Don't forget to say "please"

I’m back at school for another two weeks, and, while I’m tempted just to rest and try to hide from the phantoms lurking all over this empty campus, I would hate for these weeks in my life to be wasted.

So today, I learned to drive a stick shift. Spork was a patient teacher, but I figured the trick out all on my own: the car needs words of encouragement. When it sounds like it’s going to jerk, just start talking to it. That works every time.

What should I learn tomorrow?