Pondering

Why do I have to rinse, lather, and repeat? Can't I do a good job the first time? Do I need an 800 help line number for my shampoo? Have you ever had a shampoo emergency? If I have to rinse, lather, and repeat with my shampoo; why do I not need to do the same with the hair conditioner? What about toothpaste? Should I not brush, foam, rinse and repeat? Clean teeth are as important as clean hair. I like how the tags on shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel are not imprinted on the cloth. It is a great idea. I just can't tell you haw many times I put my clothes on backwards because I can't feel the old hanging tag - I get dressed in the dark most mornings. Usually I would feel the tag and put my clothes on correctly. It is much more difficult now. I can go a whole day without realizing my sweatpants are on backwards. Shirts are a different story. A shirt, put on backwards automatically cuts to your neck - the older I get the more I dislike anything touching my neck. Some shirts I cut a slit in near the neck just for the extra room. I once wore turtle necks all the time - now a turtle neck feels like a grip of death on my throat. What is that about? It isn't just me. I know of other women who feel the same way. In these cooler temperatures the neck needs covering. Finding the "right" article of clothing for the job is difficult. As of now I use a ear muff thingamajig to do the job. It covers the neck but is not tight. Aren't personal idiosyncrasies wonderful? Lining up the remote, house phone and cell phone in the "correct" order - this one belongs to Eileen. Socks! Oh how I dislike socks which have squares toes. My toes are not square. Socks need to be labeled left and right. Then the should be shaped accordingly. You know descending from the big toe to the pinkie toe. A square sock leaves a lot of space near the pinkie toe - this then bunches up in your shoe. It is downright uncomfortable! Slippers again, most slippers are square at the top. Some will eventually take the shape of your foot - I have a pair of warm slippers but they will not shape to my foot. When I wear them it appears they are on the wrong foot. Then I switch them, they still look incorrect. I like all the shoes you can buy with no laces. Many of them have that stretchy shoe lace material you tighten with that slide tightener. It is a good idea. Unfortunately it leaves many young folk without the ability to tie a shoe. Riding a bike and tying your shoes are two things all children should learn - yet in today's world many children do not have these skills. Do you think anyone calls the Butterball hot line? Come Thanksgiving or Christmas morning does anyone really panic and call that hot line? Maybe this year I will do it just for fun. Stove tops and ovens should be gas only. Electric stoves and ovens do not distribute heat evenly. It makes it more difficult to cook breakfast potatoes. Oh well, the world cannot be perfect - even for my venting at it to do so.