Stepping in Chocolate

July 5th, 2005

<rant>We go through a ton of batteries in my house - AA, AAA, C, D, 9 Volt - you name it, we use it With two kids, and a bunch of gadgets and toys, we run through batteries like they are going out of style.

I was in my bedroom tonight, with the plan of taking some time off the computer, and I noticed the remote had dead batteries - surprise, surprise. I went upstairs to look for some batteries that I had seen on the table last evening. Unable to locate the required AA batteries upon a cursory glance, I decided to pilfer the batteries from the remote for the upstairs TV.

While walking over to the living room, I stepped barefooted onto a piece of chocolate that my son had dropped during dessert, and my dogs had neglected to find. Aggravated over stepping in chocolate, I hopped over to the counter to fetch myself a paper towel. Upon reaching the counter, what do I find behind the paper towel roll, but the batteries that I had been looking for. My ever-mindful wife had moved the batteries from the table to a more child-safe, and daddy accessible location. Had I not stepped in that chocolate, I would not have found my batteries.

It takes some rain to make a rainbow.</rant>

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