Profiles in Stupidity

Sadly, this time, the stupidity was all me. But what good is a totally humiliating moment if you can't share it?

So this morning I was out with Zoe, shopping for an electric toothbrush. I pull one off the shelf and Zoe, of course, wants to hold and examine it herself. The next thing I know, she has pushed in the plastic on the package and actually turned on the toothbrush. This thing was LOUD...and vibrated like a belt sander inside the package. It scared the hell out of Zoe. Now everyone in the aisle...and within ear shot...has turned to look. I'm mildly embarrassed, but here's where it gets worse: I can't turn it off! Zoe had dented the packaging so it rested right against the button. I couldn't shut off the stupid toothbrush! OH CRAP! So I did what anyone in my position would do...ditch the toothbrush and run for the hills! Have you ever see a cellphone vibrate on a table? You know how it dances around? Well, I'm halfway down the aisle, making our getaway, when this toothbrush "dances" off the shelf and starts vibrating across the aisle. I think it might have been chasing us....


In other news, Zoe has been learning the "Alphabet Song." It's pretty funny because she says the same 5 or 6 letters over and over: