Level of Importance

I have two friends that both work. One has a very high level job and travels the country. One sells cosmetics from home to 20 people. We were having a discussion at the pool yesterday and I am still laughing. The woman with the "big" job was very low key. The woman with the "small" job is overwhelmed. We tried to break down what their responsibilities are. The 'Big" woman runs fundraisers, conferences and camps for a national association that deals with a particular medical condition. She is away for weeks at a time and is responsible for millions of dollars. The "Small" lady has to put 20 labels on bags , put a lipstick or eye shadow in each and bring it to someone's house at her leisure. The two women were trying to arrange meeting for lunch one day and the "Small" woman was not sure she could fit it into her busy schedule. I am still in disbelief at what I heard.

Daily Jeopardy

Most people have a daily Jeopardy life. Same questions, same answers. You know the answer before the question is stated. Most families have many of these interactions. It becomes a running script that outsiders are not privy to. Every once in a while a new answer is thrown into the rotation and will remain there forever. We belong to a club that no one else is asking to join.

Man Toy

My husband bought a toy cannon. It is supposed to make a loud bang when the button is hit. Last night he got it all set up and brought it outside for its first launch. He wanted it videoed. I held the camera while he crouched down to pull the trigger. I waited and waited. He kept hitting the trigger and nothing happened. He lifted it up and shook it. Still nothing. After 9 minutes I put the camera down. A second later the cannon fired. I did not have it on video. Maybe it was just camera shy.

Happy 4th

Happy 4th of July. It is absolutely gorgeous outside. It will be a perfect day for the beach, pool or family gatherings. The day always starts of wonderfully and if we use our common sense it will also end that way. If we wake up with ten fingers and two eyes, we should expect to go to sleep with them. That means being careful this evening as fireworks are shot off.

13/18

I have two lucky numbers, 13 and 18. Thirteen has been my lucky number for many years as everything good happens with the number 13. Eighteen is the number for chai, which is long life so many people think it is lucky. This morning I put on a new shirt and felt the label on the side scratching me. I pulled it off and glanced down at it. On one side it said "Inspected by #13". On the other side it said, "Inspected by #18". I put the label in a draw to keep it. How random.

Yesterday

I used to remember what I did the day before. Lately I cannot. The upside is that people I work with cannot either. I asked people what they did over the weekend and almost everyone looked perplexed. One doctor had no recall whatsoever about where he was. After thinking, he slowly recalled what he did but it took a few minutes for him to piece things together. The train of thought started with what he ate, then what his kids were doing and then his wife slipped into the mix. I used to have perfect recall, but I guess my mind has decided to let itself rest and not place importance on mundane thoughts. I am just glad that I remembered to go to work.

Change of Atmosphere

My father's summer schedule was put into motion yesterday and it worked well. My sister and I got him early and were back on Long Island by 10:30 am. We visited, ate lunch and got to the pool at 12:30. By 2pm he looked a bit overheated so she brought him and his aide back home to relax in the air conditioning while she returned to the pool. At 4pm I got them and came to my house where we had a lovely BBQ. At a bit after 6pm, we got into the car and drove them back to Brooklyn. After a quick bathroom visit, we were on the road again. By 8:15pm I was lying in bed relaxing and watching a bit of television. All went well.