I find it absolutely amazing how easily I can take something for granted until I don't have it anymore. For example, over the past few days, I have found myself without a scissors in my dwelling. Day to day operations seem to be able to continue relatively normally except for one. Without a scissors (or serrated knife), it can be quite difficult to open a Kwik Trip bag of milk. I had no idea how much I relied on a decent pair of scissors. Fortunately, a general shopping trip to the wondrous Wal-Mart was able to provide me with such necessities. A spatula is also quite important, should one wish to make eggs for breakfast just as is a tweezers should one wish to pluck the occasional errant hair...and let me tell you, if you're even half as furry as I am, you'll have more than the occasional errant hair. :-) So, as someone recently said to me, practice the attitude of gratitude. In other words, be thankful for what you have. It could be so much worse.