They say trouble comes in threes. If that's so, then I've had my full quota for the day: all in the last 10 muinutes. Yep, that's how long it took me to walk from work to HWT to get something to eat.

It starts with the lost $1000. I think it fell out of my pocket when I was reaching for money to pay a man for a $100 Digicel Flexcard. So that's Number One.

Numbers Two and Three happened in quick sucession. I didn't realise I had lost my money til I was on the way back. When I put the box of food that I was carrying in one hand to check my pocket, the gravy leaked out onto my clothes. That makes Two.

I was exclaiming over this unfortunacy when I stubbed my toe, and the Geenas sandal I was wearing decided give up the ghost, and just popped. That makes Three.

So if Trouble comes in threes, I've punched out for the day. I think it's fair to assume that I'll have a relatively trouble-free rest of day.

PS "Trouble nuh set like rain" is a Jamaican proverb that translates: trouble does not set up like rain (it gives no prior warning, comes suddenly).

PPS And then you question why I'm a pessimist?

&#Yep, that was Da WuuRd from Da PesSiMisT. Yah huurd?!&#