Bad Holiday CARma
I went back to work yesterday, doing some holiday copyediting fill-in at my old company. (I know better to name it on my blog, but the parent company rhymes with "Cow Bones.") I worked a half day yesterday and today, and will work a full day Thursday, and then three days next week.
I will get paid -- not a boatload of cash, but very reasonable compensation that seems like a lot to me, coming after my long spell of unemployment.
I got off BART this morning at Embarcadero, and there was an old Chinese man playing "Jingle Bells" on a shamisen.* I should have given him some money instead of rushing right past him -- his music made me smile, and I felt bad as I raced away, but I wanted to get to work a little bit early.
Thus, I screwed up my karma.
Hub got a call from the garage today. His car needs a new part of some kind, and the repair will cost....almost exactly what I will make from my holiday job.
If I had tossed the old man a dollar, would I have had better luck?
Maybe -- or maybe I`d just be out a few hundred bucks, plus another dollar.
*Wait -- it had a bow. It must have been an erhu.
I will get paid -- not a boatload of cash, but very reasonable compensation that seems like a lot to me, coming after my long spell of unemployment.
I got off BART this morning at Embarcadero, and there was an old Chinese man playing "Jingle Bells" on a shamisen.* I should have given him some money instead of rushing right past him -- his music made me smile, and I felt bad as I raced away, but I wanted to get to work a little bit early.
Thus, I screwed up my karma.
Hub got a call from the garage today. His car needs a new part of some kind, and the repair will cost....almost exactly what I will make from my holiday job.
If I had tossed the old man a dollar, would I have had better luck?
Maybe -- or maybe I`d just be out a few hundred bucks, plus another dollar.
*Wait -- it had a bow. It must have been an erhu.
posted by L. at 6:30 PM
4 Comments:
Ouch. I'm sorry. The same thing always happens to us. The minute we get a little extra money, something unexpected comes up.
Maybe you're getting good luck, that you have money to pay for it, that doesn't come from your regular budget. And the music? Just an extra bonus gift. Next time you see him, toss him a dollar. :)
Ouch -- I say a little prayer of thanks every day that my good ol' truck hauls us where-all we need to go (@ just under 100 miles in an 'average' day it adds up quickly; but I'd like to nurse this vehicle through at least another year of service...)
Glad to hear you're back working even if to pay for car repairs.
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