Be There Or Be Square

I've heard it said that ninety percent of life is just showing up. I really don't understand how that is, although I recognize that the consequences of failing to show up are often serious. I guess it seems like being somewhere only matters if you have the means and inclination to do something when you get there. This lack of clarity on my part aside, I must concede the difficulty I sometimes have in being somewhere as promised.

I guess that badly contradicts my previously expressed attitude about not wasting other people's time, but there it is. I'm as fallible as anyone. I have identified two main problems which confound my best intentions of showing up on time or at all. The first is that of transportation woes. Even those with cars face this, and those without deal with it all the more. Too many times, I have wrongfully put my trust in the public transportation system, with the result being people in my life regretting having put their trust in me.