The tuition of in

The tuition of in

You sometimes hear otherwise well intentioned people say, listen to your heart, be true to yourself or let your conscious be your guide. To this, I would like to humbly add; When you ask yourself a question, answer it. LOUDLY, verbally and with as much logic and veracity as you can muster at the moment. If it also happens to coincide with a talking heart, the truth of self and/or the guidance of your inner tour guide, all the better.

"Maybe we should catch an earlier boat.", was that question, but instead of performing the exercise outlined above, he dismissed the calling, and went back to the studio to order two books on-line for two young friends who would be celebrating their birthday next week. Sure, he qualified for free shipping (using Amazon prime), but the eventual cost of the decision, or of deciding not to amend the decision, would cost him. About a grand.

So he sat at Gate A2 in drizzling Seattle, one day later, waiting for his flight to Philadelphia, connecting to Frankfurt. True, Brittany at Hotwire.com had been very helpful in making the changes, getting a refund for him when none was available (or even possible according to the not-so-fine print), and booking a room at the Radisson, but that was all expo facto. Fact was, he missed the flight, and all his arguments with the Lufthansa agent(s), centering on the fact that he could still get a boarding pass check two bags, clear TSA security, and get to the gate in less than 35 minutes, were having the same effect that a driver clocked at 100 in a 55 zone has with a motorcycle cop. In both cases you need to make a call, the former to the hotwire 800 number and the latter to your lawyer. As consolation, he supposed that he should be happy talking to Brittany instead of a public defender, or, considering the way he commandeered RG's PT Cruiser in trying to get to the airport, both.

He would eat the difference. A costly error in judgment. All was not lost. A lesson had been re-learned. Life goes on. We'll be in Frankfurt tomorrow. Happy 4th of July. The tuition of in. Education is expensive these days.