It Takes Two

The mind wanders from time to time when you reach a certain age. If you're fortunate to have a partner to keep you on track it is truly a blessing.

Sometimes it's the silly things that drive home the point. This morning, for instance, we were driving to the polling place to vote in our municipal election. Now we've voted in this same spot for years so I knew where we had to go.

I was in the correct lane to make a right turn to the polls but for some reason my mind said turn in up the road a piece. Wrong! Turn here, my wife said just in time and sure enough I realized where I had to go and went there.

No big deal in the scheme of things but it was a stark reminder to be grateful for a heady co-pilot in the passenger seat. The trick is to listen to her, or him, to avoid more serious transgressions.

Whether you're in a car, around the house or anywhere else I suspect we've all had enough momentary lapses to appreciate it really helps to have two to get through the day.

She says “you got that right.”