Grrrr! Frustrated beyond belief!! !

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I am about ready to take a shotgun to every goddamn squirrel in Washington Park.

I am also going to take every hoodie I own and burn them.

Today I took my sister to the park, and after watching her on the playground for a bit, I decided to go do some ninja training in the nearby grove of trees. Before I started, I took my high school class ring, which I have worn with pride since I got it my junior year, off my finger and put it in my hoodie pocket. About 30 minutes later my sister came to find me and told me she wanted to go home. I went to get my bike, and as I did I reached into my hoodie pocket for my ring. Well, I had been jumping and flipping around the park for the past half hour, and what happens to a small object inside the pocket of one's hoodie when one moves around too much?

I went back to look for it, but I had to stop five minutes into my search because my goddamn brat of a sister would not shut up. I had to take her home and then come back, which pissed me off even more because even though she had brought her scooter with her, she refused to ride it and instead walked while dragging it behind her, which slowed us down even more. I spent an hour searching among fallen leaves and piles of snow for it, to no avail. I am now quite sure that some squirrel stole it and is using it for nesting material.

And if things werent bad enough, this is the third time I've lost something valuable after storing it in a hoodie pocket. The first two times it was my mp3 player.

The only thing I have going for me is my warranty with Jostens, the company that manufactured the ring. I can get it replaced for about $60, as opposed to the $300 it cost me for the original. It still wont be the same to me, but hopefully my friends wont know the difference.

@#$% my life.

Ninja training? Maybe you should've learned something from the last time you lost something out of your hoody pocket. Maybe it would've been safer on your finger.

I have to agree with protest_the_hero on this one - you already lost a couple of things which are larger than a ring out of a hoodie pocket - time to stop putting things of value in the hoodie pocket.

As for squirrels picking it up and using it for nesting material - I highly double it. Sometimes crows take things and use them for nesting materials, who knows.

Put up some signs saying that you lost the ring and offer a reward (how about $50 - which is less than the cost of a replacement ring).

If it had huge sentimental value, try googling "treasure hunters" in your area. "Treasure Hunters" are people who like to walk around with a metal detector and look fr stuff like this. Some of them charge, some do it for free because they get a kick out of finding stuff like this. They might be able to help you search the area where you were ninja-ing.

Definition of insanity...
Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

Keep the hoodies, just don't put things in the pocket.

Check into special ops, tactical gear for low profile pouches to keep important stuff in... like Navy Seal or Special Forces... who don't make the mistake of carrying anything unsecured.

Know anyone with a metal detector?

Know anyone with a mental detector?