Making the right choice
Me: Sometimes, I wonder what my life woulda been like if I went to Dresden for that LLM.
Her: Well, there’d be no [son], no Alison, and no Firecracker.
Me: Maybe I’d have a son named, “Hansel.”
My kid went to a bday party around the way today and it was an interesting experience, at least for me.
Years ago, my buddies Johnny, RE Mike, Sheridan, and I all met up a few blocks south of my pad to check out a building that was for sale.
We were potentially gonna buy it, back before everything went to hell and I actually had some scratch.
We almost bought it, but Johnny felt it woulda been too much work. He wasn’t wrong per se but, in hindsight, I wish we did it.
Then again, Johnny and RE Mike never did get along.
Anywho, the reason I was thinking alla this is because the party took place inside the building we once almost bought.
It was markedly different/better than when I first saw it.
Most of the building was renovated with the first floor rented out to a small business.
Alla the things that Johnny was concerned about were addressed and it was fascinating to see the directions the new owners went in.
I spend a lotta time thinking about my possible pasts; what my life would have been like had I taken one path over another.
Used to do it pretty often when I was younger but, as the years go on and the branches accumulate, I find myself there in more situations.
Still, I can’t imagine a life without my son or Alison.
And the Firecracker has been an unexpectedly nice surprise in my life.
Her: (laughs) Yes, but he wouldn’t be [your son], he would have been someone different.
Me: Then I made the right choice then.
Speaking of Dresden, the Firecracker and I’ve been discussing heading to Europe together at some point while her friend was away and staying at the friend’s pad.
I’ll let you know if that happens.
Location: A building I almost bought before my old life ended
Mood: pensive
Music: Down like the sun at the end of the day (Spotify)
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