The Missed Dentist Appointment

I missed my dentist’s appointment today, due to a combination of factors:

• It was scheduled six weeks ago.
• They didn’t call me yesterday to confirm (even the cleaning people call to confirm).
• My calendar doesn’t automatically show me what’s happening today, and I don’t have enough stuff on it (even though I’m busy) that I check it all the time.
• I somehow set an alarm for one week AFTER the event. Why the hell would you want to set an alarm after an event?