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| Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby! |
Well, I'm in New Orleans at Russell's Marina Grill... doing breakfast. I had to have an excuse to go, so I asked my wife what she wanted for her upcoming birthday. The conversation went something like this:
"What do you want to do for your birthday?"
"I don't know," she replied.
"Well, I ain't gonna buy you no clothes, for sure... You've got enough of that stuff you don't never, ever wear," I said.
Noticing the obvious and copious use of double negatives, she said," No, don't get me anything to wear, OKAY?"
"Okay," I said... how about some flash drives?" You always seem to lose 'em!"
Not appreciating my sarcastic compliment, she said," I don't want you to spend any money on that school stuff... and don't get me any more socks either!"
"Okay, okay!" Just let me know if you think of something, okay?"
Five minutes or a few batters from the KC vs SF game, Therese voted to have our home carpets cleaned.
"I'm not paying for the carpets to be cleaned, FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY!"
"That's just crazy," I said.
"Well, we haven't had them cleaned since Brian left," she replied in a rather subdued way.
"No way, no way! Thinking twice, I said, "Has it really been that long?"
"Geez, I guess I better check the AC filters, huh? It's really been THAT long, I inquired... rather sheepishly.
"I got it, I got it," she blurted out.
"The PHANTOM"... let's go see it again! It's at the Saenger coming soon, I think," she said.
"Cool," I said, "I'll get 'em at the box office tomorrow!
And, that's why...well, I'm in New Orleans at Russell's Marina Grill... doing breakfast.
"What do you want to do for your birthday?"
"I don't know," she replied.
"Well, I ain't gonna buy you no clothes, for sure... You've got enough of that stuff you don't never, ever wear," I said.
Noticing the obvious and copious use of double negatives, she said," No, don't get me anything to wear, OKAY?"
"Okay," I said... how about some flash drives?" You always seem to lose 'em!"
Not appreciating my sarcastic compliment, she said," I don't want you to spend any money on that school stuff... and don't get me any more socks either!"
"Okay, okay!" Just let me know if you think of something, okay?"
Five minutes or a few batters from the KC vs SF game, Therese voted to have our home carpets cleaned.
"I'm not paying for the carpets to be cleaned, FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY!"
"That's just crazy," I said.
"Well, we haven't had them cleaned since Brian left," she replied in a rather subdued way.
"No way, no way! Thinking twice, I said, "Has it really been that long?"
"Geez, I guess I better check the AC filters, huh? It's really been THAT long, I inquired... rather sheepishly.
"I got it, I got it," she blurted out.
"The PHANTOM"... let's go see it again! It's at the Saenger coming soon, I think," she said.
"Cool," I said, "I'll get 'em at the box office tomorrow!
And, that's why...well, I'm in New Orleans at Russell's Marina Grill... doing breakfast.
Copyright 2014/Ben Bensen III
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