The universe demands balance.
Though it may seem like I’m a Thanos sympathizer, I fully believe in the celestial scales. That cosmic balance can work in mysterious ways, whether we’re betting on NFL odds each Sunday or forking over a “missing book” fee at the local library.
After a month of turning my house upside down for a misplaced kid’s book, it was time to face the $13 music. I begrudgingly forked over the penalty fee while my children picked out more books to lose at the library last weekend.
Among those books was one that wouldn’t scan at the self-sign-out. After taking it to the librarian (yes, they still exist), she was puzzled that the b…