I feel like I’m a pretty smart guy. I’m not a genius but I’m smarter than the average bear (or at least on par with the average). Yet there are some simple things that I know but I have to think twice about.

For example…

  • My zip code. It’s 23692, but my work is 23693…I have to think twice before I say my zip.
  • The times that our services start at WEC. 8:20, 9:45, 11:10, and 6:00 PM.
  • I do struggle with grammar. One thing that I know but I often jack up are your and you’re.
  • Making Kool Aid. It’s easy. There’s only three steps. Yet every time I make it I read the instructions just to make sure I don’t jack it up.
  • East and West. I know it but I have to think about which way is which.
  • Street names. I give directions by places and landmarks.
  • Where my address goes on a letter. I know it goes on the top left, but I have to think twice to make sure I don’t write it in the center of the envelope.
  • The numbers on the Lakers jerseys. I know them but I have to think twice about them.
  • I often print something off at the end of the day at work and then forget to get it. I’ll drive a minute down the road and realize it’s still sitting on the printer.

What are some simple things that you have to think twice about? Come on don’t be shy. Is it which hand is your left or your right, your spouses birthday, your home phone number, or something else?