I was surprised to say the least. I have known him since
2001, and he has driven the same car since.
He is not one to spend money unless absolutely necessary.
So he drove up unexpectedly in a brand new Lexus,
the visit was also unexpected.
Wait, that is not entirely true.
I have few firm rules, but one rule that I maintain,
as I have regretted each and every time I have not,
is that I expect a phone call before you stop by.
If you cannot be bothered to extend me that small
courtesy, I cannot be bothered to open the door.
My friend is aware of my policy, so he phoned
as he was turning onto my street to let me know
he would be arriving in the next thirty seconds or so.
When he arrived, he told me he cannot stay long,
as he was doing many important things that day,
but he wanted to know if I had some “extra money”,
he needed some gas.
Come to find out, the car was not his, and the owner
called less than one minute after his arrival at my house
to ask him what was taking so long.
Many people would seek an explanation,
I don’t concern myself with such delusions.
If he had wanted to explain, he would have.
Since he didn’t offer to fill me in,
if I had inquired, it would probably a crafted,
or spun, or cherry picked version of what
actually happened, leaving me thinking
I knew the truth, but really did not.
There I would exist, thinking I understood
perfectly well that the world was indeed flat.
Good Citizens, please do not assume this day,
this situation is an isolated incident, that it is
more than two standard deviations from the mean,
the foretold events are the norm, and I will strive
to provide more examples in the not to distant,
and/or the distant to extremely distant future.
It really depends on the barometric pressure,
most of my decisions and actions can be
explained and prognosticated by changes
in the barometric pressure.
