Laser Guided Karma Boomerang
Have you ever gone to a restaurant, and in the middle of enjoying your meal, you happen to notice out of the corner of your eye a young lovey-dovey couple who, despite the crowd of strangers and distinct lack of bedroom furniture around them, find it necessary to grope and slobber all over each other? Of course once you spot them, it's up to you to avoid eye contact, lest YOU become the object of ridicule. That chore is a lot like driving past an overturned and flaming Oscar Mayer Wienermobile on the highway without batting an eye.
P.F. Chang's was the site of just such an episode on Friday night. And, never in my life have I witnessed the karma boomerang strike its target with such fury and laser guided precision.
The gentleman of the couple had to get up and leave the mattress--err, table--- for some purpose or another. But even while walking away from the table, he could not keep his eyes off of his sweetheart. Awww, he's so smitten. Isn't that just the cutest thing ever?
There is, however, one... slight... problem. That course of action requires a person to be walking in one direction while keeping his head pointed in the opposite direction. This is perhaps not the smartest thing to do in a crowded restaurant. You never know, for example, whether there will be an unsuspecting waiter nearby, standing perfectly stationary, serving an adjacent table. You never know whether that waiter will be carrying an entire tray full of food, drink, ceramic dishes, and glassware. And you never know quite how priceless it is for the other patrons in the restaurant, who have put up with your public performance the entire evening, when you blindly plow right into said waiter, sending the entire tray of goods smashing to the concrete floor.
How I managed to restrain myself from jumping out of my chair and doing a touchdown dance, I'll never know.
Editor's Note: Tim does not normally revel in the misfortunes of others.
P.F. Chang's was the site of just such an episode on Friday night. And, never in my life have I witnessed the karma boomerang strike its target with such fury and laser guided precision.
The gentleman of the couple had to get up and leave the mattress--err, table--- for some purpose or another. But even while walking away from the table, he could not keep his eyes off of his sweetheart. Awww, he's so smitten. Isn't that just the cutest thing ever?
There is, however, one... slight... problem. That course of action requires a person to be walking in one direction while keeping his head pointed in the opposite direction. This is perhaps not the smartest thing to do in a crowded restaurant. You never know, for example, whether there will be an unsuspecting waiter nearby, standing perfectly stationary, serving an adjacent table. You never know whether that waiter will be carrying an entire tray full of food, drink, ceramic dishes, and glassware. And you never know quite how priceless it is for the other patrons in the restaurant, who have put up with your public performance the entire evening, when you blindly plow right into said waiter, sending the entire tray of goods smashing to the concrete floor.
How I managed to restrain myself from jumping out of my chair and doing a touchdown dance, I'll never know.
Editor's Note: Tim does not normally revel in the misfortunes of others.