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The Wrong Watch

On my recent trip to Los Angeles, I took the wrong watch. I get nervous when I watch "Monk" with my wife and son. They say I am just like him and I never understood why :)

Well, I had a "Monk" deja vu episode for almost two weeks with my wrong watch. You see, it's a Casio atomic clock with a solar powered battery. Apparently, the battery was so weak that it could not hold a charge. BUT I did not know it!

So I put my watch near a window to soak up solar power because the watch indicator said "low charge" and wouldn't even display the digital time. Just a gray blank screen. Someone thought it was lost so they picked it up and left it on the receptionist desk. I found it and explained my predicament. The young man gave it back to me.

That night I hung it below the light in my bedroom. I thought I could charge it enough so it would reset the exact time at 5:03 AM using the radio signal from Colorado. It did not work!

Every day I was playing with that watch! I put it on top of our SUV in the parking lot at the grocery store, hoping I could receive a satellite signal and lots of solar power. NOOO!!!! That didn't work, either! Why not? My friends told me I was wasting too much time and energy and to just pick up a $25.00 Timex.

This frustrating experience happened every day for eleven days.

I gave a valiant effort to get a reset signal my last night. IT WORKED! The watch had enough power to display the time! And it was reset at 5:03 AM on June 27th!

IT HAS KEPT THE CHARGE AND RESET ACCURATELY SINCE THEN! Why didn't it function properly until my very last day there?

I didn't know why "Monk" made me nervous and I can't watch the show. I think I just got a CLUE!

I also discovered when I returned home, that I had left my good watch at home and took the old duplicate watch instead on my trip, too! BTW, My wife and son couln't stop laughing when I told them my tale....

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED A "WRONG WATCH" STORY?

Posted by Dan Woodworth * Encouraging Communicator on 06/29/2008 06:09 PM

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8 Comments on The Wrong Watch

Dan - I am a big "Monk" fan. We own two or three seasons on DVD. Fortunately or unfortunately, I have never had anyone tell me that I am like him. Maybe I am not organized enough?

06/29/2008 10:35 PM

by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (Austin Texas Homes, LLC)

I think that Monk is my hero. Does that make me OCD?

06/29/2008 10:43 PM

by Judy Lamason (Century 21 Crest)

Hi Jason,

You are a very well integrated person. I am learning to live more freely and lightly and I think I will be able to adapt to enjoying "Monk" with my wife and son through this experience!

06/29/2008 11:02 PM

by Dan Woodworth * Encouraging Communicator (The Connection)

Hi Judy,

You are not OCD. You are a balanced person who enjoys real life!

06/29/2008 11:03 PM

by Dan Woodworth * Encouraging Communicator (The Connection)

Learning to live more freely and lightly.. hmmm. I do believe I was an inhibited, scared being in a past life as I am just the opposite in this life! Can you be too optimistic?? (Especially considering my finances!!) Enjoyed your watch story.

06/30/2008 03:43 AM

by Susie Blackmon-Maggie Valley Waynesville NC Realtor/RE Blogger/Photographer (COLDWELL BANKER Kasey & Associates)

Hi Susie,

Thank You for your encouragement! I am glad that you enjoyed this story.

One of my favorite passages in The Message that helps me concerning my finances is:

"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers-most of which are never even seen-don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."

Matthew 6:30-34 (The Message)

06/30/2008 11:30 AM

by Dan Woodworth * Encouraging Communicator (The Connection)

Dan, great story. My current watch that I recently bought I dropped on the pavement when I took it off. I keep thumping the crystal to get the second hand to move which lasts only about four hours till it stops again. I need to get another new watch.

07/02/2008 10:08 PM

by Gary Woltal - REALTOR® Dallas Ft. Worth (Keller Williams Realty)

Hi Gary,

Thank You for your encouraging words! Why won't that watch work right???!!! :-)

07/02/2008 10:12 PM

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