Introduction to my essay!

“Isn’t ‘Bard on the Beach’ great?,” I ask as the car is stuck in Vancouver’s evening traffic.

“Not bad, not bad, “ is my uncle’s reply, “Speaking of Shakespeare, do you know where potatoes originated?”

Transitions like this always take me aback.  “Um, Ireland?”

“Idiot.”

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- the sad (or maybe funny) thing about this conversation is that it actually happened...