Is It Just Me?
— Susan Rigby, Guest Columnist
How long can a mosquito live in your car? Or is there a whole family in there that pull little straws to see which one will irritate me the next time I go for a ride?
Why can’t they make chips where you can only eat just one? I realize the company needs to make money, but I also need to cut my snack expenses.
Why do shoes feel good in the shoe store but hurt like heck when you get them home?
I wonder if it is the elevator music they play that lulls you into a “these shoes aren’t bad” stupor until you get home.
How can I go to the grocery store for one important item and come home with lots of groceries — minus that important item? And sometimes I even bring a grocery list! I guess I should look at it.
How is it that I can brush my dogs every day and still find enough hair under the sofa to make another dog? Is a neighbor’s dog secretly spending the night in my living room?
How can a onepound candy bar often add more than one pound to your weight? Will one pound of lettuce do the same?
Why is it so easy to shop online at midnight but so difficult to reach customer service during office hours? Are they all resting from taking orders all night?
Why is it when I go to the grocery store in my lounge wear (ok, what I slept in) I meet the newspaper editor and Paul Simon?
Why do so many clothes shrink in the wash? Is this a way for manufacturers to make you buy more clothes? And why do I have so many different sizes in my closet?
What evil person or company has shared my email address with the whole country of people needing money? How do they even know these people from other countries!
How does a hair on my chin grow one inch overnight? Why doesn’t this happen in some of my thinning hair spots?
