Last night, after a farewell dinner for one of our co-workers, my boss and his wife invited everyone back to their house. I spent the next hour and a half avoiding the chance to sing karaoke along with my boss and some of his students from the lab. Maybe it was the cheesy video that accompanied each song, or maybe it was hearing my boss croon songs from “Cats” and “The Sound of Music”, but I just couldn’t get into the act. I wasn’t alone. I don’t think the microphones changed hands more than two or three times throughout the evening. I just said, no thanks, I really don’t sing.

And so what do I do the minute I get back in my car to return home? I start singing along with the radio.