Dec 14 2009
When Common Sense Is Lacking
All who live with an absent minded professor understand the utter shock you feel when they display a complete lack of common sense.
This morning, I had no water bottle or juice box for Josiah’s lunch. I had thrown out the refillable bottles in a fit of “plastics are killing us.” Years ago I had gone through a “teflon is killing us” fit and threw out all my pans. Dale never knows what I may toss out when overcome by a sudden fear of toxicity.
Not wanting Josiah to die of thirst, I rashly decided to give him a can of soda. I gave him the following instructions:
1. Do not swing your lunchpail around.
2. Tap the top of the can before you open it.
3. Open the can away from yourself.
In a lack of foresight, I forgot the following instruction:
4. Do not place half finished can of soda back in lunch bag, in locker, on top of borrowed book.
So who’s the absent-minded professor here, you or Josiah! Lol!