Just Not Into It

I was out today regardless I was up early and you know taking a taxi or even if one took a bus it's not that freedom of driving in areas that one has the flexibility to take pictures. Unless one wants to spend a fortune. The tab ran up to fifty dollars by the time I had arrived home.

Mind you it's warmer now and the forecast indicates that it's going to be much warmer for the next few days - to the point where one can even just wear a jacket and no gloves. But today I was just getting in the groove of just taking pictures but as I was talking to the cab driver he too would carry a camera with him as he went all over the city. Yet he did it while he was on the job. I ended up at a restaurant called "Mr. Ribs" and I had a great time having lunch while talking with some of the people there. There is one old friend of mine that used to be in a band of mine but from what I heard he is in there all the time and drinking till the end of the night. Francaise kind of went the wrong direction. So often my brother has wanted me to get together with him and yet for nearly five years I have come to find that Francaise or "Frank" as they seem to know him in there has become a wall fixture.

I enjoyed the meal and I enjoyed the young lady that was serving as the only part of the restaurant that was open was the bar section. So I had myself a beer with my lunch and chummed with the guys. But it was obvious to me that these were ones that were wall fixtures too within a bar. I never ....................never want to end up this way nor will. As they could be doing so much more with life especially those that were married which were most of them. And for me it's never been my place to sit and drink and pour out all your thoughts. Then here was a girl that was leaving for a part of Latin America in August we talked and talked. She knew I was not a regular and after it all and some of the early morning shots well I had a good lunch as well as I had a good discussion but bars are not the place that I ever wish to dwell.

Seemingly they all were in good spirits only after they had loaded down a few pints. I would much rather be at the gym and doing the same thing with the guys and gals there as it's a great place and as soon as I get this car I so look forward to getting into the swing of things. My hopes are that this car will be ready on or before the end of the week. It's not a brand new car but it's good enough. Yet this morning while walking downtown I went into several places. I rise so early that I didn’t realize that by the time I was dropped off that nothing really was open yet so I just walked around and then after an hour and a half I headed back up to my region of the city.

The city seemed quiet but then again most were probably having their own breakfast at home. How we rely on our cars or vehicles - gosh I certainly have known. In the summer it's much different as you can walk and walk. In the winter it's kind of different.