My wife is always good for a āmomentā or two. For this column, she was forthcoming with a daily double. Recently, she put the correct attachment onto the vacuum hose, starting pushing it around on the floor, and realized she forgot to turn the vacuum on.
For her second contribution, during a recent visit to the eye doctor, her close-up vision was being tested with her glasses on. She was having difficulty passing the test until she realized she was wearing her distance glasses. It made a big difference. Guess it runs in the family. When my mother-in-law had cataract surgery, she went in the next day for a follow-up visit. When she repeatedly could not read the letters, the nurse finally said, āMaybe it would help if you opened your eyes.ā
Hereās one of my āmoments.ā The other morning, I woke up and quickly looked at the digital clock, which told me I had only 25 minutes to shower, shave, get dressed, have something to eat, and get out in front of the house to be picked up for tennis. After having done everything and while in the process of eating breakfast, I looked at the kitchen clock in disbelief. I was 2 hours early. Next time, I will make sure my vision is clear when first waking up and before jumping out of bed.
Finally, the stand-up master Steven Wright says he thinks he suffers from both amnesia and deja vu: “I feel like I have forgotten this before.” Sounds like a geezer moment to me.
Iām still waiting for one from you. I know you have āmoments.ā Send them to me at greengeezer9@comcast.net. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sammy
