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Much to my wife's chagrin, there's always a reporter's notepad stashed away in every corner of the house, much like a prepper with Spam and .22 shells. 

You'll find a notebook under the bed, on top of the refrigerator, in the couch. Each notepad is about half-used — I might use it for a week, lose it, then pick it up six months later and use it again. 

So unless it's completely filled and I know I don't need it anymore, they never get pitched. 

Now on Tuesday, I was searching frantically for a notepad to write up a story — I looked in the car, I looked all around the house searching every nook and cranny. 

So I told Aaron the editor what happened — told him I could probably write it from memory if need be, then call some sources to fill in some gaps if need be. 

He told me sure, no big deal. 

But I really prefer to have the notes, you know? 

Anyways, I went home and warmed up some chili in a can in the microwave. It wasn't long after woofing that down it suddenly hit me a visit to the restroom was in order. 

The commode in our bathroom is positioned where it faces a portion of the shower stall and a wall. Along that wall, my wife likes to keep a little rolling cart, to hold hair brushes and cosmetics that don't fit in the medicine cabinet. 

They say the can is the best place for a man to think; well, I learned it's also a good way for a man to seek. 

As I was conducing my business, I spotted the notepad on the bottom shelf of that cart — I'd probably tossed it there the day before during an evening constitutional. 

So I reckon the next time I lose something — a notepad or a wedding ring — I'll just have to visit the toilet and see if I find it. 

Reach HENRY CULVYHOUSE at henry@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2653.

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