… Hoping it would not rain. That was what I was doing about 4 and a half hours ago. Today was passport day. Get to City Hall, put in a request, get back home. That’s a simple enough task isn’t it? Not.

With these new passport requirements my old photo simply was not good enough. Reason: It had a white background. Yes, it had a white background. That’s it. The alignment was perfect, my mouth was neutral (can’t smile, can’t show teeth, but ya can grin!), I looked perfectly at the camera…. but the background was white.

So the lady behind the counter told me to go to a photo booth that was just across the street and man operated. And that is where I ended up in the line. Outside, where it was windy, it looked like it could rain any second, but was friggin’ humid.

Makes a great conversation topic with girls though. There was a cute girl next to me in line. We talked weather, annoyances of lines and had a couple of ‘you so know what I’m talking about‘ moments. We even got to go in the booth together and shared a laugh. Yes. I know. I should use my skills and go out to a bar or something. It would be so much easier to date people if they’d only be interested in my social skills.