Barefoot in the wilderness
in search of understanding

Safe places

Sometimes, efficiency is its own worst enemy. Banks send us cheque books months before we need them and so we put them somewhere safe, somewhere we’ll remember, so that they’re ready when we need them. Except that I can never find that “safe” place when I need to! My cheque book has run out, and I couldn’t even order a new one without calling the “lost chequebook” line to ask that the old one be cancelled. All very secure, no doubt, but it would actually be easier if they’d wait until I asked before sending the new cheque book out in the first place!

pax et bonum