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Circling the Drain
My normal morning shower took on an unordinary significance with a quickness when the typewriter charm on my necklace fell off the chain, circled the drain and then went down it before I could do so much as a thing.I heard a subtle but simultaneously deafening ping as it landed on the glazed porcelain tiles, looked down in just enough time to see it disappear.“Well, I really hope that’s not going to be a sign for something,” I thought, knowing there was no way I was going to get it back, even though I did squat down, nude, in a baseball catcher’s position, to try and fish it out, but to no ava...
First Impression
Where I come from, a good first impression is crucial. My mother always said you only get one chance, so you have to make the most of it. Of course, this demand has doubled in the age of online dating. You now have to make two first impressions: one in your profile and the other in person. I was so nervous when I first signed up on an online dating site. My wife had passed away 5 years before. My kids had moved out of the house, and I had recently downsized to a bedroom plus den condo. I have never had many friends, especially none that lived nearby. My son suggested I try online dating to fin...
Arachnophobia Comes To Cleveland
Arachnophobia Comes to ClevelandThey promised Billy a pet when they dragged him away from his friends in Omaha.“You are going to love it in Cleveland. They’ve got the Browns, the Indians and a Great Lake. And we’ll have our own house. You’ll have your own room, and you can have that pet you’ve always wanted.”“What’s so great about the lake?”Moving is tough on an eight year old kid. The pet idea was just one of the many carrowww.onedoor.ccts Fred came up with to induce Billy to give Cleveland a try. The younger children, Carri and Matt, were less attached to the old neighborhood and exhibited far less resist...
Free Beer
‘How about another round, Bill?’‘Sure, why not Angus? And this one is on you.’‘No argument, there mate,’ as Angus waves to Millicent behind the bar for two more glasses.‘Listen, this is my last one Angus, the missus is going to kill me. It is after midnight and I got to work in the morning.’‘OK, Bill, this is the last one for tonight.’Bill smiles, knowing the last beer is always the nicest.‘Great, but I am not leaving here until you tell me the story you told Tony last week. He said to me it was a true story about how you met your wife, but I do not believe it. So, Bill, I am all ears. Tell me...