Yesterday I was supposed to have ice cream twice but alas, it was not to be. The first was the usual Wednesday at 3:00 visit from the ice cream truck. However, when my boss called the ice cream man, he said he wasn't coming due to the questionable weather. Because as everyone knows, no one wants to eat ice cream when it's raining or even cloudy with a chance of rain, or altogether questionable in some way.

The second ice cream was for the evening at the ice cream place up the street from my apartment. I had made plans with a lady from my book club to go for ice cream since she lives near me. The ice cream place up the street is fabulous because they have a huge sign that says "open until 11pm, every night, all summer" and I have been known to go there at various times and on various evenings. We arrived to find it closed with a note on the door that said, "we will be closing early on Wednesday, August 11th, for our company outing." Well they have some nerve. And of all the days.

My book club acquaintance and I had a walk around the neighborhood and then went back to my place for tarot card readings. It was actually a nice time. I had been wary about getting together with this particular book club lady. She is funny and friendly, but a little rough around the edges. Also, I knew she lived near me, by herself, and that she was a little older than me so I assumed her to be in her 30's. Something about age came up and I said, "how old are you?" I was amazed when she told me she is 48. 48!!! A full 20 years older than me. That was almost as shocking as the ice cream place being closed before 11:00.
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