ljplicease | When I try to be adult

There are already too many TV programs about man childs. But. If there were a man child TV show about me learning to be an adult.

Holes in Socks: Somebody suggested within ear shot once that clothes fresh out of the dryer with a hole should be worn once and then thrown away. This made sense to me, because that way you weren't wasting the wash. The other day my wife pointed out there was a hole in my sock, so I was going to throw it out at the end of the day. But of course as I type this I realize that I forgot and threw it back into the laundry basket. I do this. All. The. Time. So next time I will throw it out before I wear it. Lena has smartly advocated this approach all along.

Badges Attached: When I lived in Los Alamos, I used to laugh at the Lab Nerds with their nerd badges that they wore everywhere they went. Later when I worked as a Lab Nerd myself in the summers between school years, I would carefully take off my nerd badge when I left, and put it back on when I got back. At first I tried to do the same thing with my NASA nerd badge, but I kept forgetting it in my car and having to go back. Also that time that I lost the key fob and had to pay $40. So now I just put the nerd badge on when I get to work and take it off when I am done for the day. And I wear it to lunch just like the Los Alamos Lab Nerds.

Voting: Tomorrow I am going to do my civic duty and vote in our state's primary. I have carefully studied the candidates and decided how I am going to vote. As someone who didn't always have the right to vote I still greatly enjoy this responsibility.