Moving To Philadelphia

first, a link to this week's photos. This week several challenging, uncomfortable experiences are reviewed and salvaged for comedic potential plus any other use they might serve such as giving solace to those who've experienced similar discomforts, the primary one being STAGE FRIGHT experienced in a major league fashion by Cynthia at a "gala" performance. The spectrum of error is examined and a "clam" is differentiated from a "flub" (Cynthia and Jeff disagree on whether Cynthia's error at the gala qualifies as a "clam" or a "flub") The other uncomfortable experiences under discussion are working the polls on election day and the interesting though frustrating cast of misfit characters encountered there (from one, Cynthia learns about a potential backup career as a "medical actor" and from another, she learns that children in Philadelphia don't actually have to go to school but can instead be "un-schooled"); and attending Science Failures night at a historic building converted into a sports bar (where Cynthia