Somewhere in time

I had a huge crush on Christopher Reeves in my teens.  Who could forget Superman- the 1978 version?  My daughter and I watched Somewhere in Time and she exclaimed “that is the most depressing movie I’ve ever seen.”  Now tell me your heart doesn’t drop when you hear that theme song?  I told her “Yes, but isn’t he hunky-dory?"  She gagged “ewww, what,  he’s like Daddy’s age?”  Yeah, I guess it would be like my mom trying to get me to have romantic notions about Marlon Brando.  EWWWW

But this post isn’t about dead guys.  It’s about dead clocks.  Specifically dead clocks in my house!  Someone gave me a wise tip once about setting the clocks a few minutes ahead so I'd never be late.  You would think I could handle it, wouldn't you?  I didn't always have this problem.  My mom makes sure she is at the airport at least 2 hours before her flight takes off and she was doing this way before 9-11.  Sometime after taking Hubby's last name, all sense of time flew out the window.  I like to say "That's a Berry thing."  My sister-in-law and I can think up a whole list of "Berry-things" as a matter of fact.  

This morning I had a commitment and I didn't want to be late.  I checked the clock in my bedroom...it was blinking...I hadn't reset it since the power outage on Monday.  Who needs an alarm clock when a 10 pound cat with breath like water from a stagnant fish bowl and a cry that mimics fingernails on a chalkboard jumps on your belly every morning demanding breakfast?  Can we say headache and bad mood?!

blinking 5:57 p.m. or a.m.  Take your pick! Now you see it....

Now you don't!

So I padded down the hall to the kitchen to check the kitchen clock...

It's a ravioli time....somewhere!

Cute clock but this SOB is toying with me!  I change his batteries frequently and his time is either slowing down or speeding up.  Either way, it is ALWAYS wrong!!  Now that's-a not-a nice, Tubby!
The other clocks in the kitchen?  Check out the microwave...

Hasn't been reset since the power outage. I'm looking pretty lazy, huh?

Stove clock is never right because we use the timer and that is connected to the clock so the hands spin out of control when we go to set the timer!  You know, I'm kinda proud I make it to any function at all!

Thank God for cropping. This picture doesn't show whatever goop is on the stove!

I have 2 clocks that are the closest to the actual time of day it is.  Why I don't throw out all the other ones is beyond me.  I finally looked at them and realized I needed to hit the road, otherwise I was really going to be late.

So why blog about my inadequate clocks and my refusal to do anything about them?  Because I'm going against my grain and my grain tells me to ignore them and run around the house trying to find the correct time of day.  But going against my grain tells me I DON'T HAVE THE TIME to run around looking at every timepiece trying to remember if it is correct for me or correct for Indonesia.  Time is precious and although I can claim I exercised for the day by running through the house; it is not productive.  I'm all for being productive.  I even reset the bedroom clock!