FROM GRAMPS

One should never think in terms of revenge; however, it can be so sweet! Earlier today, Nana declared her intent to strip the sheets off our bed and put them in the dish washer. She did what she THOUGHT she said, rather than what she actually said. Later, she took the sheets out of the dryer and, somewhere between the dryer and our bed, LOST THEM! Now, our house is not a large one and there are few places where a set of king-size sheets might get lost. With serious and helpful intent, I suggested she look in the dish washer. Had I not already been suffering a painful, self-inflicted (assisted by a three wood) wound, she might have caused me retributory soft- and hard-tissue damage. Taking full advantage of the knowledge that she would not cause physical harm to an already suffering fellow human, I next suggested that she look in the refrigerator. In our household, we are not adherants to the "eye-for-an-eye" philosophy of life, but sometimes it's the only way to go! I hereby participate in, and then abandon that philosophy, knowing that if it goes any further, I can't help but lose.