October 22, 2019
Bloomington, Illinois
The Downtowner
I walked into the community room and saw an old gal I knew, and we exchanged pleasantries about the day.
“What are you up to, Linda?”
“I am watching a little TV, and then I will make some pork chops and potatoes and broccoli.”
“Oh yeah?” says I. “Are you gonna cook them up with cream of mushroom soup?”
“Ooo - No,” she says. “I’m gonna bake them. I don’t like mushrooms!”
“Well,” says I. “I like to make them with cream of mushroom soup – thow the pork chops in a casserole with some rice and mix it all up.”
“Well,” she says, “I don’t like mushrooms.”
I says, “Well, that is all right. I won’t take that as a personal affront.”
Then she says, “Oh, that is so kind of you.”
“No problem,” says I, and we went on to the next chapter in our respective lives.
