I Dunno, Maybe You Should Just Reboot It

I’ve been experiencing technical difficulties today. Maybe it’s the smoke in the air which is making me lethargic and clogging my brain. I’m also surrounded by a magnetic field that is causing machinery to malfunction all around me.

I tried two Coinstar machines today. One got jammed because I had three coins stuck together with melted candy. Mmm – quarterpops! The other did not accept nickels. Neither of them was able to grant me the Amazon gift certificate I sought (for free) in lieu of cash (for an 8% charge).

I tried the automated postal machine at the post office. It would not print postage for me. I stood in line and dealt with the mean postal guy and almost got a parking ticket. On my way out, I saw someone using the machine with great success.

I spent the rest of the day in an irritable funk. The one thing that kept me from losing my temper was that I was going swimming tonight at the gym. Even if I don’t make it there the rest of the week, I always have my 30-minute swim on Wednesday nights. This time the pool is the whore – I pay them $30 a month for me to use it 4 times.

Finally, the time came and I left Stewart with the boys and fought the local traffic and made it to the gym. I got to the locker room, opened up my bag, and…

…no swimsuit.

Fine, I thought, I will just do a regular workout. Oh, wait. No gym clothes, either. All I had was a towel, a swim cap, and my goggles. I know I would have gotten a lot of attention if I tried to skinny dip. And believe me – at the gym I do NOT want attention.

As I drove home I know I had a pencil-scribble cloud floating over my head like a cartoon character. It remained there until I got inside the house and Stewart made me dinner, which I ate while Brady sat on my lap, leaning forward and trying to snatch the bowl. He’s grabby like that.

If all else fails, stick chocolate in it. That will make it feel much better.