Leftover Melancholy Removed By Idiots
I was having less than great day yesterday…. and today fells a bit like I am eating leftover melancholy. So dug back into the T4D archives looking for a smile and found the “Idiot Sightings” from 2004. The sad fact that I can relate to at least 2 of them was enough to make me smile & laugh. I hope it has the same magical effect on you.
IDIOT SIGHTING #1:
I work with an individual who plugged his power strip back into itself and for the life of him couldn’t understand why his system would not turn on.
IDIOT SIGHTING #2:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, “Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?” To which I replied, “If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?” He smiled knowingly and nodded, “That’s why we ask.”
IDIOT SIGHTING #3
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear co-worker who was leaving the company due to “downsizing,” our manager commented cheerfully, “This is fun. We should do this more often.” Not a word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the- headlights stare.
IDIOT SIGHTING #4:
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. “Hey,” I announced to the technician, “It’s open!” To which he replied, “I know - I already got that side.”
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Just keep your money…. and make it a great day. 
Kirk
January 26th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Hey, Kirk! It’s okay to have an off day–you just need to “pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again!” Even Superheroes as yourself are allowed an off day. Thanks for keeping the rest of us on track! Here’s a little something for you:
This day is mine to mar or make,
God keep me strong and true. Let me no erring bypath take,
No doubtful action do.
Let all I meet along the way,
Speak well of me tonight,
I would not have the humblest say
I’d hurt them by a slight.
Grant me when the setting sun,
This fleeting day shall end,
That I rejoice over something done,
Be richer by a friend.
Let there be something true and fine,
When night slips down to tell,
That I have lived this day of mine,
Not selfishly, but well. (Anonymous)
I have this sitting right by my computer for those “down” days. I hope it picks you up!!