Case of the Missing Cane

(Pg. 83 of That’s Outrageous)

But of all God’s miracles large and small,
The most miraculous one of all
Is the one I thought could never be

from the song “Fiddler on the Roof”

Boomers, beware. Beyond a certain age, your walking cane cane, however so humble, will become an extension of yourself, a complete life-support system and constant companion, perhaps more valuable to your health than the dozen or so pills you will gulp as part of your morning ministrations.

Be warned: should that sturdy stick disappear without explanation you will find yourself in agony, despairing over its whereabouts and perhaps in the resulting confusion find yourself in mortal danger without an arm to lend support.