Be Careful What You Ask For

One day Jon spotted a lamp by the roadside. He picked it up and rubbed it vigorously, and a genie appeared. "I'll grant you your fondest wish," the genie said.
Jon thought for a moment, then said, "I want a spectacular job — a job that no man has ever succeeded at or has ever-even attempted."
Poof!" said the genie. "You're a housewife
Originally published November 14, 2002.