Ever have one of those friends who doesn’t really stay in touch, unless she needs something? No? Only me? Well okay then
(just kidding– I’m assuming that some of you can relate though, to friends who cavalierly take advantage of your goodwill).

Anyway. I have this one friend who I haven’t actually heard from in … oh, I’d say since right before Christmas. Somewhere around there. Today I got an email out of the blue. “Hey, wanna come to this work thing with me? I know you’re on break, and it’ll be so much fun! You’ll love it!” The hidden condition, though, was that I would have to drive, because her husband’s car is in the shop and he’s using hers. No mention of her helping to defray costs either, which would be considerable, because to get where we were going, we’d be crossing the bridge and taking toll highways etc.

I wrote back that I was really really sorry, but my car’s out of commission, too, so I was going to have to take a pass at perusing the dental hygiene trade show booths with her. But if she ever wants to just hang out, go to dinner, a movie maybe, I’m totally down with that.

I will bet you nine thousand dollars** right now that I won’t be hearing from her again for another three months.

*Whoever can tell me where the title comes from and what it has to do with this post gets a prize. Like a real prize.
**You will have to collect this nine thousand dollars from someone other than me. And try not to get arrested.