My buddy James stopped by tonight - "What the hell has been going on?" James works security around town and had just wrapped a gig at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) - "I tell you what village idiot - society is becoming so lazy that we will have technology wiping our asses for us in a few years." I then ask him if he was working during the power outages - "Yip, it happened twice, and I was at both of them. The power goes out at the largest electronics show in the world. Where is the irony in that?"
He asks what I have been up to today.- "Trading insults. One of my buddies is mad at me and I am pissed at him." "Which one?" James says - "My friend Billy in Minnesota. He said a few things I didn't appreciate so I let him know in no uncertain terms he was far from perfect." James is a mild guy for the most part and thus suggests I forget about it - "I'll get over it. I always do," I then add, "It's just that he gets a little too righteous for me. I use to just laugh things off. Nowadays, I find myself not wanting to do that so much. It's one of those deals where he can dish it out but not take it, so to speak." James tells me he has a number of buddies like that and just to forget about it and move on - "I will," I then add, "It's just that he is one of my best friends and I don't want things to be bad between us, but then again, a guy can only put up with so much."
The talk turns to spring training baseball - "Mark the 23rd of March on your calendar. We are going to Phoenix and watching the Royals take on the Dodgers." James informs me he has never attended a professional baseball game and is looking forward to it - "You are going to love spring training my friend. We will head through the Grand Canyon on our way back."
It is time for him to leave, as he parts, he adds - "Don't get worked up about your friend in Minnesota. He was probably having a bad day and you know how people can be when they are having a bad day." I tell him he gives good advise and then ask who he thinks will win the Super Bowl - "Belicheater, the way they have been pounding teams lately and with Tom Brady at QB1. Who can beat them?"
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