Monday, April 23, 2007

I lost my wedding ring at the Chinese restaurant

I don't normally wear a wedding ring. This is because I am no longer married. But, I haven't pawned it or sold it, or given it away. The only time I wear it now is when I am on stage playing a married character. Wearing the ring was such a part of me for so many years, that after I put it on for onstage work, I often forget to take it off. Well, a bunch of us were at a Chinese restaurant the other day and I was certain I lost the ring waiting for some takeout. I reported it the next day, but they hadn't seen it and ... The next time I ate there, it showed up in my Moo-goo-gai-pan. I mean, it was in my fortune cookie. I mean, actually, I didn't lose it there.

After walking and scouring the sidewalk inbetween the Chinese place and City Hall, I gave up for the day. I reported it missing at City Hall, too. I also thought it could be in the car.

It wasn't in the car. It was at the bottom of the ice water in the cooler on stage right. It slipped off in the icy water, when I was restocking the water bottles.

So there ya have it. I didn't panic when it was missing, but, I wanted to find it.

As an extra, here is the Kenny Harbolt quote of the day for Saturday. "It should be bigger. It should be redder. And it should be imaginary."

He may have been speaking of Clifford, the big red dog. But he wasn't.

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