I occasionally see people post two truths and a lie on their blogs, but I’ve always resisted participating lest this site transform entirely into a rambling exercise in solipsism.  And then I was assigned to do it.  For French class.

I tried to explain the concept to Pete.  “You have to make a list of two things that are true about yourself and one that isn’t, and then everyone has to guess which one is the lie.”

“Oh, okay,” he said.  “So… ‘I’m 29 years old?’”

“No — for this, they have to be things that people can quiz you about, not just yes or no questions.”

“Ah.  How about, ‘I’ve read a lot of books?’”

At this point I was feeling pretty despondent.  “These are people who come from all over the world, and who have done a whole lot of interesting stuff.  It needs to be something that makes me sound really cool!”

“But you have read a lot of books!  Reading is cool!”

My husband’s faith in my inner beauty was heartening, but I eventually came up with a list on my own, mercifully presented below in a translated edition.  Because why pass up a chance to convince people that I’m cool?  (By the way, did you know that I’ve read a lot of books?)

1. I’m a big fan of professional cycling, and last year I watched every single day of TV coverage of the Tour de France.
2. I spent several years playing in a steel drum band.
3. I’ve never visited the country where my father was born.

After answering a slew of questions about steel drum music, cycling trivia, and the general diaspora of the paternal Jejunes, I managed to split the class into three nearly exact parts.  I’d call that a success.

(And the lie is indeed #1, because I did miss one day of coverage last summer.)

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