A true life story from a couple weeks ago. I use Publix brand kitty litter as an oil/spill drying agent in the shop, found it works just as good as commercial oil dry and better than the more expensive brands of kitty litter. So, during my grocery shopping spree I picked up a bag for the shop and picked the shortest line with this little chickee running the checkout....jabbering away with the kid bagging and any customer foolish enough to listen. As she ran the bag of litter through she looked at it for a moment and said the obvious...."so, you have a cat?" Me...."uh, no, just me." She wrinkled her face a bit with that deer in the headlight look and said "I don't understand....no cat then why the kitty litter?" I was surprised I kept a straight face so answered with....."well, it's like this....I get busy in the shop and if I feel the urge after too much coffee, I don't like to get all cleaned up just to run into the house." I picked up the litter and said; "this works great." Chatty Kathy never said another word, the kid bagging was about to burst a blood vessel trying not to laugh. When it came time to leave he asked if I would PLEASE let him help me out....then whispered he needed a break. Soon as we cleared the doors he lost it, then told me she has the reputation of being the dumbest babe in the store. Cute, but dumb.
Tuesday I was shopping again and chose her lane. She looked up and blanched so I simply told her "look, no kitty litter." Didn't say a word, probably a long day for her.

On a more personal note, went for my annual check up with the urologist last week. The PSA test isn't real definitive of a problem, but if you suddenly have a two point jump it needs checking. So, today I went for a blood draw for a 4K test, extremely accurate test as to whether there's cancer present in the prostate. Won't know anything for a couple weeks, but he did the finger wave and said it was near normal size and it was smooth so not to worry about it. Yeah right! You're testing for cancer and telling me not to worry. ???