On holding ones tongue

at the planetarium of hickeys

There is a difference dear reader, between being friends with someone and being friendly.

There are people who we know and those with whom we are familiar.

You have people like this in your life.

You don’t really know that person who makes your coffee each day but to you they are familiar.

Sure, you might share a friendly word or two but that certainly does not make you friends.

That leaves the question dear reader, how far do you take your interactions with these folks?

What kinds of questions and conversations are permitted and which are forbidden?

Ricky and I take lunch each day in the same place - Glooscap Landing. There’s a gas station and a Tim Hortons. It’s badly laid out and the washrooms are filthy.

If I could give it zero stars and a lower recommendation, I would but on Google Maps, the worst review you can give is one star. And given how filthy that shit hole is, one star feels like all the reparations that rat hole deserves.

There are some staff there with whom Ricky and I are fam…