Oooopsy

I should know better than to give myself deadlines; I only keep deadlines for other people. That said, I like to think I have a pretty good excuse. Last weekend got fairly busy, and when I was bringing in my groceries, I missed the last step going down for the last load, and fell.

I scraped both knees on the doormat (yes, an outdoor-type doormat on the inside of the door) and caught my hands on the horizontal bar on the door, which kept me from whacking my face, but it also bent me almost in half backwards, which was not good for my back. Nothing tore, I’m certain, but the small of my back was sore most of the week, and I’ve had kinks in it I can’t seem to work out to my satisfaction. When I related the story to my co-worker on Monday, I got to thinking about it; an awful lot of my mishaps involve stairs. Maybe I should stick to elevators!

Anyway, I have managed to write up accounts of a few of the weird pets we’ve had over the years, so I’ll be posting those now and again. Life is weird, you know that?

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The Parachuting Killer Snail

With a name like that, you already know what’s coming, don’t you?

When we were, oh, about five and seven, I think, my brother and I saw a table at the mall offering free goldfish and goldfish bowls if we opened a savings account at a local bank. Now, with a bank, you still get your money back afterward, so hey – free fish!

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Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.

:: wrinkles nose ::

aaanndd suddenly I can’t add new tags to my posts. and apparently Wordbook isn’t updating to FB? Phooey.

Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.