You are standing on the banks of a river. You have a small boat and some animals. The current is too fast to wade across, but you really want to get home. The nearest bridge is miles away. You do have a rope, so you can tie up your chicken or your dog. You also have a large bag of corn. You know your chicken will peck a whole in the bag of corn if you leave them alone together. Your dog might attack the chicken if they are unsupervised. They both might wander away if not secured. How do you cross the river?
No, this slice of life is not going to offer the solution to your riddle.
Instead, it's about car repairs.
Sometimes, I like to imagine living with only one car. I like to ride my bike or even run errands. (Literally, I will run to drop off bills or pick up library books). But with two kids in sports, a wife who works in two different elementary schools, and a heavy laptop I have to bring into school, I mostly need a car right now.
This makes having a car in the repair shop a challenge.
Fortunately, my father-in-law let me borrow his car for a couple of days.
Unfortunately, my sister-in-law needed to borrow his car this week.
Fortunately, my wife works in the same building as her mom three days each week.
Unfortunately, their schedules aren't the same.
Fortunately, she had a book club yesterday, so she could wait for me to pick her up.
Unfortunately, only one person showed up for her club.
Fortunately, her sister works in the other building my wife works in.
Unfortunately, she leaves much later and our dog needs to be let out.
Fortunately, I can run home and take care of the dog, leaving our car for my boys to drive home after track practice.
Fortunately, my oldest has his license.
Hopefully, we'll be able to borrow my father-in-law's car again tomorrow and be done riddling our way through the week transportation-wise. Normally, I like problem solving like this. Trying to figure out how to get both my boys across the river, my wife to work, me to class and meetings and then more meetings. But, it is mentally taxing. At the end of a challenging week, some times my brain just doesn't want to do the math on it.
No, this slice of life is not going to offer the solution to your riddle.
Instead, it's about car repairs.
Sometimes, I like to imagine living with only one car. I like to ride my bike or even run errands. (Literally, I will run to drop off bills or pick up library books). But with two kids in sports, a wife who works in two different elementary schools, and a heavy laptop I have to bring into school, I mostly need a car right now.
This makes having a car in the repair shop a challenge.
Fortunately, my father-in-law let me borrow his car for a couple of days.
Unfortunately, my sister-in-law needed to borrow his car this week.
Fortunately, my wife works in the same building as her mom three days each week.
Unfortunately, their schedules aren't the same.
Fortunately, she had a book club yesterday, so she could wait for me to pick her up.
Unfortunately, only one person showed up for her club.
Fortunately, her sister works in the other building my wife works in.
Unfortunately, she leaves much later and our dog needs to be let out.
Fortunately, I can run home and take care of the dog, leaving our car for my boys to drive home after track practice.
Fortunately, my oldest has his license.
Hopefully, we'll be able to borrow my father-in-law's car again tomorrow and be done riddling our way through the week transportation-wise. Normally, I like problem solving like this. Trying to figure out how to get both my boys across the river, my wife to work, me to class and meetings and then more meetings. But, it is mentally taxing. At the end of a challenging week, some times my brain just doesn't want to do the math on it.