Feeling magnanimous

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.