Hurt Feelings?

Today, at work, the Ghost asked if anything was new in my life. I thought he was being kind. I thought he was interested in what I did outside of work. So, I said, "Well, I went on a date." And he laughed.
"Yeah right," he said, "that'll be the day." And then he said, "Get back to work Jimenez!"

When I drive around town, I imagine what it would be like to have lived in some of the neighborhoods I pass through. I drive past mansions. I drive past decrepit row homes. It really gets me thinking. How much of "me" is shaped by the environment I grew up in? How much of "me" is innate? Are characteristics like determination, laziness, frugality, and cleanliness learned?

I just wonder if I was meant to, or more likely to, mess up than other people.

Anyways...

I went on a walk with Warden this afternoon, and found this paper on the ground.