, more whimsical place
3. It is partial inspiration for an app under current development.
Everythings going to be alright
"The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense." Pablo Picasso
Phew, at least I don't have the chief enemy of creativity to be worried about! Let the imagining begin!
Next Week:
Discussion on Google's Mobile Location Game Ingress: What is it? How do you play it? Is it awesome???
Games to save the world
Hopefully some Zorro's corners (been pretty quiet, no cases of being mistaken as a lady or being reported for suspicious behavior)
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