01:10
YJ's Snack Cafe
18th and Wyandotte
Kansas City Missouri
It was cool. Too cool to be outside with a jacket. The coolness of the weather did not keep the constant whine of sirens in the distance down. Perhaps the weather is not cool enough to keep the criminals from doing their thing. Joe sat out front of the cafe with his trench coat and flask to keep him warm. The music that had been constantly drifting out of the cafe had fallen silent now. The sidewalks were empty. A church bell chimed once. It seemed odd as it wasn't close to any time that a bell should toll -- not the top or the halfway mark of the hour. The absence of music brought a welcome silence -- save for the coffee grinder and the conversation of the people sitting at a table close to him -- two women. The silence was broken as more music was put on the player.
"There are many intellegent people in the world in that they are gifted with intelligence. But wisdom is the practice of that intelligence. There aren't a whole lot of wise people when you think about it. Oh, yeah, there are a lot of wiseguys out there and they will be sure to tell you so. But smart is as smart does. How many good capable intelligent people have you met who can't seem to get it together, or who do stupid things every day?" Joe listened to one of the women go on in this dialogue. What she said seemed reasable.
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