Escaping Vanity

         The gift of space and time, like food will spoil as they age. There's a responsibility we have as caregivers and neighbors to keep folks on the radar. Just enough to say hello and not too far away to deliver first aid. Like a runner on first base, we take a stride and get a lead. We're ready for action and waiting to run home. But, sometimes that lead off gets us picked off.      We get a comfortable distance from the safest and closest base. Forgetting to check what's going on around us. Caught high and dry and tagged out. This happens to everyone at some point. We only meant to enhance our team. No one is out there trying to be left on base or caught stealing.     Communication often mimics the base runners of baseball. We work hard and wear down the lady to make it to first base. We've hit it off and ended up on base. Sometimes additional bases for the lucky strikes. We often only get so far. This is where my analogy seemingly runs out. However, I didn't

         Speeding by her street to stretch the trip another three miles. He’s using the screenshots from their online order to surprise her. Yes, he is much later than the time he promised to be there. No, he won’t hear the end of it. Luckily, he’s got his priorities in order.          She loves to add the potatoes to her Taco Bell delicacies. Each item costs a little more. Also, he doesn’t even like their drink choices. Even so, he’s ordering a Crunch Wrap Supreme combination. They give you a taco and a drink. He’s not going to have a single drop. She is.         You see Mountain Dew is like the chaser behind her favorite midnight snacks. They’re like the alcohol she never knew. Forget Fireball and fancy named mixed drinks. The drive-thru is the place to get your fix. This time he’s doing it unannounced.         Sure, he will get a phone call asking where he is. Because she expects him to be punctual. However, he’s going to deliver a white lie to her sweet ears and then a powerful