Car won’t start
SMS text from my friend Manny: “Walked to the parking lot, unlocked car, got in, wouldn’t turn on, looked around, realized I was in the wrong car.” His wife Diana then suggested he send me that story, as well as the time “he walked into the wrong apartment.”
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Luckily, nobody was home
Here’s how my friend Manny returned home one day: “I walked out of the elevator, went to our door and walked in, put my bag down and walked to the couch. Right before I sat down, I realized I was in the wrong apartment.”
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When I play electrician
Last night we noticed that the power outlets in the master bathroom weren’t working. I went to the electrical box in the garage to fix it and when I came back it wasn’t fixed, and much worse, all the lights and power outlets in our three bedrooms were dead. We’re …
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Cherries all around
Today I went to visit a school in El Cerrito, north of Berkeley. Rather than sit two hours in traffic, I decided to take the train, BART. The only problem was that there was no parking near the train station, and I was going to be late, so I had …
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I’ll call my sister
Allison, her sister Lauren, and I, went to Michael’s, to get some supplies for Thanksgiving arts & crafts. Lauren went into the store while Allison and I went to Target to get a pan for the turkey. When Allison and I were checking out, I asked her whether we’d eat …
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Saved a man
Allison saved a man today. We went to work at a coffee shop downtown. We parked and walked downstairs to find an agitated man battling with the gate trying to open it to get out of the parking garage. He waved his hands frustrated and turned to us helplessly, asking …
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1st Grade Hair
This morning Allison went to work with the first grade girl she is teaching how to read. Allison noticed that the girl’s hair, usually very neat, looked horrible. She couldn’t tell whether it was wet or what, so she asked the girl whether she had washed her hair that morning. …
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Jim Marshall’s classic move
Classic Absent Minded Hall of Fame move: p.s.: Jim Marshall had a growth mindset. At half time he regrouped and played a great second half to help his team win the game!
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Early for doctor’s appointment
Today my mind must have been elsewhere… more so than usual. First I showed up at the doctor’s office, ready for my appointment which I booked over a month ago. But I showed up a day early. The appointment reminder sheet which I handed to the person at the front …
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