The Clever Gypsy is in my head.

The other day, I was listening to my iPod. I had it in my jacket pocket at the time, or so I thought. I reached into the pocket. It wasn't there.

I was stricken. To me, my iPod is like a puppy that drools diamonds. My eyes got wide, and I nearly had a full-on panic attack. Some clever gypsy had stolen my music computer.

The thing is, I had this attack while I was listening to my iPod. I was hearing music while I was freaking out. The iPod was just in another pocket.

Anyway, my panic had a nice soundtrack.

Go ahead. Laugh. It is funny.

But don't pretend that the clever gypsies aren't out there, lurking.