19 November 2002: Ambiguous Verb

When the teachers at my job talk about their schedules, they say, "I have a student at noon," or "I had Fred today." 

So today I had my first lesson with a new student.  An eight year old boy, a total angel.  Great, great kid.  Came out of that lesson in the best mood, grinning from ear to ear. 

 I strolled out of the Center and bumped into a distant acquaintance who doesn't know what I do for a living.

"You look happy," she said.

"Yeah," I said.  "I just had an eight year old boy, and it was awesome."

She was halfway down the block by the time I figured out what she'd thought I meant.