the Windsor knot

did i need the class

on

quadratic equations, or the one

in biology

where we

cut frogs in two?

did i need to know

about the roman 

empire,

the great wall of China,

Magellan and

Columbus sailing

the ocean blue?

maybe, maybe it's all

for the better,

but changing a tire,

or tying a tie

into a Windsor knot,

or scrambling eggs,

or balancing a checkbook

would have been

great classes too.