You know that little voice in your head that warns you when you may be doing something stupid? I think he either got lost at DFW on the way back from Little Rock, or he went to bed early. Tonight, for the first time in who-knows-how-many years, I broke a dish. A coffee mug to be more exact. And I feel like an idiot.
While I was going around the house picking up dishes to put in the dishwasher, I had picked up two coffee mugs in my bedroom. I had my index finger of each hand through the little loop on the mug, and while I was peeking into my bathroom to see if I may have left one in there (I sometimes drink coffee in the bathroom while I'm getting ready in the morning) I decided to try twirling the mug like an Old West gunfighter. Don't ask me why, I don't really know. Maybe it was from watching Wild West Tech this morning on the History Channel, or maybe I just wasn't thinking (hence the necessity for that absent little voice). I hadn't even made one full rotation when the mug slipped off my right finger, bounced off the edge of the trash can, and shattered into 132 pieces. It didn't really startle me because somehow I knew it was coming. After the pieces had settled into place, I just hung my head, turned around, and went to get the broom and dustpan.
This just goes to show you kids, that you only break things when you're doing something stupid:
"Now we know!"
"And knowing is half the battle"
"G.I. Joe!"
Doctory Moments
13 years ago
4 comments:
Wild west coffee mugs - what a great name for a rock band.
So did you feel like an idiot because you dropped the mug?
Or because you were crouched in front of the mirror in an old west gunfighter stance saying "Draw!" to your reflection?
In the future, I would stick with little tea cups... hey, it worked for Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone'...
-Surge!
You know, the funny thing about practicing my technique infront of the mirror is... I just can't beat that guy! Maybe I'd be faster if I took Surge's advice and used a little tea cup.
I especially like how you counted all 132 shards that remained. If I were you, I'd keep trying to learn to twirl a coffee mug, but first, I'd follow these two guidelines:
1) Buy a plastic mug for practice.
2) Do not attempt to twirl a mug containing any hot beverage.
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