That was Andy and me last night. He wrote a check for our estimated state tax and instead of the next check it said we had to reorder. So we went to where we store our checkbooks and there were two books left. No problem, we didn’t have to reorder now. But there was a gap between the check we had just used and the starting number of the next checkbook. How could we have lost a book of checks?
It was pathetic how long it took us to figure out there were thirty more checks behind the warning that we had to reorder. I’m still shaking my head and laughing about it. In fairness, we don’t write that many checks, we mostly use ACH and credit cards, but still…. Anyway, another example of always check your assumptions. We were happy it was just our cluelessness instead of lost checks, and it was good for a laugh. It reminded me of poor old Jonathon Bing:
Jonathan Bing
by Beatrice Curtis Brown
Poor old Jonathan Bing.
He went out in his carriage to visit the king.
But everyone pointed and said,
“Look at that!
Jonathan Bing has forgotten his hat!”
He’d forgotten his hat.
Poor old Jonathan Bing
went home and put on his best hat for the king.
But up by the palace,
a soldier said,
“Hi! You can’t see the king!
You’ve forgotten your tie!”
He’d forgotten his tie.
Poor old Jonathan Bing,
Went home and put on a beautiful tie for the king.
But when he arrived, an archbishop said,
“Ho! You can’t come to court in pajamas, you know!
You can’t come to court in pajamas, you know!”
Poor old Jonathan Bing,
Went home and addressed a short note to the king:
“If you please will excuse me, I won’t come to tea.
Cause home’s the best place for all people like me.”
Yep, that’s Andy and me! (Should I have used “I” instead of “me”? Merriam Webster says either is fine. “Me” is more informal, which is why I like it.)
April 2, 2025