pouring scalding water on my legs, and other acts of cluelessness

Published: Wed, 11/29/17

I was so busy in graduate school that  I was always looking for ways to save time.

I swear to you this really happened:

I was cooking pasta. I thought: rather than bring the pot to the sink and then pour the boiling contents into the colander, I'll be more efficient and pour it into the colander _on my way to the sink_.

Of course, the boiling water went right through the colander onto my legs, scalding me.

This is Mr. Prestigious Ph.D., I remind you.

Or this: when I had to provide a urine sample for an insurance company, I somehow let my friends trick me into taking it to the wrong building. (Sorry -- you never know what you're going to get when you read my emails.)

Or this: despite being Mr. Online Earning Man over here, until last week I was completely unaware of this, which can change your financial outlook darn fast:


Tom Woods