Some Days

Some days are infinitely better than others, but it always pays to laugh. This morning, when I went out to get in my car, I realized I didn't have my keys.

"I must have left them in my other pants pocket," I thought. Checked there...nope. "Maybe they fell out into the laundry basket". Checked there....nope. Hmmmmmm.

Then I remembered laying them in my wife's car the night before. Oh, but she just left for a play group that is 30 or 45 minutes away. I called her cell phone..it rang in the other room. Hmmmmm. Spare keys? Locked inside the console which is locked inside the car for which I have no key. Hmmmm. Note to self: do not store spare key inside of said car.

I have a meeting in 45 minutes with the head of the organization I work for. Hmmmm. I call a cab company. "No problem," says the voice on the other line, "We'll get you there in time." "I'll wait outside for the cab to come," I said, "Do you want my cell phone number in case he gets confused on the way in?" "No, we know exactly where you are," He says.

Outside, I pick up trash while I wait. In the night, some kind of critter had gotten into the garbage and spread it all over our yard. Hmmmm. Note to self: Don't overfill the trash can with good smelling stuff because animals seem to dig that.

25 minutes pass, no cab...hmmmmmm. Finally he shows up, I get in. Legally blind he must be; dodging curves, revving the engine, and missing trees. "Sorry sir," he says after rolling through the stop, "Is that your building?" "Yes it is." I say as I jump out with a "bye and thank you."

I stroll in the office, up to the 4th floor. A cup of water, a warm "hello", and 4 minutes to spare. Hmmmmm, sometimes you just have to laugh.