They all fall down 

  
Yesterday, we went to the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center’s annual domino-toppling fundraiser. I think they said this was the seventh year for the event, but it was our first. I goofed on the time, meaning that instead of being half an hour early so we could get a good spot to watch, we just barely made it in time and so had to crane our necks to see over the people in front of us. Obviously, it wasn’t possible to jostle our way to the front… If one person had tripped, it would have been a real disaster.

Almost 28,000 dominos were set up, and with only one extra nudge right at the beginning, the entire chain worked. 

Kids came from all over the area to spend their entire Presidents’ Day weekend setting this up, only to have it all disappear in a few minutes. I imagine there are some important life lessons there.