Does or doesn't

Your dad pays for a sleeper car on a train, but doesn't upgrade to business class when he flies. He writes trivial notes on the back of his hand, but doesn't use the Moleskine in his pocket for the profound. He brews tea with milk and honey every night, but doesn't water the houseplants for weeks. He proper-cases letters in a text, but doesn't remember to write a thank-you note. He reads the classics, but doesn't read them twice. He writes emails, but doesn't send them out until he's read them twenty times. He takes in a chapter of the Bible every day, but doesn't pray for more than a minute. He talks to animals like they're human, but doesn't talk to people unless they act like adults. He eats grilled cheese sandwiches in the morning, but doesn't eat cereal except for dinner. He wins awards in art contests, but doesn't turn his sketchbooks in on time. He holds first chair in concert band, but doesn't play a lick of improv. He lays topside on Navy ships and stares at the stars, but doesn't study the anatomy of cruisers and destroyers. He loves every Shakespeare play he's ever seen, but doesn't drive further than a Blockbuster. He lives twenty minutes out of town, but doesn't listen to country. He loves the ocean, but doesn't get in the water. But when he eats clam chowder, he wonders if it's ever held a pearl.