I don't know whether others do occasionally crazy things like I do, and often: scolding myself, calling myself every name I dare to pronounce over and over, for having done something I shouldn't have, or not having done something I should have. It was the latter I have been doing a good part of the day today, for something very interesting I should have done last night.
Yesterday I told everybody I came across, including one I didn't, but I did by phone, that there was going to be a red moon at night, caused by the at first gradual then total eclipse, starting at Spanish time 21.17 and lasted till 23. 02 when the moon would by degrees turned all red. You know what? I then forgot all about it and missed the whole spectacle!!!!
As I live only yards away from the beach, I was going to go out there, where I should have a fabulous view of the rare phenomenon, sitting at the terrace of beach bar, sipping a dry martini or Champagne. What I actually did was brooding on something most unpleasant and then, to try not to bother with something I didn't know how to handle, read an old magazine instead as the TV was rather boring. I only remember the red moon this morning when I saw the red sun!!
There's nothing more annoying than to miss out opportunities you know would probably never come again during one's life time. And there's no remedy for it. Not even with the name calling.
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