Things I learned (the hard way) this week...

a)if you buy something at the Harley Davidson store you may not return it for a refund, but they will gladly exchange it for another size b) when offered a lit cigarette by a strange man on the bus, you must look him in the eye and say "NO" twice before he understands and stops trying to share c) when a bird poops in your hair, and you don't have a tissue, it is okay to find a piece of paper on the ground that looks relatively clean and have a friend do what they can to scrape it out d) you have to keep an eye on the guy who sells strawberries at the fruit market...make sure the ones that you get were from the pretty display, not the squishy ones that leak through the bag on your way home e) when "reclining" on the floor to observe the Passover sadder meal, make sure to sit on a pillow or you will regret it when your backside goes numb and you can't concentrate