thankyouvellymuch

so last night I went to pay for the parking spot I found downtown. the man renting it out name is joe and he's about 70 and from portugal. the first time i called him i almost couldn't contain myself because he sounded exactly like Latka, one of andy kaufmans characters. everything was ended in "thankyouvellymuch!" so i went to his place to make the drop and we ended up having coffee to "celebrate". we ended up talking for about an hour or so just about whatever. well, he kinda gave me his life story. we talked about work and how government jobs are some of the best jobs to get. he told me about when he stopped going to school when he was little and no one encouraged him to go back and when he did want to, he couldn't or else he would have been fired. more so then, education was power so employers wouldn't happily let you take a couple hours and smarten up in fear that you would leave them shortly after. he told me about how he cheated to become a driver for the military and took notes on his arm listening to the people that actually knew what they were talking about, which lead him to make tons of money because nobody else really had a drivers license. he had tons of stories and i'm sure he has tons more. what an interesting man. i think he plays chess so i just may have a new chess buddy.

"analyze life before marriage."
joe dealmeida