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Tuesday
July 29, 2025
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today i did one of the dumbest things of my life. that sounds worse than it was, because the stakes were low, but it was still inexplicably stupid. like, just the worst judgment. and of course it happened right after i scored a petty victory in a battle of wits at the intellectual level of gnats--dunking on some unseen stranger who i'd baited into correcting me. yeah, i was feeling pretty good about that, ready to enjoy a dip at recently discovered low-low tide beach, equipped with inner tube and frothy book to read while drifting aimlessly. i'm so smart i took precautions against the sun by wearing a wide-brim hat and button-down long sleeve shirt, plus a dab of zinc on my nose. now, i'm literally near-sighted, meaning i need glasses to see distant things clearly. but it also applies figuratively, because why else would i choose to tuck my prescription sunglasses into breast pocket when they wouldn't be of use to me on this bookish sojourn? they were so superfluous i didn't even notice they were gone until after i was back on shore, having no idea when or where they fell out. sarah and i searched for a while but the water was chilly and the tide was rising. a passerby laughed when i told him what we were doing but agreed it didn't hurt to try. stranger things have happened, like that time i found a buddy's shades in lake washington weeks after he lost them--and i hadn't even been looking! dumb as i felt, it was nothing compared to this... |
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