There's No Escape From Certain Things

Checking the lights on the dashboard when they flash and stay red: it's the oil that needs to be changed or the engine that requires maintenance, and in frigid temperatures who would venture outside and get frostbites? A car is a necessity, a commodity and besides daily pleasure, it may cost a lot indeed. Running to the grocery store through the backdoor when milk is low, and guests wait for a fresh coffee pot and you put on a face not so mellow, and much worse when you forget the roast in the oven...the bird you admire, and smoke fills your kitchen...you just dial 911 and scream, " My house in on fire! " But the worst one that can send you into havoc... when the mean kid down the block throws a rock and your window shatters and the cat flees with the swiftest animal beat, but the dog gets vicious and runs after him by exposing his sharp teeth. Ever forgot to send your mom a Christmas or Easter card? She'll call you the same day knowing that the Post office won't deliver, and what her voice will sound like? Soft or harsh, or angry as a bard? I can imagine the words she will say, " Have you forgotten something, dear? " These are just few of them that can drive you crazy like wild kids who love to fight and make you head spin and ache until you sit down and take a break by a lamplight, " Ouch!" You got burned from the splashing water while draining your steamy pasta... you complain,"It's overcooked and not al dente!" And like mother you exclaim,"Basta!" * The word "Basta" in Italian means " It's enough "