“Listening Aggressively”

He was telling his wife about a situation. She was looking at him fixedly. Her demeanor was that of someone who was getting ready to pounce. He stopped talking for a moment then he changed the subject. “I remember reading Andy Capp many years ago and in one of his comic strips he said to Flo, “You are listening aggressively.” I laughed because I thought it was a funny statement, and I also believed that no one listened aggressively.”
“That is true! No one listens aggressively!” His wife said.
“Yes they do! While I was explaining about the car, your facial expression was that of someone who was getting ready to attack…”

“Man And Woman”

A man and a woman, work hand-in-hand.
He is the foundation of the home… He holds it up.
She is the backbone… She supports it.

“The Antagonist”

While doing my grocery shopping, I saw that there was corn on sale. I decided to get ten. There were no bags where the corns were, so I went over to a roll of bags, on the other side. I took ten bags because I needed two for the corns and the other bags for other items. I put the bags in my cart and I went to the container with the corn. There were about 10 people choosing and husking corns. I moved to an area where no one was standing, put 10 corns in my cart, and started husking. No one was speaking. Everyone was minding his/her business. Two ladies came to the container and picked up some corns. They were talking and moving about while they were husking. I noticed one of the ladies looking in my cart, but I did not say anything to her. I just continued what I was doing. A few moments later, she took two bags out of my cart. I simply looked at her and didn’t say anything.
“Oh. I’m sorry this is your cart.”
“You see it is next to me and I am putting my husked in it.”
I looked at her seriously. She had an annoying smile on her face as she opened a bag and put a corn in it then she handed the other bag to her friend… All I said to myself was, “Age brings reason, I am not going to be challenged by an antagonist”…

“Captivating My Audience”

I sat talking with some friends, and a few acquaintances, about a situation. I was talking fiction… As we used to say, when I was a child, “I was telling stories, but the adults would say that I was lying. All through the conversation, I held my audience captivated. I could see the looks of belief on their faces… The untrue story was true.

“More Forward Than That Is Outrageous”

She said something to a couple and they were laughing. The sound of her voice triggered his heart and he smiled. She smiled at him then turned her head. The smile also did a number on his heart so he kept looking at her. He waited for her to look his way, but she didn’t. The moment she was standing alone, he got up and walked towards her. He was hoping that she wasn’t married, but there was a gold wedding band, on her left ring finger.
“Damn!” he whispered.
“You said something?” she asked, with a soft smile on her lips.
He wanted to say no, but then he said, “I see you are married.”
“Yes I am.” Again there was the happy smile on her lips.
“Is he treating you right?”
“What does my persona say to you?”
“A beautiful woman who seems to be in high spirits.”
“You answered your question.” She walked away…

“I Wonder About These Men”

I live in a school zone. There are many schools in the neighborhood. Children are picked up and dropped off by the yellow school bus. I notice every evening many men stand/sit outside looking at the children. I wonder about these men. Are they police officers? Are they waiting on their child/children? Are they the neighborhood watch? Who are these men? I hope they are the answer to one of the questions…

"An Oprah Story"

My husband went to do an electrical service call. He arrived 3:55PM. The customer (a woman) said, “Mister ah not taking off me TV. Oprah coming on and ah have to watch she. You could wait or go and come back.” He went to the plug and he said, “Nah, I have my work to do so I unplugging this TV. She said, “Mister, wha happen to you, you wha dead?” Hahhahahha.

“Devastation”

Tornadoes, Floods, Fires… are devastating the US… I pray that all those who are touched by these situations, receive strength and courage to face the days ahead…

“Men O Pause”

Kim was wondering if menopause means that you should pause from men.
She felt that the symptoms are off the wall. One moment she felt hot, hot, hot… The next moment she is freezing. One minute she is happy and the next minute she is crying buckets of tears… She looked in the mirror. “I’m looking old,” she whispered then walked out of the bathroom and her husband looked at her and simile then he said, “You look very nice in that outfit.” He hugs her and said, “You are prettier than when we first met.”
“I am looking old, and I’m not pretty anymore,” Kim said and she started to cry…

“Don’t Look In The Cupboard/Fridge”

On Saturday night, my son said, “Mom there isn’t anything to eat.”
I said, “What?!”
He said, “Yeah but don’t look in the cupboards or fridge, just order two pizzas…