Saturday, December 16, 2006

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Howcome two opposite kind of guys can't go out shopping in a store together with out people jumping to conclusions.It's happened to me more than a few times.
A couple of years ago, out with MM buying a micro wave for the trailer.
Home Depot checkout:
"You two guys together then?"
"NO! Just because we are staying in the same apartment complex and he is slim and always tanned,and I'm not. We are not together"Tsk..............
Out with D in our favourite Wal-Mart,buying supplies.
At the checkout:
" You two guys together then?"
"No! Just because we are staying in the same apartment and he is young and I 'm not. We are not together." Tsk............
We were out at a local honky tonk and the subject of this blog came up.Denise's uncle had said to her,that it must be tough for two gay guys to be working in construction out in the midwest.She told him we weren't gay.Then he wanted to know who took the pictures. She told him that she didn't know, but we weren't gay.
This week we got a Christmas present in the site mail. Thanks who ever is responsible.But when we go out in matching, flaming red sweatshirts it's not helping.
later..................

Some kinda english teacher.

Was in a restaurant a while back with D and D. A pretty nice place for a town this size. The server had a typical small town friendliness about her.We sat down and listened to her recite , from memory, the painfully long list of daily specials, impressive. We then asked about the wine.Now this was a different story,the wine list had to be pulled out.Reading from the book, she was going on about the perfect weather in France for the bourdeau, the peaty-earthiness of Austalian shiraz , the hints of chocolate, the subtle essences of vanilla,the peppery tones,when the sweet young thing stumbled over a word .The word was eminently. A good word when talking about anything with snob appeal.
Without thinking I jumped in.
"Eminently"
"What?" she said
"Eminently, the word is 'em uh nuhnt lee' "
" You some kinda english teacher or what?"
"No ,I just speak the language" I said.
"Ya, well what's it mean?"
In two seconds I had transformed the little professional restaurant server into the venomous pit viper that a truckstop waitress can be.
I could see this was not going to end well. I was getting this girl's dander up. This girl that was going to be handling plates of my food, in a room where I couldn't see what she or her mates were doing to it.
Time to give up.
Then I said it. Tsk.................. "I don't know" That hurt.
It hurt, but the smerk on her face said she was in possession of the ball.Things settled down.That's what I wanted . What I didn't want was a pit viper, it's buddies and my plate in the backroom.
I asked what kind the immently wine was and ordered some of that.
Along with the pork shank the wine went down quite well, being immently suited for it and all.
I've been back ,I drink house red, by the glass.
Later...............

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Icons

Not being a citizen of these here great United States has made it impossible for me to get a concealed weapons permit. So If I can't carry a gun around here no one can!