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November 05, 2009
A real tragedy
Can Opener, originally uploaded by Buxtrosion.
Hello dear reader. Well, as I may have mentioned, I moved. My memory is not so good, now that I am almost 30 years so, so I forget if I said that.
I have a nice and big apartment. It's not what anyone would call luxurious, but I'm no Donald Trump and it suits my needs perfectly.
Of course, during the move, certain things get misplaced.
To wit: a couple days ago, I tried to do some cooking. As part of my meal, I wanted to open up a nice can of Busch's Baked Beans. Shut up, they're good. They're way better than those horrible Van De Kamp beans.
My plan was foiled, however, because my can opener did not make it out of my old place. I do not know what happened to it, except that I was can openerless, and my beans would have to wait. Eventually I went out and plunked down the $4 for a new can opener, and the problem was solved.
(I didn't actually plunk down $4, I charged it. Or debit carded it. Whatever. So I don't think you can plunk plastic. Say that five times really fast.)
However, to me this was indicative of a larger problem - in those few days I didn't have a can opener, what would have happened to me if any number of crises hit? We live in a dangerous world: swine flu, nuclear attacks, terrorists, melting polar ice caps. And here I am, with enough food to sustain my life, yet no can opener to access it. I would have shriveled and died, all because I didn't have a can opener. My lack of preparation is astonishing.
I'm also pretty sure I ripped the no can opener idea off from The Far Side. Sorry about that, Gary Larson.
entry no. 1411
Posted at November 5, 2009 04:09 PM