We Need More Boxes

We moved recently. Not a big move, just 10 blocks away. Well, it seems that every move is a big move, since you have to pack everything if you move 2 blocks or 2000 miles. With that said, I discovered one thing about life. Boxes.

When we first decided to move, I made a trip to the local grocery store and looked for boxes. You have to have boxes. Boxes hold everything you own. It all goes in a box. Unfortunately, due to everyone wanting to save Mother Earth, we all recycle. All the boxes that held the ketchup, cheerios and toilet paper all go to the crusher and get transformed into a nice tidy bale, so we can make something like computer paper out of it. We buy this paper because it is "Environmentally Friendly" and print off endless things that we have found on the internet. After we accumulate a pile of this wasted paper, THEN we throw it away.

Lets try the liquor store. No, that comes later, after you move. What I wanted was boxes. Not just any old box, but a box that is strong enough to hold a dozen expensive bottles of aged bourbon. That will be perfect to carry all my coffee mugs in. Luckily, they have saved boxes and allow me to take three. After getting home I try to decide which coffee mugs won't get to make the move, due to the lack of space in only three boxes.

Eventually, I visit every retail store, pharmacy, hospital (the hazardous material boxes get used for the kid's things) and anywhere I see cardboard. During my visits I discover one amazing thing. The Meaning of Life. That's right, I found it. The meaning of life is BOXES! Everything comes in boxes. Food, clothing, every single necessity. Our houses are really big boxes, cars are kind of box shaped and are essentially a container to hold us. The family dog lives in a box. We put our car in a box. Eventually, we end up in a box. Yes, at the final call, all our friends and relatives gather in a church and look at a big wooden box that is our final resting place.

Sigh....

Well, I would love to write more about this topic, really I would, but of course, we are still unpacking our boxes.