Opinion : No bailers were harmed in the making of a story

This week I was talking to a professional in the field of minds and how they work, or how they don't work. We were talking about words and how I sometimes just draw a blank. That's not good for a gal in this business.

Then she explained that I can thank hormones for that. I was incredulous...see, I can think of THAT word but for the life of me could not spell the word "baler." Not only could I not spell it, I could not think of how to spell it, yet all that came to mind was the word "bailer."

Apparently, like mommy brain, which affects women when we're pregnant, and the PMS brain which affects our moods and emotions, well guess what. There is also an old lady brain that kicks in during these wonderful menopause years. And it's real. Sigh. I'll say this right here. These are just three examples of why I get upset when men think they are now women. No honey, you are not. Not until you struggle with just these areas of your brain not functioning correctly and there's not a lot that you can do about it. Being a woman messes with your from your teen years through at least menopause, so guys, don't even try to convince me on this one. It sucks.

In fact, I don't even mind if men chuckle and point, just don't do it when we're looking or you might be mopping up tears or missing a finger, you've been warned.

This week I wrote a story about how a farmer's "bailer" caught on fire as he was pulling the "bailer" through the field. Today that makes me chuckle. As I wrote it I thought, "man, that sounds like something to do with jailers, or someone who bails water." I knew it didn't look right, but my spell check wasn't giving me that red underline that said I was wrong. So I went with it.

Fortunately, in this crowd of readers that are here, I have a friend, (and I say that, because friends will say, "hey Valerie...") that said, "bale, baler, baling." I thanked him profusely, see, another word that I can think of and spell correctly.

But just to be clear, there was not a bailer aka person being pulled through a field behind a tractor. Neither was the bailer person on fire out in the farmer's field. There were bales in the field, bales on a baler behind the tractor and the baler caught on fire.

Shew.

And I thought that English was tough to teach to my kindergarteners, now I find myself at "grandma stage" rethinking every word I have to type!

So anyway, if you see something, say something. This old lady really DOES appreciate corrections! And I'm in a place in my life that the only reaction you'll get is a blush, not a flush, accompanied by an eye roll at myself. I won't rip your head off for pointing it out, that was a reaction for decades ago.

For the ladies in my age bracket, you really aren't losing your mind. Just your words temporarily. (And all the guys gave a cheer!) Anyway, here's an article on the topic. Click HERE! And thanks to my friend who is a professional who shared this with me.