Friendship. Acceptance and Loss.

Evelyn Waugh put it like this “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.”

Failed to comply, broke with convention or like the Indian railway service, "excuse me but could you tell me the next train to JODHPUR?" only to receive the response "very likely later today sab, or possibly could be tomorrow" Further evidence can be found in American portrayals of Mexico, siglo 1955 "mañana señor mañana". Yes the civilized world has always run on time, while the savages of the more "underdeveloped nations either scarper behind the great white hope or simply simply don't show at all. So conventions of time keeping of honoring appointments is linked to notions of success and achievement and good standing.

Barely two weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama has made a clean break from George W. Bush, by appearing late for official events.
Obama closely resembles Bill Clinton, who was famously late to events when he was president. By contrast, Bush despised being late and was punctual to a fault.
Bush set the tone early in his presidency -- he arrived at the Capitol five minutes early for his inauguration, FOX News reported.
"President Bill Clinton was always late because he wasn't very disciplined in general,"

So in recent history at least our democratic presidents have not been the best time keepers. There is much to be said on the subject of punctuality but i have fire to share. Yes i was bloody late in fact i did not show at all and the fact is i felt dreadful. I let a friend hang around for half the afternoon and did not call back until the following eve. Naturally he was as is said here in the USA "pissed". I understand and i listened until i could listen no longer to the frustrations and disappointments and shear anger he expressed. Nothing changed. I don't want anything to change. I hate change. I am bored of change. Change reminds me of the Barnes and Noble self-help section were at times of desperation and confusion i would look for answers. Why was i always late? Why was i not more considerate? Why was the same conflict repeating. I found many suggestions not rules suggestions as to how i might "improve" how i might "change' the bad habit of tardiness i had developed in a boring school. Well i am pleased to say i have not changed i am still late regularly and as result i come in to conflict with the more timely people i meet. That said mark my words i love as deeply as the man with the clock and have paid the full price for my sins of time keeping. I have earned the right to flow through time even if i can't shake it perhaps i can accept the struggle of bad timing and set an example for those who keep there own time signature who have respect for the accident and love with all their hearts the accident waiting to happen.

Langdon.