Why On Earth?
“Hello.â€
“Hey, ______, where are you?â€
“Where am I? I’m at college.â€
“I know that, but where at college?â€
“I’m in my room.â€
“Studying again?â€
“No, I’m about to play some football and then have dinner. Why’d you call?â€
“I need to know when you ran into the back of my truck. That was two or three years ago?â€
“Wait…that was the winter of my junior year.â€
“So that’s three years. Junior, Senior and now Freshman in college.â€
“No, that’s two years. Junior to senior is one and senior to Freshman is one more.â€
“But… .â€
“Don’t argue with me. I’m the mathematician. Why do you want to know.â€
“I finally got the bumper fixed and I’m going to write it up. I’m not going to say who did it, but I will say how easy it was to fix and how stupid I’ve been.â€
“How much did it cost to fix?â€
“Forty-five dollars. And the estimate had been for fifty, but the guy said it took him less time than he figured.â€
“That’s all? You can tell them who did it. I don’t mind, I learned something from it.â€
“It was just an accident. Matt stopped in the snow and you didn’t. It’s not about you but me. How could I have waited two years? It’s been such a pain in the ass. With the bumper pushing against the tailgate, I could barely close the thing. And because the bumper covered up the hole which gives me access to lower the spare tire, I really haven’t had a spare. All that time, all that aggravation and for what?â€
“Forty-five bucks. Go ahead, tell them I did it.â€
Hansen Auto Body
5 R Willow St
Acton, MA 978-263-6606
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Faux painting of faux fruit. Very nice colors, lighting and composition. This version is even more like an oil painting:
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ed/faux_faux.jpg
(And what is the connection to the $45 collison?)
Comment by rakkity — September 21, 2006 @ 10:40 am
I know who did it and I owe you $50….
Love the photo – but I agree with rakkity – what is the connection ?? not that there really needs to be one…”beauty balanced by collison chaos”?
Comment by BirdBrain — September 21, 2006 @ 12:44 pm
There is no connection because the real connections I’m able to make become fewer by the day. Which raises a tired old saw, and that is unless I get some help here, I’ll just continue to post music videos, or dead mother stories, or dialogues with strangers. I know rakkity {I like your “oil painting” better} is poised to assist, but I don’t hear any other offers.
Comment by michael — September 21, 2006 @ 7:05 pm
Michael you’re whining. If I ever have an interesting story I’ll send it along. I’m taking both dogs to the vet tomorrow, but I doubt that will yield anything. I went to the Sox game Tuesday night for no other reason than to Watch Ortiz break the HR record. It didn’t happen Tuesday. That would have been a good story with pictures. Caroline is coming home Sunday. Maybe that will inspire me. In the meantime, how about we compromise and you get one day a week to post a youtube video. We can call it Youtube Friday, or even Michael’s Youtube Friday.
Comment by Chris — September 21, 2006 @ 8:28 pm
You would think my current life as an unpaid, nonmigratory, migrant worker would be fertile ground. So far, nothing but pretty apples.
And, I second Chris on the one YouTube day a week, named in your honor, of course!
Comment by FierceBaby — September 21, 2006 @ 9:24 pm
I vote for dialogues with strangers 6 days a week, and everyone else will take up the slack, with a youtube thrown in occasionally. Mike should be compiling those “interviews” into a book!
Comment by rakkity — September 22, 2006 @ 10:11 am
Maybe I am whining and maybe I’m finding out who still cares about me.
Comment by michael — September 22, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
“Mike should be compiling those “interviews†into a book!”
Or running for cover in case one of my non-fictional characters stumbles upon their story. That’s what’s holding me back from publishing my latest.
Comment by michael — September 23, 2006 @ 6:38 am