Here are some interesting facts of life as seen through mother’s eyes, as well as those of Libby Dahoust and Manley J Woodhardt. Among others.
One can learn some very interesting fact of life over a meal with the right kind of company. That is precisely what is about to transpire as Manley and Libby open themselves up for scrutiny over a meal at the diner, come along with me as we eavesdrop on the conversation.
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| Libby and Manley at the diner |
…We would have sat down at the table, just like we did on the very first occasion there. The only difference this time is that she didn't have a pile of books in front of her, however, she seemed just as purposeful as ever, she was focused on the task of getting to know me perhaps? I mean, really know me this time?
“So what have you been doing?” She asked me again.
“As I have said, I've been busy with work and studies, work more so than studies. Did I not tell you about the gig which I had was to go and do at the techno-center last evening? Thought I did.”
“Yes, you did mention it but I didn't know it would be taking you that long.”
Bubbles: “that long? She misses you, dude...”
“So what happened at the Techno center? Did you say that something occurred there that...”
“I don't want to talk about it, at least not yet.” I interrupted her.
I didn't think that we were at that place yet, wasn't sure how she would view the whole thing. Would she think that I had something to do with it? In leading the woman on? That I was flirting with her or something? I didn't want her to be seeing me like that. But then again, would that view of who I was, be a misrepresentation of the facts?
Maybe my fame had gone on before me and had featured prominently in the Madam's decision to hire me. In which case, I couldn't deny the accuracy of her assessment of the whole mess, but for once in my life, I didn't want this person, this woman with the heavenly glow and vivacious energy to see me in that light, it had suddenly dawned on me that this one, for some strange reason, this one does matter to me, a lot.
My mother used to say in those days: “only the vain and clueless man is led to believe that his whole life’s purpose and vocation is to make his woman happy, there is much more to life than that,” she has said but, since meeting up with this woman, Libby Dahoust, I'm not sure anymore man, I'm just not sure.
But I'm willing to go out of my way to at least try to make this one woman happy. If not just to piss my mother off, then maybe it's to get a chance at seeing where things lead from here. Whit Libby and me.
Not quite sure where Mom stands in this regard when it comes to Amy, and other women folks, she would probably say the very same thing, with just a bit of alteration of the gender parts of those sayings to make them fit, but as for Norm and Me? She never did fail to remind us of this, her version of what the truth in the facts of life is.
That’s it for today friends, come again tomorrow for yet more.
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Extra, extra. On this day in history
Tues. Feb. 5th
1994 - White separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, MS, of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.
1961 - The first issue of the "Sunday Telegraph" was published.
1924 - The BBC time signals, or "pips", from Greenwich Observatory were heard for the first time. They are broadcast every hour.
1846 - "The Oregon Spectator", based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast.
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