Caught in a “Jam”

As I have stated countless times in the past that I am not growing old gracefully!  One of the frustrations is that I am not as sharp and observant as I used to be. This malady manifests itself all the time when I am grocery shopping. I always make out a meticulous shopping list, since if I relied on my memory, I would surely have an empty cart when I check out. What really is ironic is that sometimes I carefully check off each item on my list as I put it in the cart and when I get home, I find I still forgot to get an item on the list. Due to Murphy’s Law, it is more often than not an essential item on a new recipe I was planning to try that day.

Another malady is when I have a coupon for something on sale I end up getting the wrong thing. The other day I had a coupon for Welches jam and jelly. I always use grape jelly since I don’t care for grape jam. Well, when I got home I noticed I had 2 big jars of Grape jam! I am slowly persevering as I slowly use up the jam jar contents.

As long as I am using the example of grocery shopping, I shall cite yet another frustration. I always scrupulously avoid getting anything in dented cans. I always thoroughly inspect each can for any dents. Well, upon returning home when I put canned things away, I invariably find a dented can!

Oh well, such is life for a “Senior Citizen”, (that sounds much better than an “elderly man”). At least I can find some comfort as a result of playing semantic games.

Mike