| This story is Based on a gross
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| | tray, I might soon be running errands for
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| exaggeration of a hypothetical situation.
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| | her. But I had no choice. It was too late
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| Any similarities to persons or events in
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| | to go to another party.Searching for the
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| your life is purely coincidental and
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| | kitchen, I realized her apartment was a
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| rather pathetic.We met at a party in an
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| | lot bigger than I had imagined. After
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| Upper East Side apartment. I was eating
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| | circling through the dinette and study
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| cheese, she was eating crackers. I
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| | several times, I finally stopped to ask
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| offered her some of my cheese, she
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| | for directions. The guy who gave me
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| offered me some of her crackers, and
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| | directions, said he worked for the phone
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| pretty soon we were both eating cheese
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| | company and had been trying to find his
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| and crackers.I gave her that stupid line
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| | way out of the apartment since he
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| "Do you come here often?" She said, "Yes,
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| | installed a phone in the kitchen. I said,
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| every day." Shocked, I asked, "My god, is
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| | I didn't realize she had a new phone. He
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| there a party here every day?" She said,
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| | said, it wasn't that new anymore -- he
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| "No, I live here."Feeling somewhat
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| | installed it three weeks ago.When I
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| embarrassed that I was an uninvited
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| | finally returned to the party room with
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| guest, although "uninvitees" at singles
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| | two big bottles of Coke, all the guests
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| parties are quite common, I said, "Your
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| | had already left. She asked, "What took
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| roommate invited me." She said, "I live
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| | you so long?" I said, "I took the long
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| alone." That didn't make me feel any
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| | route." She asked, "Why?" I said, "I hate
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| better.But when she offered me another
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| | drilling through walls." She asked, "What
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| cracker, I felt safe.As the party wore
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| | am I going to do with two big bottles of
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| on, it became obvious that this was no
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| | Coke now?" I said, "Well, if it's a space
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| ordinary girl. She greeted her guests
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| | problem, I can take them home with
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| with the warmth and enthusiasm usually
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| | me."Needless to say, the situation was
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| seen only among married folks. For one
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| | serious. Here we were with two big
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| terrifying moment I thought perhaps this
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| | bottles of Coke and no guests to drink
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| was not a singles party, after all. But
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| | them. But, it's these kind of grave
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| when I overheard a small group of people
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| | predicaments which set my neurons, brain
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| discussing how they had just come from
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| | cells, and alpha waves into high gear.
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| two other parties, I knew I was at a
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| | Promptly, as though requiring no thought
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| singles gathering -- married folks don't
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| | whatsoever, I suggested, "Hey, why don't
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| go to three parties in one night. One
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| | we sit down and drink them up ourselves?"
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| couch is all they need.I noticed the
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| | Her face lit up. But her grin worried
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| hostess carrying in a large tray of hors
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| | me.For the next hour and a half, I was
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| d'oeuvres with some difficulty. I rushed
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| | "force-fed" two huge bottles of Coke. It
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| over and asked, "May I help?" She asked
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| | was an unusual hour and a half, to say
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| with a smile, "Eat or carry?" I answered
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| | the least. I drank, she talked. Between
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| with a chuckle, "Very funny, you don't
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| | gulps I had enough time to say, "I
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| expect me to carry that thing." We smiled
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| | understand."As I swallowed the last few
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| and we chuckled.After helping her place
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| | drops, dawn broke. With the rays of the
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| the tray on a table, I struck up a
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| | morning sun filtering in through the
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| conversation. We found out we had a lot
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| | shades, we exchanged phone numbers and I
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| in common. She was from San Diego, I was
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| | prepared to leave. She offered to make
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| from Brooklyn -- but we both hated Des
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| | breakfast. But after a "Coke
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| Moine. She was a zoologist, I was a
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| | transfusion," eggs hardly seemed
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| computer consultant -- but all her
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| | appetizing. So, not to offend her, I
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| monkeys were trained to read "hexadecimal
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| | said, "I'd love to, but I'm double
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| dumps." She liked flying, I liked water
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| | parked."As we said good-by, we both knew
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| sports -- but we could have a great time
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| | we would be seeing a lot more of each
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| in a life raft filled with helium. She
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| | other in coming months. And so we did. We
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| liked classical music, I liked punk rock
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| | had a long and meaningful relationship.
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| -- but we could dye our hair green and
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| | Actually, it was long. I'm not sure what
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| listen to the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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| | it meant. But I learned a lesson from all
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| She liked long, lavish, gourmet meals - I
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| | this: Coke can keep you awake all
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| liked breakfast in bed, lunch in bed, and
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| | night.Josh Greenberger: A computer
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| supper in bed -- but, if we got married,
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| | consultant for over two decades, the
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| we could have a bed in the dining room
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| | author has developed software for such
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| and be together all day. I just can't
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| | organizations as NASA's Goddard Institute
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| begin to tell you how much we had in
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| | of Space Studies, AT&T, Charles Schwab,
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| common.As we spoke, I complimented her on
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| | Bell Laboratories and Chase Manhattan
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| her rug. She said she didn't have a rug
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| | Bank. Since 1984, the author's literary
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| -- I was standing on her cat. I felt
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| | works have appeared in such periodicals
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| really stupid. Her cat felt a lot
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| | as The New York Post, The Daily News, The
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| worse.She asked if I could run into the
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| | Village Voice, The Jewish Press, and
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| kitchen and see if there was anymore soda
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| | others. His articles have ranged from
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| in the fridge. I was afraid this would
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| | humor to scientific to topical events.
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| happen. I knew if I helped her with that
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| | Visit his site: shopndrop.
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