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This should be a code by now. Really. It’s absolutely fucking bizzare.

When I have lots of feelings, things in my home get wet. For example, sometimes the dishwasher overflows whenever I have lots of emotions bubbling around. I’m serious. I mean, Hell. I know you probably thing I’m limey, but it’s true. The dishwasher overflowed and ran all over the floor today. (My kid cleaned it up. That was cool, though.)

Water. Somehow, whenever I’m feeling a lot of feelings or about to, something that’s not supposed to spew out water does. I’m serious as a heart attack, man. You probably think I’m insane. I would, in your shoes, I have no doubt. Or probably. But maybe not. Either way, though….it’s absolutely fucking true, man.

And it’s not the same thing all the time, either. The dishwasher sometimes. Or the drain for the dishwasher.  I’ve had this happen with pretty much all my major appliances: the fridge leaks on the floor, or the toilet starts ;ealomjg up or the tub won’t drain or something. The coffee pot overflows. A 5-gallon water jug breaks. It’s like fucking clockwork, man.

When my sister-in-law’s daughter passed away, that night the water cooler ran water all over the floor. Gallons, all over the floor! It never had leaked at all (before or since). I mean, I blamed it on a small, hard-to-see crack in the jug or something, just like any sane person would. Especially out loud. But I know better, in my head. There was lots of emotion around and whenever that happens, it has to come out, I think.

I know I see water when I do tarot readings, in places of emotion. The more water, the more emotion. So maybe I’m nuts. Or maybe, this is where leaking water comes from. I don’t know.

I just know all that water wears me out. I think I’ll sleep well tonight, though. In fact, I know I will and usually always can. I know the trick…When water shows up, I don’t cry about it. I just mop it up and then, take some satisfaction in my slightly cleaner house.