Things I Learned this Weekend

1. Shoes that are too small for one's feet are not made more comfortable if they are on sale. (By the way, Shoes on Lawrence is going out of business. Many footwear products are on sale - most notably Converse All Stars for $25. Hurry!)
2. Running speaker wire through a ceiling isn't as hard as I thought it would be. Note for next time: my left index finger is more easily inserted into a 3/16" hole in drywall than it is extracted.
3. Jules Verne is really swell - I wish we had been introduced long ago. What? I had a chance in 7th grade, but declined to read and write a book report? Oh...