August 31, 2020 - 353 -" The Language of Confusion"

Huh?

     Recently Michael tried to order a couple of things from the 'Home Depot - Mexico' website.  

     To get a delivery, you have to set up an account with them.  Michael said he was doing fine through all the 'Name,' 'Address,' and 'Phone Number'-type questions.  He had the page translated, so it was all pretty standard.

     But then he had to answer this question:

             "Are you a physical or a moral person?"

     And it was, apparently, a 'Yes/No' question.

Wow

     You know something's gone haywire in the Universe when you're just trying to buy a toilet and end up making a sharp turn into an existential quagmire.

Directions for a Hose Spray Nozzle

     I purchased one of those spray nozzles for a garden hose. Usually, directions for how to operate a sprayer seem like overkill.  But I was glad they sent these.

    I thoroughly enjoyed the read.

Now I Know How I Sound in Spanish

     This probably seems extra funny to me right now because I'm making a million mistakes every day trying to get to the point where I make less mistakes...

Daily Hits of Happy

     -Received an iron organizer from Amazon and got it installed

     -Now the ironing board doesn't fall out on top of me when I try to get a step ladder

     -Caught up in my 'Best Self Journal'

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"Translation is not a matter of words only:
it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture." 

-Anthony Burgess

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"Is That a Fish in Your Ear? 
Translation and the Meaning of Everything." 

-book by David Bellos

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