I see these kinds of posts on others’ blogs and from the title I first think, “oh here we go…” but often I find them poignant and funny. I can’t promise the same for my list but I feel confident that I have nailed stupid and disturbing.

1. I am bad with decimal points. I’m a CPA, good with numbers (well, integers anyway), can estimate my grocery bill pretty darn close but ask me to multiply or divide anything with a decimal and I’m rendered a village idiot.

2. I can’t hold an object on a level plane if I’m not looking at it. I inherited this from my mother apparently because I always remember my father teasing her. I’ve passed it on to my oldest son now. Sigh… This is why I was a restaurant hostess and not a waitress in my salad days.

3. Street lights and parking garage lights turn on and off when I approach or pass beneath them…with frightening regularity. When I pointed this out to my husband many years ago, he began to notice my strange power too. Heightened awareness of a random event? Perhaps. However, sometimes I go out on my front porch and if our street light happens to be off or flickering like it’s ready to burn out, I’ll point my finger at it and it will usually come back on then burn steadily. Freaky. Continue reading →