Did you ever wonder...................................
This morning at 4:45 am I was brushing my teeth before going to work. (I am a stickler for good oral hygiene) and I noticed sitting on my sink was a shoe horn. I have moved many times in my adult life and this shoe horn has survived every single one. I doubt it has ever been used for it's intended purpose in my home, most likely my kids have used to to dig for worms, scoop peanut butter out of the jar and for water fights in the bathroom. I did not purchase this shoe horn, as a matter of fact, I wouldn't even know where to purchase one. Walmart doesn't have a shoe horn aisle does it? I have actually never seen one in a store, ever! Plus the fact that I never use a shoe horn to put my shoes on, I figure if you need a shoe horn to put your shoes on it is time to buy bigger shoes. Besides, isn't that what your index finger is for? (Amongst many other household uses) Then on my drive to work I started to ponder other very difficult questions. Mainly things I have seen but I don't have an explanation for. For example, the other day I was driving home from a funeral (do you get that I drive alot?) and I saw a group of people walking into a restaurant, parked outside this establishment was a new car with one of those giant bows on it. Where the hell do you get one of those bows from. I have been in many a card shop and I have never once seen a 4 foot bow in the Hallmark store! I delved into these mysteries even further, a few weeks ago I worked at an opening of a community center and a local politician officiated over the ribbon cutting ceremony, in his hands he held a working pair of gigantic scissors, I am talking 3 feet long, once again I have never seen a pair of scissors like this in any store I have ever been in. Is there a store where you can buy over sized items such as bows, and scissors? If so, someone please let me know because I would like to get my hands on an over sized bar of chocolate. After eating one of those I may actually have a use for that shoe horn!
posted by Meg @ 3:52 PM
9 Comments:
Hi Meg
Just came over from Dale's blog, as I was curious about your Pete comments. Now I get it - another Who devotee! I'm a sort of second class Who fan, in that I love them dearly, but there are others in my life (yes, I do have to admit it), so I'm afraid I'm not quite so exclusively a Who fan.
At any rate, I read your post and loved it. You are so right. These are mysteries indeed, and wonderfully absurd. It would be quite sad to find the answer really wouldn't it?
Thanks for making me laugh
Val
Hi Meg
Apparently I followed Val over here from my blog!
Thanks for visiting. I haven't had much time lately, too.
Just a wee comment on your previous post - I like the way your conversation goes from "Guitar & Pen" to ovulation (of which I think/hope am slowing down, but still never ceases to amaze me, as well) to pregnant cats to broadway show tunes...
I am on my way skiing this afternoon with my 8-year old & I KNOW I'll be humming "G & P" all the way.
(Yesterday it was "Tommy Overture"...)
You seem to do much of your thinking over a toothbrush!
LOL
I wonder about many things, too, but I have yet to have the pleasure of seeing a 3 ft pair of scissors or a 4 ft bow - but I know they are out there.
Nor have I ever used a show horn for its usual purpose.
I have seen large bows or wreaths that are mounted on the grille of large trucks at Christmas & "dead witches" plastered to those same grilles at Halloween...
You have made me think.
I'm going to keep my eyes open on the drive up to the ski hill.
Actually, if I don't do that, I'll end up 1000 feet down in the bottom of Toby Canyon!
Take care.
Love
Dale
You could always visit Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. I hear they have a really intersting way of making huge Chocolate Bars!
...thanks for the comments, I posted back over there!
Cheers!
Alecia
Thanks for dropping into mine too Meg! I'll look forward to your next offering as I've now read some of your previous posts, and enjoyed them immensely. Love the way you think!
Take care
Val
Hi Meg...!
Oh, how shameful of me, you've sent me so many comments and now I've managed to reply... SORRY!!!
I'm glad you found tickets for the convention, I still haven't found the time to call the Bush Hall, ts,ts,ts. I hope there's still time... It's just that I have been running around like mad and although I have been waiting for the convention and I have already booked the day off (DEMANDED more correctly...lol) I got stupidly engaged in other things... I might call them on my next day off and hopefully we'll meet over there!!!
I hope this finds you well!
xoxoxo
M
Hi Meg,
I answered you back at my blog.
But, decided I should stop by and say HI, here too!
Now, as for shoe horns. We actually use them. Not me actually, but my husband does. He finds them very useful with his triple E foot... he he he
Thanks for visiting!!
Meg,
We are a couple of glamour girls, we are. I just cleaned up some poop, loads of pee, that my 15 year old Doxie, left me this morning, (after being let outside). She came right in, and left a river right under our Dobe's food dish!!!
The kids made it to school, so I have a couple of hours, sort of, to myself, as I drive errands for everyone else!!!!
I have a 10 year old too, yup, born knowing everything, I don't need to teach her a thing! Scorpio, she is!!!
Oh, R U going to The Who convention???
Hello Meg,
One of my only memories of my dad's step dad was of him showing me how to use a shoe horn. I was about two years old, and it couldn't have been but a few months later that he kicked'it. Anyway, I recall sitting on the floor and from there watching intently the shoe horn technique, all the while a warm old voice talking gently. I suspect I was attracted to its silvery look and boom was caught up in a lesson.
Given the giant ribbon and shears, I am thankful the shoe horn was of a normal size. On the chocolate bar, you could cook up one of those. Melt the chocolate, place parchment paper on a cookie sheet, pour, and set. yum.
-g+bb
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