more near-misses

Just because I'm clearly obsessed.

In approximately 5 seconds, the following could occur:

• the baby will roll off her changing table and break bones, or worse
• the ring will fall down the drain, into the river, lake, or ocean and be Lost Forever
• I will sideswipe the other car while pulling into or out of the parking space
• the car will run out of gas or otherwise break down on the highway, miles from the nearest exit
• I'll lock the keys and the phone in the car, along with the baby, in 90-degree heat
• we'll miss the mortgage payment and be out on the streets
• I'll leave the wrong door unlocked, encouraging the wrong person to walk in, armed, and steal things
• I've got more.

Thinking apparently brought on by:

• lots of spare time
• too many news-type shows and magazine articles
• overactive imagination
• propensity to be hyper-responsible, and
• propensity to be hyper-aware
• also, a little bit weird.

Results of said thinking:

• a little bit panicked, all the time, and
• annoyed that I'm baited by fear-mongering, and
• energy is wasted, but-
• mesmerized by how close bad things come to happening
• super-appreciative that they don't
• sort of amazed at the neatness of this universe
• have to hope Something Else won't catch me while I'm looking the other way, but
• certain that it will
• suppose that if any of said or not-said things did happen, would deal with it and live.

I wonder sometimes if it's a half-assed attempt to "control" the environment, by thinking of all the ways that we aren't in control? Too bad it won't work. Until then, shall continue to keep the insurance companies in business.