The Word B

today i played monopoly. it was one of those days. you know the ones, where there is nothing better to do, but play a board game. well let me tell you, it was one of those games that was neck and neck for the first half. then at one point, i landed on free parking and blew the game wide open. by the time the game ended i owned every consecutive property on half the board, and each monopoly i had was lined with hotels. it was a red sea of disaster for my opponent.
it makes me laugh to play that game, because it reminds me of peter sprouse. when he and i were about 10 years old, that summer we hung out quite a lot. well, he and i really got into playing monopoly. we played that game at least 4 times a week for the whole summer. it was a great way to pass the time and play civilized as kids. it never turned ugly (i can't imagine how for 10 year olds). i am not sure what the end result was of wins or losses, but we had fun. when i was back in california last year, he and i actually were talking about this same subject. "do you remember that summer when all we did was play monopoly...?" every time i look at that game, play it, or hear someone mention it, i remember the summer of 1984, and think of my friend peter. "i'll buy it!"