The last to know.

"So you're in love with someone else
Someone who burns within your soul
And it looks like I am the last to know
I hear you've never felt so alive
So much desire beyond control
And as usual I am the last to know."

Sometimes we think we are astute and on top of things, only to find out we completely missed the point. I know it all too well.

If I travel back in time to when I used to watch "The Wonder Years," I think back to when Kevin would know exactly what was about to happen only to learn he could not have been any further off base.For me, it might have been when I liked someone and was sure she had feelings; she did often times, but her her feelings went right around me and focused on someone else. It's okay, I lived through it.

Or it might have been when I was so sure our next child would have to be a boy---I mean how many girls can one guy have and still be sane? Each time I  learned one more girl just added to the craziness of our home. I am happy to report my youngest is 8 and there are no children on the horizon. That is unless my son and his wife decide to pop some news in the future. With my luck, when they do have a baby, it'll be a boy. 

Predicting the future has never been one of my strengths. Part of me wishes I could do it, but I am sure if I really knew the winning lottery numbers every time, I would likely be bored with the billions of dollars I would win. I am willing to give it a try, and yes, I guess as readers I will let you know what it's like when it happens.

One of the times I was truly duped was when I went to a sales meeting and learned we were going  horseback riding. if you have been reading "Snap. Shot." for any period time, you may remember horseback riding ranks at the very bottom of what I enjoy doing. Maybe, and just maybe, going to the dentist is fighting it for the dead last position--but it's a tough fight for that spot.

So here we are on our way to the stables, directly from the airport, and the entire sales team is talking about how they are looking forward to going riding after our long flight. I have to believe anyone who was looking back in the bus saw the excitement on my face. If they truly thought they saw it, they were mistaken. As we pull up to what I thought was the barn, I notice a hotel sign; I was confused. Then everyone, and I mean everyone, turned around and stared at me and then started to laugh. Yes, the entire team, probably 30 people, were all in on the gag. I was not mad, I just knew who did it and that there would be payback. Just another time. 

The photo above was actually taken by my wife. Whereas I really liked the photo for its artistic beauty, today I heard from a business associate who said, "I really liked the photo on your site that looked like a horse head was on a human body." I really thought that was funny as I had never thought about that when I looked at the photo. I came home, told my wife about what had been said, and she said, "That was the point of the photo, horse owners love this photo." Oh, I knew that---what did you think I really was the last to know?

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