PORCH PONDERINGS

Lost Notebook

Looking for a lost item, I found a notebook I had taken on a trip to Seattle in 2008. I jotted some notes while waiting for lunch.

So, at Denny's, there were no fewer than three people on cell phones. And two of them were loud enough to be distracting. Two older women, not elderly, talking to whomever and eating at the same time.

And at another table some man asking "How old do you think I am? I look 29 but I'm really 37. My parents were born in 1906...." What? That wouldn't be possible. He was born in 1971. His mother would have been 65.
(Off in the margin of my notes I have
2008
37
1971
1906
65)
Then somehow the subject changed to his wife's car accident and all her problems since then. I can't imagine what the woman with him thought. Was it a date? Or just a casual friend? If so, why would you talk about your wife's ovarian cysts? I mean, talking about gyno problems is conversation for a doctor-patient relationship, or husband-wife private time.

What kind of lunch did you have during your school days? I kind of remember bologna and Fritos. Maybe there was an apple or orange? I never bought lunch because I was too shy to wait in line.

Crutches - I made it to 57 without crutches. Suddenly I have surgery and need to use them for two weeks. How do you use them? They say put all your weight on your hands. Crutches first, then your good leg and then your injured leg. Too much concentration post-op.

Well - quite a curious bunch of rambling. To tell you the truth, I had forgotten about this notebook! As I read a few more pages, there is some good stuff in here. More to come later!