Random Sunday Evening Events

I read somewhere that it's no longer enough to fail epically, it now gets shared with the world on social media. But I thought this was too funny not to share.
Jeremy invited Josh & Ang over for soft pretzels and jamocha shakes last evening. I've been making soft pretzels for years and all was well until I was salting the 2nd tray of pretzels and it registered in my consciousness that something is slightly odd about the texture of the pretzel salt. A simple taste test revealed I was not salting the pretzels with pretzel salt. I checked the label- it was alum!!
The first tray was in the oven already, but I hastily rinse off the 2nd tray of pretzels. When the first tray was baked, I brushed the alum off and hoped for the best. But one bite was all it took to confirm it was an epic fail. Take my word for it- alum will totally permeated pretzels and they will be completely inedible. Nasty! Choke! Sputter! Cough! Even a lot of water couldn't wash the taste out of my mouth. 
It all comes from buying spices from the bulk food store, in identical containers. Next time I will double check the label before I sprinkle. Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself and move on.

We played a round of Compatibility. I'm not a big fan of playing table games, but for some odd reason I love this game. It's copyrighted 1996 and when it went through a brief fad around that time it was hard to find in stores so I bought it on eBay. Richard & I are really, really bad at this game; we almost always come in last when we play.
If you are not familiar with the game, each player has a deck of identical cards. You roll the dice to select a topic from the topic cards, then you & your partner try to select the same cards which you think best describe the topic. You get points for selecting the same cards and more points if you have them in the same order, which advances you around the board.
Ironically, Jeremy & Arianna won last night. Josh & Ang came in next, and like usual, Richard & I were lagging behind. Despite having shared the most years together of anyone around the table. But what I love about the game is hearing why the other players chose the cards they did. It's fascinating. For example, last night one topic was "male" and almost everyone laid out their card of the male lion, but that never ever entered my mind. Another topic was "age" and someone laid the beach card. Why?! Because when you are aged, you can afford beach vacations or a move to the sunny south. Hmm. Interesting. Maybe I'm weird but I love watching how other people think. I can learn so much from others. It would sure simplify life if everyone thought like me, but it would also make for a narrow-minded population, wouldn't it? 
The subtitle on the game box says "Do great minds really think alike?" Richard & I just laugh. According to this game we're completely incompatible, but we have more than 25 years under our belt, as well as 3 great kids and the world's most amazing granddaughter together. We say we're compatible even if we think wildly different.
Come over sometime and we'll play Compatibility with you. You're almost guaranteed to win. 😄