Teach
02-21-2008, 11:34 AM
"Your mother's very attractive," I said. I might have just as well have said, "Have a good life!"
I had been fixed up with a Boston-area nursing-school student. I was then a college senior. I recall picking her up at her house. First date. Nice home. Nicely furnished. The girl was good looking. But her mother -- who greeted me at the door, was -- for a 40-year-old-plus woman -- an utter "knockout" (I kept thinking of Mrs. Robinson in the movie, "The Graduate").
Well, we get to my car. I figure I'll broach a conversation. But what do I say. "The weather?" "How's nursing school?" Instead, The greater fool -- yours truly -- comes out with: "Your mother's very attractive." Open mouth and insert size 11D. I'm "cooked." "Gag me with a spoon."
Well, fellow punters, there's message here. It's all about getting off to a good start when you play the ponies. Patience. Patience. and more -- patience. It does pay to wait for your spot..your horse..your play. I know it's tough, but...
Personally, I believe there's a direct correlation between getting off to a good start and having a good day. Conversely, when I play from behind I feel like I'm trying to climb back up a cliff.
As for that girl, as soon as I said, "Your mother's...," she replied, "Why don't you date her!" As for the evening, as Tony Soprano mighta said, "Fuhgettaboutit!"
I had been fixed up with a Boston-area nursing-school student. I was then a college senior. I recall picking her up at her house. First date. Nice home. Nicely furnished. The girl was good looking. But her mother -- who greeted me at the door, was -- for a 40-year-old-plus woman -- an utter "knockout" (I kept thinking of Mrs. Robinson in the movie, "The Graduate").
Well, we get to my car. I figure I'll broach a conversation. But what do I say. "The weather?" "How's nursing school?" Instead, The greater fool -- yours truly -- comes out with: "Your mother's very attractive." Open mouth and insert size 11D. I'm "cooked." "Gag me with a spoon."
Well, fellow punters, there's message here. It's all about getting off to a good start when you play the ponies. Patience. Patience. and more -- patience. It does pay to wait for your spot..your horse..your play. I know it's tough, but...
Personally, I believe there's a direct correlation between getting off to a good start and having a good day. Conversely, when I play from behind I feel like I'm trying to climb back up a cliff.
As for that girl, as soon as I said, "Your mother's...," she replied, "Why don't you date her!" As for the evening, as Tony Soprano mighta said, "Fuhgettaboutit!"