Late, Late, Late
Thursday, Sept. 02, 2004, 5:54 p.m.

QUESTION: Late again?

WHAT I LEARNED: A little late is still late.

There are days when�

I am late to everything all day long including getting out of bed in the morning. All through the day other events occur that make me even later than I could ever imagine being. For instance, yesterday it started as soon as I roll out of bed - LATE:

• There are no towels in the bathroom � locating them makes me LATER,
• All the makeup falls out of the big travel case that I keep under the sink and scatters across the bathroom tiles � some of it will never to be seen again. The cleanup makes me LATER,
• I have 4 pairs of clean stocking but only the last pair I try on does not have a major run in it � the stocking try-on-a-thon makes me LATER,
• I can�t find an actual pair of any summer work shoes although I have many � except that is for the pair that is starting to look like a pair of gardening shoes with heels - the search for the missing footwear makes me LATER,
• I step out the door only to discover that my daughter�s car is blocking me in � waiting for the car removal process to occur makes me LATER,
• My need for caffeine forces me to stop for coffee � waiting for a venti iced skim caramel macchiato with extra caramel please, makes me LATER,
• There is a 5-car fender-bender on the main road into town � the ensuing traffic jam makes me LATER,
• Downtown, the taxi-cab driver taking us to the client�s offices doesn�t know how to find the address and tries to convince us that we are just around the corner when if fact we are at least 8 blocks away � helping him to realize that we weren�t getting out and he was driving us to where we needed to go makes me LATER,
• The client extends the meeting by 15 minutes - the added meeting time makes me LATER,
• The next client we pay a visit to gets tied up herself and is late to arrive to our scheduled meeting � waiting on a sofa idling chatting with my colleague while we wait makes me LATER,
• A third client appointment ends with me walking down the street with a heavy projector case in hand while vainly trying to hail a cab - this 15 minute walk and wave adventure making me LATER,
• I stop by the bookstore and linger there; it doesn�t matter if I�m LATER now - I�m at lunch,
• I grab a sandwich � it is 3:00. LATER has caught up with NOW. I return the projector, answer my emails, and realize that I won�t be able to get to the rest of it until LATER.

Sometimes the events of my daily life make me think that I might be the star in my own little independent film, except the soundtrack is spotty, nobody knows their lines, and was not given any script approval rights. Perhaps I should renegotiate my contract and then again maybe not. I think with the right editing this could be Sundance material.

DETAILS: Coffee: frozen caramel coffee concoction + Listening to: music from Brazil + Observing: piles of papers + Thinking: how will I ever catch up? + Weather: it's summer, baby.

Today�s Suburban Strategy: A dirty garden?

Today�s Scenic Cam: Yosemite Valley vista.

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