>Are no longer asked to show proof of age when checking out, with an adult beverage, at a grocery store;
>Are entertaining and suddenly realize that you do not have any ice – and the guests are about to arrive;
>Thought that you ordered a decaf latte, when, in fact, it was caffeinated and you had the shakes all day;
>Accidently misread the forecast for your hometown in Minnesota and arrived at pickleball with long pants and a sweater in 85-degree weather;
>Overlooked a winning hand in front of you, in Mah Jongg;
>Thought you had recorded the NBA finals when you, actually, recorded Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women on AMC;
>Walked up and hugged a person who you mistook for a friend who you had not seen recently and got quite an indignant reaction;
>Grabbed a six iron that you mistook for a nine iron and hit it perfectly, only to agonizingly watch it sail over the green and into the water;
>Moved your queen in a chess match into an unprotected area on the board, and promptly lost your most valuable piece;
>Thought that the shoes you tried on in a store fit just perfectly, only to develop severe blisters the first day you wore them;
>Arrived at the grocery store and remembered that you left your purse (or wallet) on the kitchen counter;
>Drove to a doctor’s appointment, only to find out that you arrived on the wrong day;
>Forgot to RSVP for a party – and showed up without the appetizer that you were supposed to bring;
>Inadvertently threw a red sock into an all-whites wash load;
>Remembered that you left your passport at home, as you were about to embark on an international trip;
>Forgot to tell the hostess that you are allergic to the entrée that was going to be served;
>Went to a new masseuse with painful consequences afterwards;
>Knocked over a glass of red wine onto a white tablecloth at a dinner party;
>Assumed that everyone would LOVE your pet;
>Thought that you had paid all of your bills for the month, but had forgotten that you, unfortunately, had skipped a month;
>Mislaid concert tickets, and, therefore, missed the concert;
>Believed, erroneously, that EVERYONE would remember your birthday;
>Made a special (and expensive) recipe that failed, for a dinner with a friend who was a former chef;
>Overbid in a bridge game and got set by your opponents;
>Inadvertently picked up someone else’s cellphone;
>Found out that the hotel did not have your reservation when you checked in, and the hotel was fully booked;
>Felt your aesthetician applying a hot solution to your face during a facial;
>Hyperextended your posterior talofibular ligament during the finals of a doubles championship at your club;
>Had your car washed, only to find out that you left one of the back windows open;
>Fell asleep at a very important event for your grandchild;
>Were seated next to a very talkative person on a transatlantic flight, after a sleepless night; and
Remembered that you have experienced many of the above scenarios!
