Open Mouth-Insert Foot

Our actions are dictated and governed by the end result of conclusive final judgements based upon analytical analysis of the logical order initiated by a given set of information values whether it be true or false, half truths, perceived, or preconceived, or circumstantial in nature. When assumptions are entered into the equation, then our judgements can become tainted and misguided often resulting in under/over reactions and a final end result of wrong conclusions which can inflict hurt and injury to innocent individuals, often the ones we love. Having said this, Let the story begin:

I was fortunate to have a job that was only about fifteen minutes away from my home. My wife often drops me off  at work to run her errands while I am at work. When she exits the freeway, she makes a left turn under the freeway and I am on the corner in the parking lot for a quick rescue from a demanding day.

My job was especially hard this hot summer day. It was the middle part of July and the hot Texas sun proved to be unrelenting as I worked on the hot asphalt in the parking lot. Please keep in mind that it shows no mercy as it drains you of your energy. You begin to notice how sweaty you are as your shirt collar begins to clings to the back of your neck and sweat drips from your chin. Your feet are also are burning and tired. After all, you feel like you have been in an oven all day. All I could think about was quitting time and resting in the cool air conditioned apartment.

When I clocked out, I went into the parking lot to wait for my wife. With anticipation, I would watch each cycle of cars as the cars would make the left turn under the freeway. As I waited, the sun was bearing down upon me. As I am wilting from the heat, questions arise in my mind. Is this the cycle of cars that my wife is making her left turn? As the cycle of cars are depleted, I began to ask myself, "Where can she be and why was she late? She knows what time I get off.

With every cycle of cars there was no wife. My temperature would rise with each cycle of cars that my wife was not a part of. An hour has now passed and now I was fit to be tied!!! I was really hot, not just from the sun!!! I walked backed into the building and picked up the phone to call her. When she picked up the phone, I got even hotter, for I knew she still was fifteen minutes away!! WHY DIDN'T YOU COME AFTER ME I SCREAMED???!!!
A soft voice on the other end said, "Honey, You took the car today".
Silence........................................................................................................

(I had parked behind the building in the parking lot.)

Please refer to the first paragraph.