Text Messaging

I consider myself hip to the times. Of course, I am sooo wrong. I was paying my bills the other day, online of course (remember I am up to date on technology,) and ran into a problem when my cell phone company had reset my password to my online account. I called them to inquire about this, and they text messaged me my new password. I proceeded to enter this password, but got a message of "access denied." I called twice more with the same results. Finally, on the fourth call, the young man asked me exactly what number I was entering as my temporary password. When I informed him of the number, he said, "No mam, that is the identification number that tells you there is a text message." Did you know you have to open those little text messages. I have just thought for the past year that my phone was screwed up and wasn't receiving the messages correctly.
A few days later, I received a text with the following:
PU ICE ATM.
Now I was pretty sure the sender had lost her mind because ATMs don't serve ice. But, I figured that she simply had great insight into me and realized that I never carry cash and hate to ring my credit card through at a store for things of such small amount. Therefore, she was simply telling me to go to the ATM, get some money, and pick up some ice on my way home. This I proceeded to do.
Man was I ever in hot water when she called me a short while later.
You see, the message was: Pick me up at this minute!

Yip, I have fallen off of the technology train.

Dog mornings

Normal

One of the most common questions I get as a psychotherapist is "What is normal?"
Like all good therapists, my response is "What do you think normal is?"
Actually, this should be my response (or the university told me so), but I have problems with following directions or advice. So, instead I have done what every good procrastinator does and replied with, "Let me think about that and get back to you."
4 months later
I finally got around to looking up the definition in Meriam Webster:
1: Perpendicular. Huh? this is a mathematical term that means to intersect something at a 90 degree angle. Now if I am walking with someone, I definitely hope they are abnormal.
2: according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm. I don't know about others, but I was taught never to use the word one is defining in the definition. Merriam, Merriam, shame on you.
3. Occurring naturally. Hum, now what is natural? This is a whole different blog.
4. Sane. Ditto

Merriam, I give you an F.

Normal as defined by me (Yes, this definition has been nominated for a Pulitzer prize):
Without
ex: When referring to Jay Leno: without a chin which is larger than one's forehead.