Monday, March 25, 2002

Sorry lady

On Saturday, completing a three-year search, I finally found a table lamp that I liked for a particular spot in my house. Admittedly, I had not dedicated much energy to the search, since I found it in, of all places, K-Mart. I bought the lamp and a bottle of soda.

Once home, I decided I liked the lamp so much, I resolved to get another for an adjacent table, so I went back to K-Mart today, picked up the last one they had in stock and, as an afterthought, a soda to enjoy on the drive home. By happenstance, I had the same clerk who'd checked me through on Saturday. We exchanged pleasantries and, as she took my money, she regarded me with a curious expression.

It was an expression that said, "I'm having deja vu."

If I could keep this up every two days for a month or so, I believe I could drive the woman mad.