Thirty years ago today
On the twelfth and final day of my
water fast, just as I was heading out to work in the morning I realized that
I'd forgotten to call my dad on his birthday. I made a mental note to phone him
that night.
When I got to work I was just about
to begin unloading a truck when Bob came out and looked me over. My coat was
closed and so he couldn't see much but he noticed that I'd done some sewing at
the bottom of my jeans and commented, “Borderline!” He paused a moment and then
asked, “Don't you have any other pants you can wear?”
I opened my coat and said, “Look
Bob, I have two kinds of pants. Work pants and pants that I wear to go out
dancing.”
He said, “Come with me ... Bring
your stuff!”
I said, “Talk to me here!”
He said, “Okay, wait right here!”
He came back in a couple of minutes
with my time sheet. I argued with him for a while and then after saying goodbye
to some of the guys, I left.
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