A couple of strange misperceptions have occurred for me lately.

First, as I drove on Hwy 580 recently, I saw a billboard from a distance that looked as if it presented the image of a bunch of children in a river raft. As I drove closer, it became clear that the raft of chilrden was in fact a Quizno's sub. The bread slices looked like the inflated sides of the raft, and the meat slices looked like the children.

Second, earlier today I looked in by rearview mirror and saw the back of another car. The make of the car appeared to be "URANUS." However, as I looked again, "URANUS" turned out to be "SUBARU." Part of the issue was the fact that the letters were reversed in the mirror.

Instances of this type have happened more frequently as I've aged and slept less.

Think about it -- or not.