Stuff

I took these pics over the weekend - Genevieve and her stuff. She can't go anywhere without carrying some sort of makeshift purse and a plethora of crap. I worry these tendencies will turn her into a "bag lady" when she gets older - or at the very least a pack-rat.

My editorial advisor (Euge), is insisting I write about yesterday's windshield-wiper fiasco. Our windshield wiper had fallen off last week and in true Lardizabal-Jenkins style, we didn't bother (or know how) to replace it until it started pouring rain yesterday on our way home from the mall. So of course I can't see anything and we turn into the nearest cull-de-sac to avoid crashing into whatever we can't see. Anyone who lives here will groan when I mention that the neighborhood we are driving through is Eastborough. This is a neighborhood that has such a superiority complex that it became its own city....in Wichita. It has its own police, piddly "City" hall, and a speed zone of 20 MPH just so that the police (who have nothing else to do) can nail anyone who goes even 5 miles over that (my theory is they use the money to throw a "we're so great" party every year complete with radar guns as party favors). So anyway..we drive under a tree to avoid getting totally soaked and Eugene hobbles out (his ankle is still bandaged up and he has one of those cast-boot things on) to try and put the windshield wiper on. After about 3 minutes of sturggling and getting wet, the house we're parked next to opens its garage dorr and there's a family standing there. The wife proceeds to yell at Eugene that we're parked on their lawn (like one tire was on their grass) and to get off their property. Imagine this scene for a couple of minutes - a guy in a cast in the pouring rain with his family in the car, trying to put a windshield wiper blade on and all they can do is stand in their garage and yell at us? This is a great opportunity to warn those of you out there about the power of Karma. If you see such an opportunity to help someone in need and do not take it - well, you know the saying "Karma's a Bitch?" - enough said.