Why must people keep their umbrellas raised when walking under scaffolding? WHY? You aren’t even getting wet and there’s so little room for the width of the umbrellas!

Same goes for people who keep their umbrella raised as they walk down the steps into the subway.

And I saw a woman going from an office into a waiting car — with a guy holding an umbrella over her head for the walk from the building to the curb. I thought for a second, maybe she just had her hair done, but the office she was leaving was a doctor’s office according to the nameplate on the door.

I want to tell these people that they won’t melt if they get a little wet. They can’t be exposed for ten seconds to the elements?

The weather the past few days has been delightful, and it really makes for good spirits (if you weren’t an achy mess). Wouldn’t it be nice if in the depths of winter, we could get two summer-like days each month just to get out of those dismal and cold spells for just 48 hours?

WHY do you have to leave summer weather? Stay a little longer.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Most of my WHY Wednesdays are complaints and most are silly and in good fun. But this post, this is for real.

I don’t think I know anyone that doesn’t know anyone affected by cancer — breast or otherwise. I know far too many people affected by this horrible disease.

Here’s my plea today. Be aware. Get checked. Take care of yourself. Ensure you are aware.

And if you are so inclined, make a donation to one of the many organizations that look to find a cure for any cancer of your choosing – there are plenty.

Just because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month doesn’t mean you can’t be aware of all the cancers out there. There are plenty of organizations, including the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Uniting Against Lung Cancer.

Because the biggest question should be WHY. WHY isn’t there a cure?

Full disclosure: A close friend of mine works for Uniting Against Lung Cancer. I have not been asked to include her organization, and I receive absolutely no incentive for doing so.

I know breast cancer survivors and I have a very dear friend whose mother lost her battle. Both of my ‘poppys’ battled with lung cancer. Eradicating cancer is very close to my heart.

Readers,

Some of you send me rough ideas for WHY Wednesdays…and I thought WHY should I be the only one posting for WHY Wednesday?

If you need any inspiration you can search in the categories along the right side of the blog, click on the link for WHY Wednesday and you can see my previous WHY Wednesday posts.

Send me your write up for WHY Wednesday. It can be about ANYTHING your heart desires!

Email me your very own WHY Wednesday and I will post it as a future WHY Wednesday right here on Simply Three Cents!

Why does food poisoning linger and ruin the whole darn day? Why can’t you get it out of your system and be done with it? In one shot. There’s no need for it to be an all day affair. One and done.

I was struck with either food poisoning or something that absolutely did not agree with me last week. While spending a lazy day on the couch at home dealing and recovering, I noticed that daytime television doesn’t cater to viewers with food poisoning or even a sour stomach. I did a ton of channel changing because watching the morning news shows was making me even sicker. Each segment focused on food or drink and sometimes food and drink. It wasn’t until I scrolled into the higher numbered channels where I could find old 90s sitcoms, and ultimately doze off for a bit. (This is a compliment to those old shows.)

What I did learn is that I should have a back up bottle of ginger ale and saltines in my kitchen for days like this. The current beverage choices in my fridge were various flavors of seltzer, water, apple juice, grapefruit juice and tomato juice. Those juices were not ideal for a sour stomach. I never got enough energy up to go and make those crucial purchases. But now I know – those are definitely my emergency kit, and need to be a staple in my household.

WHY Wednesday.