My Bad

Forgive me, I may have written about this

incident before, but at least I know it has

been quite a while since I had done so.

Forgive me, I have lived so many years now

that the fog of forgetfulness has descended

over my memory.

Anyhow, I was working for Kinko’s, the copy

company. And, I was helping a customer oper-

ate one of the self-serve duplicating machines.

You insert the counter device into this slot;

lift this flap and place your original on the

glass; press the number of copies you need.

And viola! Magic. And, nothing. I seemed to

have forgotten to press, start. A fellow co-

worker came over to assist.

You neglected to push the print button, she

pointed out to me. And you didn’t do that

because…? She questioned me sarcastically.

A short pause of reflection on my part, and I

sheepishly responded, My bad, because I’m

stupid?

I had been known to make mistakes of omis-

sion before. Forgive me for not remembering

exactly when or where those things happened.

I do know, however, for the most part, copy

machines and the likes of stupid me were

not involved. In dark caverns guano happens.

Chris Hanch 9-4-19