Recently I was taught a little lesson, so in the interest of a better world I’ll pass along my new found wisdom. As you may or may not know, New Orleans has found itself under a wintry veil of snow and ice. Furthermore, this slush hybrid accumulates particularly on the windshields of cars in a typically dormant state. According to Mr. Newton (his first law of motion and inertia particularly) it will remain motionless and harmless.
About an hour ago, my mom and I decided to rent some movies (we chose After Sunset and Touching the Void if you must know). Outside in the Louisianan arctic tundra I noticed that the aforementioned ice/slush hybrid had formed on our vans windshield. Mom was already in the van (I refused to come out until it was properly heated) waiting for me.
Upon seeing the frigid remnants of the day on the windshield I, in all my wisdom, scoffed, “Geez Mom! Do you really think the windshield wipers are going to get that stuff off!!??” This was perhaps mistake number one; being incredulous as well as pompous.
Mistake number was aligning myself with the direct trajectory of the windshield wiper(s) while making that comment. Upon completion of the comment my mom flipped the windshield wiper switch which set in motion the wiper, which in turn collected the snow/ice contents on the windshield and flung them all directly into my face.
To console me she laughed hysterically and through tears I even began to crack a smile, but alas, I caught a glimpse of my hair in the window (ruined!) and demanded we not go anywhere until I fixed it. Fifteen minutes later, when I came out, vanity bruised but hair on target, she was still laughing at me. So it goes.
1 comment:
Michael, just a thought, but have you ever noticed that your hair ALWAYS looks the same? I have seen it whenit is supposedly "messed up", and I can't tell a difference. I guess I can't complain, since I have been allowed to touch it I'm a new woman.
Yours truly, freezing and wet,
Roni
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