Is It Just Me?
— Susan Rigby, Guest Columnist
Join Wimberley humorist Susan Rigby as she attempts to navigate “the small stuff.”
Why does five minutes seem so short when you have to dress to go out in a hurry, yet is so long when you are waiting for something to cook in the microwave?
How many times can I read the large price signs on a grocery item, but miss the small print that says “per pound” after I purchase it?
Why is it when you try on shoes at the shoe store, they feel great until you get them home. Maybe that is why you often see people selling shoes that have only been worn once.
Why is it, when I put something away for safekeeping, I can never find it again?
How do some weeds grow six inches overnight when my green bean seeds take two weeks to finally break the earth and show some life?
Did you ever notice how big and delicious some foods look in photos, so you order them? But “big and delicious” are not the words you would use to describe them when they are on the table in front of you.
Who decided that pricing an item for $9.99 would make you feel like you got a bargain, instead of paying $10.00 for it?
Did you ever buy a box of cookies that were packaged in six cookies to a sleeve? And the calorie count is based on two cookies? Who is going to leave the other four cookies to get stale? Why does a spot of food on my shirt never seem to go away, no matter how many times I wash it or use spot remover?
Why do I think I can eat three pounds of bananas, on sale at a great price, by myself before they go bad?
Why is it, when I’m the last person in a line of traffic, a car pulls out in front of me and goes 10 miles per hour under the speed limit?
Why do I think that when I’m lost at the end of a roll of toilet paper, I will remember to bring in a new roll before I next have to use it?
Why can I only find one of my favorite earrings? Is the other one cozying up to my missing sock?
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