TRUTH OR DARE

We never played that game. Actually, I first heard of it from Madonna. Not that we're close. But what if I told you I had met her one time? The answer will be at the end of this entry.

Would that be as the old saying goes a truth or dare? Or as another old saying goes would it be a lie, a damned lie, or a statistic?

There seems to be a lot of lying going on these days. I guess there's always been a lot of it. I had two friends, one in grade school, one at college that were habitual liars. I never confronted either one except for one time. And, you know what--it didn't phase him to be caught in a bald face lie. So I never bothered him again with a little thing like the truth.

"I invented the internet," Al Gore told us. He received a couple of little prizes after that. I guess it was like my friend.

More recently a lawmaker told us he fought in Viet Nam. Seems he didn't.

Which is worse? I'll let you decide. As for me, well I'm one of the most honest people you'll ever meet. Oh, I might embellish a story somewhat. I might tell you I approve of something you did, when I didn't. But the main reason I don't lie is my short term memory. I can''t remember for the most part if I've told a certain friend a story or not. So if I'm not honest, I'll get called on the carpet for it. Bad memory leads to honesty--that's a good thesis, which I could support with examples.

Now, to Madonna. One night in Philadelphia last Summer, I went to this little.... no I've never met her. Never wanted to.

Now once in St. Bart we almost were in the same restaurant with Beyonce. Her bodyguards were there, but the only available seats were at the bar. We declined. Beyonce showed while we ate pizza across the street.