Sometimes, one sits and thinks of friends, or more correctly, friends who have fallen by the wayside over the years. Sometimes of paths not taken, decisions not made, calls not accepted, of ignored, or not made. Sometimes, one contemplates their current position in life and wonders about all the things that could have been, that might have happened, that would have become. Sometimes something as simple as pausing to tie ones shoes can save your life, of be the key catalyst to end it. Over the years as one ages, one makes choices, chooses things to both do, and not do, that continue to influence where one's ultimate destination may be. The simple act of pausing to sniff a flower may stir up long forgotten memories of a past love, or send one to the ER because of an alergy. Random actions and random interactions continue to bombard us with choices, decisions, and their repercusions. A wrong word, a misunderstood act, a misinterpreted gesture, and years of ones life may become meaningless. The right word, an insightful act, an appreciated gesture on the other hand, could be the simple key to decades of happiness. Where could all of the roads not taken have led? Where did everyone go, who was once there, but no longer? Ironies of running into them years, even decades later, due to a series of seemingly random trivia. The girl you once crushed over in high school, now 20 years later a doctors assistant, the only reason you see this doctor due to a random act of bad fortune, brought about by a freak event of nature years past. The childhood best friend, long since out of touch, found in a newsletter happy and well, or long since departed from this plane of material existence. An act of random indiscretion done in ones youth, arising 30 years later to sabotage a dream never even considered when one was young. Causes, effects and more causes. Where does it all begin, and where does it all end? Sometimes, I wonder..........
If only I could convince the gin and tonic I'm in that I'm a lemon, it would all be grand. 
