“NS, turn on the Radio, maybe we can catch the weather?”
Instead we get Primus, “Mr. Knowitall.”
Luckily, what I thought was the on ramp for the Bay Bridge was in fact an on ramp to the Bay Bridge.
“NS, even though I can’t remember my name I am pretty sure that song was about me, mostly because I can rhyme elephant with eloquent, so from now on you should call me Mr Knowitall.”
“Steve, I don’t think we are going to hear a weather report on this station and Elephant is a poor rhyme for eloquent, I think I will just call you Steve.” NS turns off the Radio and a small panel on the dash opens up.
“Fine, I was enjoying the music, but anyways, what’s in the dare I say secret compartment in the dash of the SUV?”
“It looks like a Flash drive and an electronic key card; both with the SNL logo and a punch card for Rasputin’s Visionary Coffee and Tuba shop, apparently if we get one more Grande Super Latte with sprinkles, we get a free tuba lesson.”
“Wow, a free Tuba lesson, I wonder if I play the Tuba, maybe I am a big Polka star lost from my Polka Tuba tour of the United States, Stan, Stan the Tuba Man.”
“Steve, snap out of it, I think it is more likely that you are a protoplasm named Chucky that ate Tokyo than a Tuba player named Stan and if I never have to hear about Stan, Stan the Tuba Man it will be too soon.”
“Point taken.”
“ I wonder what’s on the flash drive and what door the key card opens?”
“I wish we had a computer.”
“I wish I had million dollars and my own private condo on the Moon, where I could keep my moon cows and not have to listen to you ramble on about Tubas. And I guess a computer would be nice, you know so we could see what was on the flash drive.”
“NS, do you think the Alameda Public Library would be open on a Sunday Morning in July?”
“Why do you ask?”
“We, I am pretty sure they would have a computer and I see the exit coming up on the right for Alameda and I think I know how to find the Library.”
“Really, are you remembering stuff?”
“Uhm, no, we have GPS, we can just put in Alameda Public Library and it will take us there. See, I am Mr Knowitall.”
“Steve, you are an idiot, but I like the idea about the library, let’s take this exit.”
We take the exit, well not actually take as the whole exit would not fit in the SUV, but we do drive on it and head for Alameda. Meanwhile, NS types in Alameda Public Library into the GPS. The GPS says to make a left on Webster street in a quarter mile and the Library should be on our right.
We take the left and do see the Library on our right. I drive into the parking lot, grab my notebook and mechanical pencil. NS takes the Flash Drive and the key card and we head for the door. Lucky for us it looks like the Library is still open as there a bunch of cars in the parking lot. And, you thought I was going to mention cows.