Grains of gold - that's what it was. Now I don't know all that much about gold, but I'm pretty sure it loses quite a bit of value once it hits granular form.

Which brings me to my next topic. Okay, so it doesn't bring me to my next topic, but I was groping for a transition there. I'm slightly befuddled at how to react to my old teachers when I see them these days. I mean, sure, I talk to them and all - like I would any normal person (normal as in not Huge Cone) - but I don't know how to address them. My kindegarten teacher snuck up behind me on her bike today when I was walking and yelled, "Hi Amanda!" when she went by. To which I lamely responded, "Hi." What the hell am I supposed to call her? I want to call her Mrs. Lamppa, but she was my teacher sixteen years ago. Having known her that long, am I allowed to call her by her first name?

I have this problem with several of my former teachers as many of them come into my store. Most of the time I leave out any nominal reference.

How does everyone else deal with this issue?

(This is where I ask all the people that read my blog to comment - so, Alexis, what do you think?)