Pigtails

Today, while I was minding my own business in the Safeway and trying hard to think of things I needed that weren’t too heavy or too big to carry back on foot along the river walk, a man walked past me pushing his cart and said, “I like your mini pigtails.” This prompted me to look up in surprise and accidentally make eye contact, which I usually try to avoid while in the Safeway. He was creepy. And I’m sure I did a stellar job of hiding the panic from my eyes while saying a quick thank you. But then it was over and I remembered that I wanted to get won ton wrappers.

And just like that my mind switched gears.

I am constantly amazed at my capacity to instantly forget some things. I am equally amazed at my capacity to retain other things in agonizing detail. I won’t go into these agonizing details. Some of them are horrific and some of them are just stupid and some of them hold the cryptic key to my sanity.

Now if I could just decipher them.