Just in case you believed you were the only one who ever performed a certain behavior, be assured that everybody you’ve ever met has had a version of the following experience:

1. Wondering if there’s anything anywhere in your home which might permit you to be one of the winners on “Antiques Roadshow,” because, after all, “Antiques Roadshow”has the same sorts of winner and loser as less sophistcated programs like “Bowling for Dollars” or “Can You Eat Something As Big as Your Head?” You want to be the person talking to one of the Christie’s twins saying “Gosh, I had no idea Grandma’s teeth were worth so much! Of course they are an heirloom and we would never sell them,” while humming “We'r'e In The Money" and making plans to marry a seventeen-year-old named Taylor.

2. Going into a toy store, ostensibly to look for a gift for a child, but really to play with things. This might entail actually purchasing a toy for a child but deciding to keep the toy for one’s self.

3. Believing that your pet is actually someone you knew in a former life. Alternatively, believing that your pet is the reincarnation of a relative who has already “passed over”--sort of like the old t.v. show “My Mother The Car” but in this case “My Mother The Bichon Frise.”

4. Being certain that at least one former boyfriend or girlfriend has Googled you to see if your name comes up. Not that you would ever Google a former flame, no siree, not you. And you’d never check on Linked-In, MySpace or Facebook, either.

5. Buying a garment on sale and thinking “When I lose those five pounds, this will look amazing.”