I wish my Mother was still alive so I could ask...

was I cursed by a gypsy at birth?

Speaking of my Mother, It was her birthday on Friday, October 1. Apparently, there is a family reunion planned at the same park where we always celebrated her birthday this Sunday. But I didn’t get the original message and only heard about it late Wednesday. So, for the first time, I’m gonna have to pass.

Anyway, I go to the Secretary of State office in Redford at lunch time. I take a number and sit and wait (that was after I got in a long line. The guy in front of me turned around in a few minutes and said, “This line is for taxis only.” Since I do not own a taxi, I went and sat down.)

They finally called my number. I walked confidently up (after all, I not only had the signed-off title and the bill of sale, but the real proof of insurance – not just the temporary one).

The lady asked me what I wanted and I said to transfer a motorcycle title and get new plates. She said, “Didn’t you hear the announcement?” I said, “What announcement?” She said, “Our computer network has been down the last three hours and we can only process license plate or driver’s license renewals. We can’t transfer titles! You’re more than welcome to wait, but I can’t say when we’ll be back up.”

Now, maybe it’s just me, but I would have made that “announcement” every five or ten minutes and taped a sign on the door or something. I told her that I had to get back to work and would try the “Secretary of State Super Center” on Saturday morning.

So, I spent the rest of the afternoon hungry and annoyed!

When I got home, I treated the cats and changed my shoes. I grabbed my sticker (it’s a four-foot dowel with a finish nail on one end I sharpened for picking up trash and a hook on the other end for pulling down the attic stairs in the garage) and two big paper grocery bags. I went out and walked the back yard, picking up trash (I get a lot of plastic bags and paper trash, blown in from the big parking lot to my west).

Back inside by 6:30 PM, I changed my clothes and started the weekend wash. I got a phone call from a friend to see if I had my motorcycle plates and told him my sad story. He sounded more bummed that me!

I steamed some frozen cauliflower and warmed up the last of the egg noodles for my dinner.

I went to bed about 10:30 PM.