CAN YOU SEE ME SHAKING MY HEAD—

Went to town the other day.

Should have stayed home.

Naturally, there was the usual assortment of ding-a-ling, tailgating drivers.

Then I ran into a rude clerk at the license plate bureau. No surprise there, unfortunately. That must be part of their job qualifications.

Then after getting no “Thank you” when I paid my lunch tab, I cheerily proclaimed “You’re welcome!” You should have seen the blank stare that produced.

Then I stopped for a pedestrian in the crosswalk on Mansfield’s square who almost got run over by the three ignoramuses who whizzed past me in the adjacent lane.

Bought a new radio/alarm clock on the way home. A big sheet of directions inside, but, absolutely nothing in English.

Sí, debería haber quedado en casa.