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February 8, 2007
show me someone who ages gracefully and i’ll show you an old fart
I was settling into a restaurant booth with young Courtney. (Not the old Courtney, mind you, but do you really care about Courtney discontinuity? Me neither. Courtneys are the Bic disposable lighters of college students. This one's empty? Here's another.) This younger and better model was in my writing class two years ago and, for reasons still unclear, kept in touch after she got her letter of recommendation out of me. She a got Microsoft-related job, and proximity has led to lunches. I like her, and I want to see how she turns out.
"Man," I thought as I looked around the restaurant. "These people probably think I'm totally robbing the crad—"
And then something occurred with a jolt. No, John. They don't think that. I buried my face in my hands, now merely hoping that no one thought I was her father.
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