Lost

No. Not that LOST. Then Iβd have to explain things to the wife and Iβd be in a lot of trouble.
I went out shopping today by my lonesome. I had several things left to pick up for the wifeβs Christmas and a few things for the kids.
The kids both have the flu and the wife stayed home with them. The original plan was a day out on Monday for Samβs birthday and he had planned to head to his favorite place in the world, Joeβs Classic Video Games. So I headed downtown to pick up some things I know heβll enjoy.
And then I took a wrong turn.
I ended up in a run down part of town. Somewhere Iβd never seen before. It was surprising to see the change from gentrified downtown to this. It really shows you where the money is spent and where it isnβt. Itβs sad.
Some people can buy it and donβt care. Others canβt afford it and put care into what they have. A little paint here, a live plant there, shows love for where one lives.
The bought side is perfection all the way. But not somewhere Iβd rather be.
Back in the world of shiny plastic and traffic, I grabbed some lunch, finished up my shopping, and headed out of the city. Iβm a country boy at heart. I was born and raised there, and the cities aren’t for meβeven the small ones. I wouldn’t say I like town that much.
I took a turn off the main road and headed down a back road I used to run a lot when I drove a Coke truck.
And then I took a wrong turn.
Except this time it was just a long, winding country road that Iβd never needed to go down before, just like I didn’t need to go down it today.
I had no signal, and my map wasn’t working on the phone, but how bad could it be. All roads lead somewhere, and they either connect to another or end. The worst-case scenario was I’d have to turn around.
I was listening to a political podcast and thinking about our country and the way it is right now.
We’ve lost the signal, our map isn’t working.
The best–case scenario is that we have to turn around.
That’s it. That’s the post.
Seegars