I Could Use Some Wisdom
I was skimming various wikipedia entries on Greek mythology and I noted Athena's involvement with Odysseus. I got to thinking that if I were to have a patron god (or goddess), it would be Athena. Mostly, it is due to her connections with wisdom, strategic warfare, and justice. I asked my sister which god she would want and I had a hunch that she, too, would choose Athena. Turns out I was right.
Apparently Athena was not with me today. As I was pulling my clothes out from the dryer, I heard a clang from the floor. I looked down and saw my iPod's plastic protective case. My heart sank because that must have meant... you guessed it... I washed and dried my iPod. It didn't take me long in digging to find this hot chunk of glass and metal. I was sort of calm about it. I wasn't angry, just sad, because I had bought the thing this past spring. Also, it was my fault for not checking my pants pockets as thoroughly as I had. $300 just went up in a puff of hot air I thought.
After a few hours, I tried turning it on and nothing happened. A few hours after that I had the idea that maybe I should hook it up to the computer and see if anything happens. I wasn't expecting much and when nothing happened, I wasn't surprised but then.... the apple logo appears and the amazing little POS booted up! Aside from a dent along the bottom and some scratches on the metal panel, it seems completely fine.
Who's the god of luck? I may have to switch.
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I once put a mobile phone through the wash twice in a row - after which it developed mood swings and only took calls when it felt like it. Another time I was dumb enough to put the only copy of some important data on a USB stick into the washing machine in my jeans.
But it's okay, because I was also dumb enough to forget to plug in the washing machine. I came back an hour later, panicking because I'd remembered where the stick was...and was embarrassed and pleased in equal measure to find a dead machine.
Sometimes two wrongs do make a right.