I’ve made dumb mistakes. Like the time I accidentally brushed my teeth with sunscreen. Or the time I squirted the eye drops in my nose, rather than the saline nasal spray. What dumb things have you done?
No to Packets
While emptying out old stuff from the fridge I came across a take-out food bag. Opening it I see there’s no food left, but the plastic cutlery and packets. Lots of packets. Ketchup. Mustard. Salt. Pepper. Should I save them? My mother does this. She lives alone and saves things. Like packets. Jelly. Sugar. Honey. […]
14 Things My Friends Better Tell Me
1–Shirt is tucked inside underpants and underpants can be seen above pants-pants. 2–I stink or smell iffy. 3–Flakes on my shoulders, or in my hair, from dandruff or a dry scalp. 4–Food on my face or in my hair or on my person. 5–Spinach or anything foreign in my teeth, nose or eyes. 6–Toilet paper […]
Mrs. Roper?!
Leave the Sticker On
Out for drinks with a girlfriend she reaches towards me, asking “What is this?” She begins scraping at my reading glasses. “Hey what’s the big idea?!” I askclaim (that’s when I exclaim and ask at the same time). I take them off. She says, “You left the sticker on. Y’know the magnifying number.” “I know […]
Another New Year!
Beginning fresh and bare faced. I’ve been through many new years and many resolutions. Oh, if I had a nickle for the goals and projects that were started with a bang and then slowly went out with barely a fizzle. Which is why this year is different. I resolve to not overwhelm myself with any […]