I’m in Ann Arbor talking to small businesses about Google Apps (see AA Business Review). Yesterday we went to the Michigan/BC basketball game. I saw (from afar) my 7th grade social studies teach, Mike Madison. I remember the first day of class he told us we would have a test on US states the next day. So the following day we took the test and didn’t think much about it. Turns out the class average was something like 15 states. The day after he graded the tests he stormed into the room and SLAMMED his briefcase down on his desk. He marched up to the chalkboard and in big block letters wrote, “ASSUME.” Then he shouted, “I ASSUMED you knew your states and I ASSUMED if you didn’t you would study. But apparently when I ASSUME THINGS, you make an ASS (circles A-S-S) out of YOU (circles U) and ME (circles M-E). AN ASS OUT OF YOU AND ME!” The next day we all aced the state test. Interesting the things that stick with you.

Now which one was Delaware again?