Maybe being 41 brings about some more acute ability to see the world around you. Or, maybe I just spend more time staring at people, but here are a few things I've noticed as of late:
1. This is a dead horse, and yes I'm going to say it again! Leggings are NOT pants! If your blouse, top, shirt, or sweater does not cover the cheeks of your hiney, you should wear some real pants, sister! I can't tell you how many cheeks I've watched wiggling. Not a pleasure, friends.
2. First graders can explain the weirdest things in ways that make sense in the end. Here's a gem: "Mrs. Bonds, if I smell like poop today, don't worry! It's not me, it's chicken poop on my shoes."
3. Sometimes the difference in two people with similar circumstances is the choice between being a victim and being an overcomer. Bad crap happens to us all. (See chicken poop post above.) It's all about what you choose to do about it.
4. Turning forty-one did take away my ability to see the people I stare at clearly. Yesterday, I picked up new glasses. They have transition lenses. That's the "40 is the new 20" way of saying trifocals. Personally, I appreciate this gentle way of easing me into future cataract surgery.
5. If you are drunk, do not attempt to understand the Wal-Greens customer reward card. I only say this because of my unfortunate experience of being in line behind such a man at Wal-Greens today. Regardless of the many and varied attempts of the nice cashier lady to explain that the gentlemen could enjoy coupons, customer loyalty points, etc. for using said card, the poor guy just couldn't comprehend why she needed his phone number, nor why giving it to her wouldn't make his case of Coors Light free. Dude, you don't need any more beer! But after dealing with you, I think the cashier might need a couple!
6. If you are the subject of a court case that involves questionable moral activities (to put it mildly) you should consider taking your phone call about said case in a more secluded place than the office of the eye doctor. You know the folks in there have lost the acuity of one sense, so the others become more prominent!
7. Seattle Seahawks.......A PASS, REALLY? I wasn't even hoping you'd win and still I shake my head.
8. If you are a news reporter, you should be able to read and pronounce the word, "coordinator". This morning, I heard a reporter on the radio pronounce it "cord nat ture". There is a new "cord nat ture" of something in Tucson. I was too busy trying to decipher that debacle to catch the rest.
9. Jeff bought a Fit Bit scale. It's super snazzy. It says I weigh four pounds more than our old scale. I hate the Fit Bit scale.
10. A spider was on the faucet of my kitchen sink today. Enough said.
