Joe Auricchio

Teresa has a loft bed. The frame is above my eye level but below head level. I’ve hit my head on it about a dozen times. I’ve been lucky so far: each time I was already ducking, but not far enough, so I’ve only grazed it. One of these days I’m bound to hit it squarely and get a good concussion.

Last time I hit my head, she suggested I put a post-it note on the edge, so I’d be reminded to duck. Since I always carry a pack of post-its and a pen, I whipped them out and made a warning sign for myself:

           watch

          out

          joe
                      

Reflecting upon its asymmetry, I said, “Hmm, it doesn’t seem to be very centered.”

Teresa took the post-it and added to the top and bottom:

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Isn’t she wonderful?

Update! About a minute ago, I was sitting on the floor under Teresa’s bed. I stood up rapidly and hit the frame squarely with the top of my head. It hurt. A lot. Ow.

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