COFFEE WITH THE BOYS

When I take my morning walk I sometimes, (no, always) end up having coffee with the boys.  Who are the "Boys"?
First of all you must realize that they are not really "boys".  They are mostly retired, mostly old, mostly alone and mostly talkers.  We all like to talk.  The problem is finding a time when your thoughts will be heard and considered, even though you have concluded that they are the most important words spoken so far.
Are they truthful, these remarks?  Mostly.  But now and then somebody comes up with a wild story that happened fifty years ago (maybe more) and of course not disputable.  Most of the coffee drinkers are veterans of the various conflicts from Korea, Nam, Desert Storm and all the other"incidents" so all have stories to tell.  Most of them happened just the way they tell it.  They saw it that way!
You may ask, "What good does it do"?  Good question!  "What harm does it do"?  Another good question!  The thing to remember is that some of these "story  tellers" would be sitting alone at home slowing slipping into that dark spot called Depression if not for COFFEE WITH THE BOYS!......Medicineman!