"You should know this crap by now!"

"...except she didn't say crap..."

I had one of the funnest (yes, Dr. Trew) conversations last night at the Self Lectures dinner thing. I sat with two pastors who had gone through seminary and PhD work together. I sat with them because us McAfee kids weren't assigned tables and they were sitting by themselves and I thought, hey, I can handle two guys. No, really - I said, "I've got the boys."

Anyhow, they happened to be the most wonderful people. One was a Seminole! We talked a little football, a little "I lived in Cawthon"/"I lived in Bryan." I didn't tell him, though, that the year he graduated - 1982 - was two years before I was born ;)

They asked me about me and I asked them about them. They were so open and genuine, and even said they'd back me financially and otherwise if I ever wanted a real nametag. We talked about what classes I was taking, which is where that quote comes in. They said Greek I and Hebrew I for them was called Baby Hebrew and Baby Greek...not because it was for beginners, but because you stayed up with it all night and it made you cry like a baby! Well, the one of 'ems Greek professor was Dutch and really difficult and he said that he asked a question one day and that was the response he got: "You should know this s*** by now!" But he phrased it politely, as quoted above :)

I found them after the last lecture of the night to say "hey, nice to meet you" and all that, but I really just wanted to get to talk to them again! They were obviously amazingly good friends, and for an hour or so that evening they'd let me join in the fun. They both told me to look them up if I needed them and that I represented McAfee well. But the best part was just getting to meet two really cool people. So, Glen Money and Jim Ramsey...this one's for you.