ORIGINAL THOUGHTS

"Mirror, Mirror on the wall, "Who is the fairest of them all?"  Quick, who said it?  It was a beautiful but wicked queen.  She stared at herself in the mirror all day.  Her insecurity caused her to repeatedly ask if she was the most beautiful.  All's well until the answer came Snow White.  Yikes!  The spit hit the can.  Seven dwarfs could scarcely save Ms. White from the wrath of the Evil Queen.  Thank Goodness for a Charming Prince.  Only his kiss could save her from the soporific apple the old bitch gave her to eat.  

From one real life drama to another - did you notice that the Wicked Witch of the West used her magic mirror to locate Dorothy's intrusion into the Land of OZ?  Of course she did.  Did you remember that Dorothy stole the magic red sequined shoes from the witch and totally pissed her off? It took a bucket of water to squelch the evil witch.  Luckily, Dot had three men and a dog traveling with her.  

In another drama, one whose story line predates both of those, a servant wench, soiled with ashes from the fireplace, is gifted with a pair of glass slippers.   Can you think of anything less comfortable?   This time there are no witches; just bitches - same difference.  Save for the loss of one shoe after the prom, the poor servant girl would have spent the rest of her life on the lowest rung of life's long ladder.  To her rescue comes the gallant prince in shining armor.   

One and all they lived happily ever after.  BUT, what about the rest of us?  What have these stories done to our lives?  Is there a woman driver in the twenty-first century who trusts a mirror?  Obviously, not!  They refuse to use them with their cars in reverse.  Is there a woman alive who would say she has enough shoes?  Obviously, not!  I dare you to count the shoes in a grown woman's closet.  

And so, I have come up with another original thought.  This one rivals the outstanding observation I made last Tuesday.  I bet you can't wait 'til next week.