Susie Q's Two Cents' Worth

Lately, I'm wondering if I'm missing the point. In life, when I'm not getting it, "it" keeps popping up. But what is "it"? A few weeks ago, the dogs encountered a skunk which was a true debacle. I don't know that anyone has every had such an intense disruption of the day due to a skunk encounter as I did that day. Then a week later, I was rudely accused of falling down on the job by a snotty-nosed kid just out of college. To make matters worse, I referred to him by the name of his predecessor (who was fired) in correspondence with his boss. To top it all off, it took me 4 hours to make a 3 hour cartrip home yesterday. I kept missing the exits I needed. Both times I was talking on the phone when I drove right past the exits without realizing it. Do you see the pattern here? I think I do. I've spent the past few weeks cleaning up one mess after the other. First, I cleaned up dogs. That took several days of work and the odor of skunk still lingers i...