This picture was taken at Anna's retirement party
several years ago. It looks like I am
whispering sweet-nothings to Anna's already retired co-worker Darlene. What you don't know is that Darlene is deaf
and wears a hearing -aid, which she keeps off most the time. So, is probably faking her expression, with
no idea what I am saying, just by my eyes she could probably tell I just told
the punch line so she should giggle.
Years before
when we worked, Darlene and I carpooled to Kennesaw Junior College together. She had a little Beetle VW and I think at
that time I had a little Volvo PV544, about the same size as the VW. We took turns driving. I smoked back then but was a gentleman enough
not to smoke in the car with her. She
detested smoking.
I remember
one night when I picked her up she told me her apartment clubhouse was having
beer party. I forgot the details, but I
think we played hooky. We drank beer and
socialized with a crowd that would be called Yuppies in today's world. I remember a drunk woman sat down with us and
she was very talkative. Interesting, the drunken lady was an ex-nun. It was the first time and
only time I got woozy with an yakking ex-nun.
We heard Darlene is in a nursing home now.
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