Next "Big Thing!"

You never know when life changing events are going to happen. The day you meet your soul mate starts like any other day. So, it was the other morning as I was doing chores and bustling about on the most ordinary of days, expecting and suspecting nothing. BAM! Out of nowhere, a life changing tool appears.

Well it wasn't exactly out of nowhere, Kris said, "Wait till you use this, your going to love it." On her finger was a small colorful kid's ring. It appeared oatmeal was putting prizes in the box and Grandma had beat me to it.
"Very nice ring." I try to be supportive, even when she obviously has flipped out.
"It is not just a ring. It is a ring light and you are going to love it."
It was in fact, a very tiny flashlight on her finger. I snorted. Well, maybe more of a guffaw. (I don't think anyone has guffawed since the 1950s, but it just came right out.)
Grandma was undeterred. "No, really you are going to love it. Here, put one on."
"No thanks, I am headed to the home soon enough. I don't have to give anyone reasons to hurry me along."
"No, really, you have to try this. It's amazing."

After awhile I put one on to keep her happy and felt properly ridiculous. I went outside to check the horse water. It is dark in the mornings when I start on the horses so I usually stick my finger in the buckets to see what the water levels are. It occurred to me I had a light on my finger and turned it on. Huh, I could see in the buckets. I went in and got water and came back out. Usually, I pour the water where the bucket hangs because you can't see it in the dark. I switched on the light again. Mmm. I needed hay so I went out in the woodshed to get some. There is no light in the woodshed. Normally I would have to go look for a flashlight. But since I had the ring on, I just went out and grabbed a bale and brought it back in. We keep the knife to cut the bale on the fridge outside the door. Normally, I find it by groping around in the dark but I was wearing "my" ring.
I fed the horses and went back inside.

Our living space in the barn is lit by small solar garden lights that are the equivalent of a night light. They work pretty well if the day before was sunny and you are right underneath where they shine. The rest of the living area is pretty dark. It was cold so I rummaged through the coat rack by feel to find my fleece. I turned on my finger light and there it was. I had only wore the ring for a few minutes and it was almost indispensable. Kris was ri... , that is to say she was not completely wrong. As the morning went by, the ring became my new favorite thing.

Some time during the day, Walter came over. I couldn't wait to show him the "next big thing."
"Walter wait till you see what I've got. You're gonna love this thing."
Walters eyebrows went up expectantly. I proudly showed Walter the light ring on my finger. "What the hell is that?"
"It's a finger light Walter and I wouldn't trade my pick-up truck for it."
Walter erupted in guffaws.