Down the Shore

My New-Years-Resolution was to get to know Easton
better. That is where I went today. Grabbed some coffee,
stopped at Trader Joe's, then across the bridge to Easton.
Went to Lu Ev, and bought a small painting. Wandered
the streets, and got Izzy a couple of things, and some more
coffee. Then went back to the gallery to pick-up my new
picture. Guess who I ran into? (You will N-E-V-E-R guess!)
Vice President Dick Cheney! The Secret Service swarmed
the place. Then I noticed some G.O.P. Senators in hunting
gear. When asking in a shop if they were Hillary hunting,
I got a disapproving look. :)

Another friend has dropped off of my radar. A friend from
Church, and a vacation "bud" has essentially walked away from
their life. While I fully understand . . it's still unpleasant. I
have mentioned them before as a couple in the middle of
dissolving their relationship. Sad, but true. What are you
gonna do in this situation?? Nothing you can do. Watch, it
will end up being me who is the bad guy.

One of my "chores" while the parents are away is to be the
"church taxi" for one of their friends. Had I known she was
going to blow off the holy-holy tomorrow, I would have stayed
in Easton overnight. SCHEISSE!!! She waits until late in the
day to tell me, and then it's too late to salvage the day/night.

12 days until the make-it-or-break-it event. Sadly, I am
all but willing to bet that the "test" is failed, and the outcome
will be "Nagasaki." 'nuff said on that.

I wanna move to the shore, and start over.


Abend.