People usually associate the word ‘lucky’ with good fortune.
Hmm – quite opposite scenarios . . .
A mornin’ read ’bout 400 people who ‘allege’ they became ill,
experiencing gastrointestinal issues, not long after consuming
a bowl of cold breakfast cereal. The brand’s name contained
aforementioned adjective.
Some ‘alleged’ their poop turned green (OMG) and unknown
to me there’s actually a website ‘Iwaspoisoned’.
My thoughts turned back in time to a hilarious incident.
I had no experience with fish nor did I own an aquarium.
Returning after school from a field trip my child greeted me
holding a plastic bag filled with clear water and ‘one’ orange
colored goldfish.
She named it ‘Lucky’ and fortunately Mom had a spare round
bowl, its’ new home within a home.
Time to give ‘Lucky’ a room-by-room tour.
And then the ‘unexpected’ happened . . .
The bowl slipped out of her hands and in horror Mom
and brother watched the petite goldfish meet with the
kitchen floor.
Followed was a touch of humor – sounds of giggles as
kids watched the tiny creature dance the belly-flop in a
puddle of water.
What to do?? Question of that day!!
A quick transfer to another bowl with regular tap water.
Neither being dropped in mid-air nor normal H2o for
fish was ‘luck’.
Learning lessons . . .
First the shock landing and second unfiltered water sadly
shortened the lifespan of one goldfish.
Out of the mouths of kids: “Lucky wasn’t so ‘lucky’ after all.”
jaquintinwriter 
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