Only I.

Only I could sprain a finger with a toothpick.

Only I would not even remember laying a toothpick
on the counter the night before.

Only I would wait to throw it in the trash.

Only I would cover it with a paper towel.

Only I would grab the paper towel first thing in the morning,
before I had my tea, to wipe up the counter,
not knowing there lurked danger underneath.

Only I could therefore jabbed two fingers
with said toothpick, severely spraining my little finger.

Only I have a friend at work, who comes in late everyday,
so I can call him to pick up finger splints on his way to work.

Only I could lock myself out of my house two days before that
after taking out the trash and forgetting that the above-referenced
friend, who replaced the lock the week before, warned me it could easily happen
with this new type of lock.
(Luckily when he told me this, I hid one key in my secret hiding place outside.
Yes, I have locked myself out quite a few times).

Only I, the day before, got my car key jammed into the key ring
so that it took five minutes to get it out of the ignition when I arrived at work.

Shopping advice needed.

I need a new vacuum.
I decided this today as I had to push forward,
with all my two haned might,
my inherited parent's vacuum.

I adjusted the hieght thing and
it did not help.

I turned it over an cleaned the brush
that was packed SOLID with dust and hair.
Gross job, needless to say.

That did not help.

I could take it to a repair place but I did that
a little over two years ago.

I don't know how long stand up vacuums are
suppose to last.
I still have a Dirt Devil Canister vacuum
that will not die, even when I want it to so
I can throw it away.

So, whoever reads this please tell me what kind
you have and why you like it.
And how much you paid for it.

I don't want to spend alot. No Dysons.
I just want one with fairly good suction.

Quote from a friend -

"Life is not a problem to be solved,
but a quest to be lived,
if you have the energy".