....like when there was a big snake in my bedroom last summer.....
BUT today's bizarre incident was so unexpected that it nearly gave me a heart attack.
It's late afternoon - warm and uncomfortably humid. I'm feeling tired and lethargic, and (as usual) my back (spine) is killing me. So I grab my laptop, prop up some pillows, and crawl into bed.
Here's my laptop
I do a lot of computer work in bed lately. It's comfortable and I like the peaceful, rustic view from my open window.
Cut to the chase, Jon.
I'm setting the mood, Kemosabe. Good stories are like making love. You have to take your time.
So I'm feeling relaxed, for a rare change, and fully absorbed in my work.
A soft breeze is blowing in from the window, dozens of birds are chirping and singing in the nearby forest. My cat Bosco is snoring contentedly.
Suddenly
yes, Suddenly...
there's a LOUD resounding CRASH and something seems to hit my bed with such force that I nearly go into orbit.
The impact shocks me so much that I don't even have time to be scared. But I'm stunned.
A large, extremely heavy chest of drawers - located near the foot of my bed - has toppled over and nearly hit my bed!
At first I can't comprehend WHY, but eventually it occurs to me.
The incident is entirely my fault - - a VERY STUPID mistake.
Explanation:
It is so humid here that the clothes in my drawers are always damp.
AND mice keep constantly getting into the drawers and trying to make nests.
I'm so friggin' disgusted with the rotten dampness and the damn mice that - the other day - I pulled open ALL the drawers at once - - not realizing that the weight could cause a disaster.
In retrospect, I'm surprised that it took over a day and a half for the disaster to happen.
I'm glad neither of the cats were near enough to get hurt.
I'm glad it didn't happen late at night when I was sleeping.
I had numerous items on top of the chest of drawers and miraculously NONE of them broke!!!
Fortunately my El Cheapo camera was near my bed, so I documented everything for posterity.
The mysterious circle on the wall is a reflection from the mirror. Note Bosco the cat, coming to survey the problem.
Bosco, getting a closer look. My other cat Scratch wisely stayed out of the room.
That thing is really heavy but I managed to prop it back up.
I retrieved all the items that were initially on top of the toppled chest of drawers - and NONE of them were broken!
I returned the items to their rightful place on the chest of drawers.
A wooden Hungarian jewelry box
Two antique onyx cats
A vase that I got in Texas
A photo of my parents with my cousin Nancy's parents - the last photo ever taken of them together (they are all now deceased).
The round wooden mirror is from Italy.
The End
