{"id":181,"date":"2014-06-10T00:29:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T05:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westhoffpws.com\/jeffreywesthoff\/?p=181"},"modified":"2014-11-15T14:23:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T19:23:19","slug":"the-signs-were-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westhoffpws.com\/jeffreywesthoff\/2014\/06\/10\/the-signs-were-there\/","title":{"rendered":"The signs were there"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/31.media.tumblr.com\/0fbad914576481f28fdac6e56a84a3cb\/tumblr_inline_n6xfqo7z0V1sqr9zc.jpg?w=700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The signs were there.<\/p>\n<p>It started in the morning when I put on a James Bond T-shirt. Granted, that\u2019s not much of a sign, but I almost wore it Saturday and changed my mind at the last minute. And these days I\u2019m actually more likely to put on a Perry the Platypus T-shirt because my wife has consigned most of my Bond T-shirts to the basement.<\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019m wearing a James Bond T-shirt. We start there.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/31.media.tumblr.com\/790bab41fee54145c8fc1934be4c0fc4\/tumblr_inline_n6xfs9mNwD1sqr9zc.jpg?w=700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I go to get my car\u2019s emissions checked, which we have to do in the Chicago area. I wasn\u2019t expecting a line, but every lane had about three cars waiting. I pull into a lane. After a few minutes I look over at the next lane and the car across from me is an Aston Martin. Well, that\u2019s cool, I think, and admire it until I pull in. I passed the inspection, by the way. Good for another two years.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon I get to my doctor\u2019s office and park, not paying too much attention to the car in the next spot. When I get out, I see that it\u2019s a Bentley. Now I\u2019m thinking maybe the spirit of James Bond is following me around today. Is Ian Fleming trying to send me a message?<\/p>\n<p>Get home. Check my email.<\/p>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen, a publisher has made an offer on my book, <em>The Boy Who Knew Too Much<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The signs were there. It started in the morning when I put on a James Bond T-shirt. Granted, that\u2019s not much of a sign, but I almost wore it Saturday and changed my mind at the last minute. 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