It may be a chance of fate. It may just be my warped perception. It may be a Dublin truism. Truth is, I can’t tell you exactly why, but it seems to me that the sun always shines on Monday.
I am in Murphy’s land, so perhaps this is just the manifestation of some form of his law. Murphy’s Law would state that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong – at the worst possible time. This would state that if something can go right, it will go right when you can’t use it. For lack of knowing better, from now on I’m going to call this the Sunny Monday Law. If somebody has already coined a similar phrase, let me know and I’ll give them due credit.
The Sunny Monday Law is in effect in Dublin. Yes, it rains a lot, but it’s much drier than Ireland’s West Coast. Dublin has its share of dry, sunny days (though don’t let the presence of palm trees fool you into thinking that this is a Caribbean island). So I have to ask myself: Why do the sunny days always fall in the middle of the week while I’m at work?
Here are a couple of my recently developed Karmic hypotheses:
1) Umbrella Karma: I fail to bring my umbrella with me when I go out, ensuring that it will rain (or at least threaten to do so).
2) Raincoat Karma: I bought a nice raincoat just for Ireland. The raincoat gods would be remiss if it was not put to good use.
3) Sunglasses Karma: I’ve cursed the island by bringing a pair of sunglasses through customs. It’s actually quite rare to see any locals wearing sunglasses, which makes it quite easy to identify an American with their black lenses.
4) Cliché Karma: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger – or in this case wetter.
5) Greek Mythological Karma: I’ve pissed off Apollo by not offering him proper sacrifice and I now suffer his wrath.
6) Theoretical Non-existent Car Karma: I don’t have a car to wash, but if I did I’m sure that it would rain right after I washed it.
7) Ironic Name of the Week Karma: Sunday is named after the sun; Monday is named after the moon. It’s only fitting that the sun should shine on the day of the moon . . .
8) Karma Chameleon Karma: My Karma doesn’t blend in with the Karma of the island, thus resulting in rain (and endless loops of a certain Culture Club song going through my head)
Now the Sunny Monday Law can manifest itself in many other ways. One recent example I can point to is my exploits at one of the best steak houses in Dublin. I had the windfall of a free steak, but couldn’t eat it due to how much alcohol I had consumed.
Have you ever been offered free tickets to a game when you’d already made plans you couldn’t break or you were going to be out of town? Sunny Monday Law. Have you ever received a nice gift that you just couldn’t use? Sunny Monday Law. Have you ever been flirted with, even though you’re already involved? Yeah, you get the picture.
Sunny Monday Law.
I am in Murphy’s land, so perhaps this is just the manifestation of some form of his law. Murphy’s Law would state that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong – at the worst possible time. This would state that if something can go right, it will go right when you can’t use it. For lack of knowing better, from now on I’m going to call this the Sunny Monday Law. If somebody has already coined a similar phrase, let me know and I’ll give them due credit.
The Sunny Monday Law is in effect in Dublin. Yes, it rains a lot, but it’s much drier than Ireland’s West Coast. Dublin has its share of dry, sunny days (though don’t let the presence of palm trees fool you into thinking that this is a Caribbean island). So I have to ask myself: Why do the sunny days always fall in the middle of the week while I’m at work?
Here are a couple of my recently developed Karmic hypotheses:
1) Umbrella Karma: I fail to bring my umbrella with me when I go out, ensuring that it will rain (or at least threaten to do so).
2) Raincoat Karma: I bought a nice raincoat just for Ireland. The raincoat gods would be remiss if it was not put to good use.
3) Sunglasses Karma: I’ve cursed the island by bringing a pair of sunglasses through customs. It’s actually quite rare to see any locals wearing sunglasses, which makes it quite easy to identify an American with their black lenses.
4) Cliché Karma: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger – or in this case wetter.
5) Greek Mythological Karma: I’ve pissed off Apollo by not offering him proper sacrifice and I now suffer his wrath.
6) Theoretical Non-existent Car Karma: I don’t have a car to wash, but if I did I’m sure that it would rain right after I washed it.
7) Ironic Name of the Week Karma: Sunday is named after the sun; Monday is named after the moon. It’s only fitting that the sun should shine on the day of the moon . . .
8) Karma Chameleon Karma: My Karma doesn’t blend in with the Karma of the island, thus resulting in rain (and endless loops of a certain Culture Club song going through my head)
Now the Sunny Monday Law can manifest itself in many other ways. One recent example I can point to is my exploits at one of the best steak houses in Dublin. I had the windfall of a free steak, but couldn’t eat it due to how much alcohol I had consumed.
Have you ever been offered free tickets to a game when you’d already made plans you couldn’t break or you were going to be out of town? Sunny Monday Law. Have you ever received a nice gift that you just couldn’t use? Sunny Monday Law. Have you ever been flirted with, even though you’re already involved? Yeah, you get the picture.
Sunny Monday Law.
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