I have no idea how it happened. Well, that’s not entirely true. I do have an idea as to how it happened, but my idea will no doubt raise a few eyebrows. It can’t be helped.

All my summer shorts and t-shirts have shrunk! 

At some point, before summer 2025 arrived, a poltergeist, defined as a ghost that can move physical objects, snuck into my home, captured all my summer shorts and shirts, and proceeded to shrink them.

This might sound silly to you and I accept that. That said, please consider this.  My summer shorts have fit me for several years. Same with my shirts. We’ve been friends, allies, I am the right size for them, and they are (were!) the right size for me.

Imagine putting on shorts you know fit you and suddenly they’re too tight. Same with the shirts, too tight.

Growing my understanding of this unwanted, unfair, inexplicable shrinkage, is on my mind.

Well, to make a long story short (something I’ve never been skilled at) the other day I stepped on the scale. The clothes had not shrunk at all. I, it seems, have enlarged.