Cliff Klingenhagen

Something, a few weeks ago, something weird happened at Books-A-Million. Matt and I were reading "Where's Waldo?" and it was the one where he was hidden with all of those other Waldo-look-a-likes... it is very tedious actually. (We actually found him a week or so later...) Anyways, as we were pouring our attention into this children's book, a normal looking, bearded, in his mid thirties probably, average looking man walked to us closely and said "Is your name Gregory?"

Ok so I was raised to not give away personal information. As a child, I was taught if someone didn't tell me their name on the phone, I was to hang up. Stuff like that, I am always careful about personal information.... anyways... I said the first thing that came to my mind.

Now I know that my name is 'Gregory' and... I mean... obviously the easy answer to "Is your name Gregory?" would be... "Yes." I mean a child of 3 or 4 would be able to answer that question with no problems.

But me? Well... I said the first thing that came to my mind....

"No." was all I said. As the word was coming out of my mouth I was thinking... "wait... why did I say that?"

The man walked away... and Matt looked at me and said: "Did you just say 'no?'" and I thought about it for a second... yes. I did. Why? I have no idea. Why do I do the strange things that I do?

No Idea. haha. I dunno. So we noticed that the guy walked around, and I think he was asking other people also, but I could be wrong. Anyway as we were walking toward the door, we noticed the same man with an older lady sitting at a table. The older lady looked up at us and pointed to us. Why? I have no idea. So to this day I have no idea why the man asked me if my name was Gregory. Maybe I dropped something with my name on it and he went around looking for "Gregory" all around the store, maybe he recognized me from a thousand miles away from my house... no idea. Does that count as lying, if it was an accident?

Haha my life is full of weird and awkward positions. Maybe someday I will figure out why it happened.

So that is a weird "Greg-Story." As for everything else, it's going well. I love that poetry class. I am doing a report on Edwin Arlington Robinson, what a great poet... but yeah school is well. I really miss friends from back home... and the fall weather sometimes makes me lonely feeling, but not really in a bad way. More of in a thoughtful way.

So about the election, I was really depressed on Tuesday night. I know things will be ok. Everyone has been "God has everything under control", and it is true. but I just really want someone who loves the same God that I do, and reads the same Bible as I do, but I don't think our country would EVER elect a man like that. I mean I am not the biggest McCain fan to tell you the truth, I just disliked him less than our current President-Elect.

But hey. God is in control. Right?

Right.

"And though I know the fellow, I have spent
Long time a-wondering when I shall be
As happy as Cliff Klingenhagen is."