Youth & Government randomness

Despite the fact that I live near about 10 high schools that participate in Youth & Government, I don't frequently bump into students that I know (or even people who have heard of the program). But this week was quite the exception to that rule.

Monday, I took P to the first day of his science camp at the Arboretum. While I was dropping him off, his camp leader told him he could put his lunch box in a bin next to the assistant camp leader, Josh. Assistant Camp Leader Josh turns out to be a Josh that I know, personal page to the governor two years ago, advisor to the governor this year, and a student who told me more than once this year that he’s going to run for governor this fall. Random. What are the odds, right?

Then on Tuesday, after I picked P up from camp, we went to the Children’s Garden to hang out; afterwards, we cut through the visitor’s center on the way to the car to enjoy the A/C since it was toasty out in the sun. Walking by the membership desk, I glanced at the person behind it and it is none other than the current Lt. Governor Dan, the full-figured man. Having floored Josh the day before by remembering his name, I was really hoping I could shock Dan by pulling one of his campaign pens out of my purse but alas, I failed (I have a couple of them at home). Probably just as well since I realized later he might have thought that was totally creepy.

We stopped to chat and he said he didn’t realize I lived in the area – I guess I remember what that’s like – the adults at Y&G are like your teachers in grade school who must live at the school and have no life other than school because they are your teacher and you can only identify them as such.

Completely random, though. I have to wonder how many other Y&G connections there are at the Arboretum and how to make use of that.