Whenever I catch up with an old friend, there are parts of our conversation that I remember for a long time. It could be about anything, but this occasion, it’s about cars.<\/p>\n
NC and I are friends from a little while back. She had just returned from an overseas trip, with many stories about life, boys and their toys. <\/p>\n
We continue to chat. One story about trashing quad bikes, another about an insurance job on a car, and finally about twenty-somethings with their expensive cars. By this time, both of us are sick of these yuppie types splashing about with too much money. <\/p>\n
I bring the conversation down to earth with this line: “And yet, here we are driving around in our Subarus, keeping out of trouble”. It’s a great line isn’t it?<\/p>\n
I guess what I’m trying to say here is that it never hurts to have a little humility. And that good, old-fashioned, face-to-face conversations have long-lasting effects.<\/p>\n
And that I have always admired NC for who she is. Maybe if you’re lucky, I might tell you more about why I admire her, and why I’ll never be hers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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