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-Care instructions quote: "Product should be washed inside out on a gentle cycle in cold water. It is recommended that apparel be washed prior to wearing. Products with Sparkle Flex should be hand washed."-

Had a dream this week that I was living in a ratty apartment complex, with people curled up on the street around the buildings. This made my brain think that I must be poor in this dream reality, so I ended up having to take out a loan just to pay rent. That sure made me feel thankful about my real situation in life.

Speaking of real life, I had an odd experience this week -- it was odd enough that I immediately remembered to do a reality check afterwards.

Basically, I was staring at a clock on the wall and it suddenly stopped, right as I watched. However, the lights were still on so the power hadn't gone out (in retrospect, those clocks are usually battery powered, but it did seem unusual at the time).

I looked at it for a while to verify that the second hand wasn't moving, then said aloud "Hey, that clock just stopped!" Feeling the need to say something like THAT out loud only reinforced the dreamlikeness.

A few minutes later, the clock not only restarted, but it swept its hands quickly through the time that it had missed out on. You have no idea how unreal that looks until you see it. I decided to count my fingers and surreptitiously check if I could fly. My suspicions were heightened by the fact that I felt unusually tired -- drifting in and out kind of tired -- that morning.

As it turns out, the clock was just jammed. No dreaming involved.

Reality check. Unless you subscribe to the philosophy that says that everything is a dream.