[Paul_Guraedy]

My Frien's, at my age, a things you look forward to while most are approached with apprehension.

It is always wonderful to visit the medical community and hear them say everything looks good. So the other day I made a semi-annual visit to the doughnut shop. This occurs only on the day of my required visit to the medical community. And then, only if the numbers are good on my cholesterol and blood pressure levels (I figure I need 6 months to recover and prepare for the next medical visit). This time the numbers were with me so I headed immediately for Krispy Kreame.

Diana does not entirely agree with the logic, "I been doin' this for at least 5 years and nothing bad has happened."

I hurried inside, bought us each, a large extra strong coffee and two of the artery clogging, but wonderfully tasting, doughnuts. I returned to the truck to hear......

"You bought five doughnuts and ate one!" as I climbed in with prize in hand.

"I did not!," with great indignity....managed to muster it up because, this time, I was telling the truth.

"Then you must have bought more than 5 and ate all the extra."

"Did not! Why in the hell would you think such a thing of me?"

Ignoring my interrogatory, "then why is there sugar in your beard", she offered her own question.

My Frien's,, having a beard and not having to shave everyday can be a wonderful thing. But, now and then, it does have a down side. What to do? Minimize your losses!

"I did not buy any extra. They gave me a free one! Ha! Ha! on you!" Boy does it feel good to turn the tables on your better half and come out ahead now and then.

"So, how often has this happened?"

Uh Oh! "Uhhhh.......I don't remember.....for a while. Do you need me to start the truck and get the air conditioning going for you? Maybe, I ought to go back in and get some more napkins!, These things are kinda messy." Diversion seldom works; but, desperate times demand an attempt at even failed tactics.

"You don't remember free doughnuts? That means they must always do it!"

Weelllllll, my Frien’s six months later, another good number from the Doc and head to Krispy Kreame only to hear.......

"I think we will just eat inside from now on!"

But, even a dumb hog gets lucky now and then and as I started to ask, "Why?", memory kicked in.

Once inside, I became extraordinarily interested in coffee....when they handed each of us a free doughnut, "They really do have good coffee, what kind do you want today?" to one of the nearby humans and, quietly, "give me a half dozen" to the other.

But, they were good anyhow.

[sharon cottrell]

That was great! Sounds like something my spousal unit would do( or me!) Got a good chuckle from it. Thankyou!...Sharon

[torpidhummer]

Paul I hear something similar,"like honey you haven't had a cookie today"; she's talking about large date and nut filled cookies the size of a small sandwich,8 in a pack. I can only find them at the Navy Commisary, so on my trips to the Naval Base I but 4 packs of these cookies. My wife always ask these interrogation type questions when she knows there three or four cookies missing. When I spout out, 'no I haven't", I get the old cholestral speech. She doesn't know, when I go the base alone, I polish off a pak with a couple of cups of coffee. More than one way to skin a cat.Oscar