What am I loosing? My mind? Possibly. The rat race? Probably. The keys to my motorcycle two days in a row? Definitely. The first time was yesterday afternoon at the health club. I left them in the ignition while I swam for an hour. I came out, dressed, and couldn't find the keys. I didn't remember taking them out of the ignition. I looked at the bike and they weren't there. I looked through all my pockets three times and my entire backpack and they weren't there. I asked at the desk and someone had left them there. Angry at myself and a little relieved, I went back to my bike. Tucked on the handlebars was a note saying my keys were at the front desk and I should be glad he found them and brought them there. It was signed "Mike." I guess Mike assumes other people would have stolen the bike and maybe he was right. So today I made an effort to keep track of the keys. And I did until 4 o'clock or so. I came out of a meeting at the Anoka Government Center. The temperature is about 100 degrees and going outside makes me feel like I have a fever. The keys are not in any of my pockets AGAIN! I check all my pockets three times. I check my entire backpack. I check at the front desk on first floor and on fifth floor. I check the conference room where I attended the meeting. Nothing. I have nowhere else to check. I call a friend who will come to my rescue. I look at my bike parked across Third Avenue. My helmet is hanging off the rear tail light. Could the keys be inside the helmet with my gloves and sun glasses? I look and there the keys sit. Am I happy to see them? A little but again I am mostly angry at myself for being so careless. I call off the rescue. This heat must be frying some connections in my brain. I have to figure out a better way to keep track of these keys as soon as possible.
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