Someheimers
Stood in front of a door at the grocery store mall yesterday, bags in hand, for what must’ve been ten seconds waiting for it to open before I realized it wasn’t an automatic door. An awkward moment when you look left and right to see if you’ve been observed or not. You can never be too sure that someone with an over exaggerated sense of public safety won’t whip out their cell phone and call security: “I just saw him walk out the door, officer. He was standing there mumbling to himself. He’s in the parking now, moving among the cars!”
Later on during my errand run I was waiting in line at the Walgreens wearing my new hoodie when it caught the eye of a woman in front of me.
“Pathetic, right?” I said.
No no she said, I completely understand. Emphasis hers. Right then I knew she knew that I knew what she meant. I’d stopped in to buy a Paypal cash card, loaded it with $200 and paid the $3.95 fee. Odd they charge a fee to deposit money. Can you imagine your bank doing that? Still, it’s a convenient way to pay service providers monthly, Netflix for instance, and you know what they say, no convenience shall go uncharged. We’ve been watching House of Cards on Netflix. I sorta like it. Okay, sure, the Underwoods are the kind of couple who’d thrust a dagger in your back and enjoy a smoke or run together afterward, not exactly empathy begging behavior, but the show is reasonably well plotted and entertaining overall. Plus Claire is pretty hot. Happy Wife said Claire (Robin Wright) used to be married to Sean Penn. Srsly? Ick.
Earlier in the day after a few hours of productive work I ventured out for a bike ride:
I’m leading a bike tour up here this summer and thought to myself, “Dude, it’s already mid-April. Better get that winter-fattened butt of yours in the saddle and get in shape.” Happy Wife and our friend Sally will be the sag drivers for this tour. Before that, in May, we have friends visiting from Oregon, then a wedding in San Fran in June, followed by the tour, then my sister, niece and great nephew are coming up for a week.
Not long after that the leaves will begin to turn and… I’ll be seen in front of that grocery store door again, mumbling to myself.