Found but not lost?

I recently received a call from a criminal investigator at El Paso International Airport.

Apparently they found my wallet (which contained my driver's license, student ID, and credit card among other things) when they were moving things around at the airport. Here's the interesting part: as far as I knew, I never lost my wallet. And I haven't been to El Paso since last June.

He did have the right person -- he knew all about me from Googling my name. So I had him mail the wallet to me. It arrived yesterday. Sure enough, it was mine!

So my wallet, driver's license, student ID, and credit card were lost in El Paso for almost A YEAR and I didn't even know they were gone!! Don't you hate when that happens?


[If you can't figure out how this is possible, a few details might help: it was my (expired) California driver's license, my San Jose State Univ. student ID, and an old bank card that I cancelled years ago. And back in June 2005, I kept my current license, student ID, and credit card loose in my pocket rather than in my wallet.

But I still can't figure out how I lost that wallet! Maybe someone stole it out of my bag and then tossed it when they realized it was worthless.]

posted by Matt @ 12:16 AM