Shiny!

Oooh Shiny!

Blicky is finally out of the sick bed! He ever so graciously thanked Li'l Cindi in Saturday's post for stopping by with words of encouragement.

The inspiringly impudent L'il Cindi
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The Blick then went on to offer some incredibility intelligent advice on how to get out of
sticky conversations by saying things like "What is that shiny thing over there...?

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This all hit home, because I have always been easily distracted by shiny stuff. Why, as a young child I once stepped on my own fingers when I stopped in mid run to pick up a shiny gum wrapper. It doesn't matter that I was being chased by a rabid mongrel dog at the time. It was shiny!

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I was especially inattentive at church. Talk about shiny stuff: candles, lights, gold, stained glass windows. Oh, is mass over already? Really? Did I go to communion? ....Ouch!
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Shiny!

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The Mister and I toddled off to Bed Bath and Beyond today. We were in the service line - he wanted to exchange something that he bought last year. He had neither original packaging nor receipt so we were there for a while. Meanwhile, something shiny caught my eye. Really shiny! Glittery! There was a whole box of "Non-Toxic Bouncy Glitter Balls" Gold, red, lavender... lots of colors! It would be like having a snow globe without any people in it and you could shake it and bounce it off the floor and it wouldn't break into a bizillion pieces and no one would smack you for it. After checking out several colors I decided on a lavender one.

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The Mister sees what I am up to and he just gives me an impudent look. I asked the cashier if I could pay for it right here at the service window. She says yes of course so I say to the Mister "She says I can buy it. He laughed and paid the $3.

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So I'm thinking, this could be a life saver if most people are mesmerized by shiny stuff as I am. Just keep something shiny with you when you are walking through empty parking garages and vacant buildings. Like one of these balls. Then if someone looks the least bit threatening you just toss the ball off to the side and they're all "ooooh shiiiinyyyy".

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Heeeeeres .......oh! Shiny!

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Just think how differently things would have turned out in The Shining if Wendy had flashed a mirror at Jack? Or better yet caught the light on that huge butcher knife she had in the bathroom with her while Jack busy axing down the door. She could have handed him the mirror and walked right past him. No REDRUM!.

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I mesmerized the Mister by making this shiny strawberry jam


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It even tastes shiny!