Sunday, June 29, 2008  No See 'Ums: A 2008 Story  Remember when
you were a kid, and the no see 'ums would come out at night and
bite you?  I have a whole new bunch of mental pause no see 'ums,
and I have to tell you, I would prefer those old bugs to all the
stuff I cannot see now:   • the looks on my kid's faces when I
turn to get money out of my wallet.  For them.   • the stuff in
my teeth after a pesto/pasta salad.  Gives a whole new meaning
to long-in-the-tooth.   • what Augie has in the back of his car.
 A speaker? A body?   • those clear whiskers that I can feel but
not see.   • a normal font.   • where to put my mascara.   • the
numbers on the scale.  Thank God.   • my feet.  Another story.
• Pricetags.  Both a blessing and a curse.   • most cell phone
keypads.   • my car manual.   Not good when you have a warning
light you don't know.   • the ATM.   • the shampoo versus the
conditioner in the shower.   • where I left my reading glasses.
That bug doesn't look so bad now, does it?  Any other no see 'um