My editor tells me I’m getting behind on postings, so here’s another. Enjoy, if you dare. Even during a beach vacation, the sitcom continues.
First, I am happy to escape the beach for short, necessary tasks like grocery shopping. Short breaks from sand, surf (and people) enhance the vacation enjoyment.
However, the infamous Murphy of Murphy’s Law always follows me. I stopped at Publix to pick up a few groceries. When I got the groceries back to my parked car, I reached in my pocket for my key fob. (there’s another word I never heard in my 1960’s youth) I dropped the freakin fob to the asphalt.
When you drop a non-bouncing item to the ground, it should stay where you dropped it. Not this one. It bounced and rolled under my car just out of reach of my extended foot or hand unless I got to my knees. Aye, there’s the rub. (neat Shakespeare quote). For this octogenarian, getting to his knees on asphalt not only hurts, but also it could mean a 911 call to get his ass back up.
However, I did it. Yay. After uttering “Darn” a few times (riiight). I withstood the pain and suffering of getting to my knees and stretching my arm under the (darn) car and retrieved the (darn) fob.
Yeah, I know I could have backed my car out of the space, and then picked up the fob unimpeded. But where’s the story in that? I ain’t done yet.
I get to Walgreen’s to pick up a prescription refill for my lovely wife, Marjorie. Get this conundrum ( I like that word even if it doesn’t really apply)
There are two refills left, and she takes it regularly. But the darn prescription had expired What? Somebody screwed up. She had only two pills left at home and it is her pain management medicine.
What to do? What to do? Have no fear. Don is here. Here’s where Murphy left me alone. The doctor’s office was closed but our family doctor had given me a direct number for him. He’s a good friend as well as a great doctor.
About 10 minutes after I left a slightly panicky voice mail for him, he texted me that he had sent a refill request to my pharmacy. Thank you Doc.
I left to go back to the beach with groceries and a refilled prescription in about 10 minutes. And. With two more stories to bore you with. Enuf