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As I Was Saying
By Opal Toney
Gettin' confused . . .
There are times, most of the time really, when I think Mama should have
named me “Confusion.”
But if she had I would probably get mixed up and introduce myself as
“Miss Confucius” and that would really be misleadin’.
A few weeks ago, some of you might remember, I was puzzled when my car
wouldn’t stop runnin’.
Well, the other day I got in the car, made sure to put the key in the
proper place, and I couldn’t turn it.
I was in a hurry, always runnin’ late. I jerked the thing out, looked at
it and asked myself how in the world did I pick up a ring of keys that
had hung on the nail in the kitchen forever, waitin’ for somebody to
claim ‘em.
I thru ‘em in the floorboard, determined to put ‘em in the trash can
when I got back home.
Then I dug around in my purse, got my keys and took off on my rounds.
The first place I stopped, don’t remember where, was the T-room I think.
Well, anyway, here come Daughter #3 flyin’ thru the door, she came
straight to me and asked, rather loud, “Where are my car keys?”
It so happened just before I left home I had gone next door to see how
things were goin’ on over there.
Which happens to be one of my self-appointed duties.
And it seems I just happen to have picked up her keys as I walked out
the door.
I calmly told her there’s always somethin’ to be thankful for. All she
had to do was go out to my car and pick ‘em up off the floorboard, at
least she didn’t have to go thru the trash can.
When I got home I located the stray ones and put ‘em out of sight, but I
couldn’t throw ‘em away. After all, they do belong to somebody.
And besides I have a fondness for ol’ keys and locks.
As I was saying, Mama should have named me “Confusion.”
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Special to The Monitor
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If you are more than 55 years of age, unemployed, and have limited
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