Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The stuff of nightmares

This story from AOL News could easily work into a bad night's sleep for me:

"A museum visitor shattered three Qing dynasty Chinese vases when he tripped on his shoelace, stumbled down a stairway and brought the vases crashing to the floor, officials said Monday."


Moral of the story: Your mother was right...you're going to trip on that shoelace if you don't stop and tie it!

Hat tip: Anne of Green Curtains , with a sleep-impacting story from her own childhood. The Green Curtains residence is certainly lacking in potted ferns. No wonder.

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