Thunderflight
08-22-2005, 11:42 AM
>
>LAST WEEK WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND I DIDN'T FEEL VERY WELL
>WAKING UP THAT MORNING. I WENT DOWNSTAIRS FOR
>BREAKFAST HOPING MY WIFE WOULD BE PLEASANT AND SAY,
>"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!", AND POSSIBLY HAVE A PRESENT FOR ME.
>
>AS IT TURNED OUT, SHE BARELY SAID GOOD MORNING, LET ALONE "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."
>
>I THOUGHT... WELL, THAT'S MARRIAGE FOR YOU, BUT THE KIDS WILL REMEMBER.
>MY KIDS CAME INTO BREAKFAST AND DIDN'T SAY A WORD.
>
>SO WHEN I LEFT FOR THE OFFICE, I WAS FEELING PRETTY LOW AND SOMEWHAT DESPONDENT.
>
>AS I WALKED INTO MY OFFICE, MY SECRETARY, JANE SAID, "GOOD MORNING,
>BOSS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" IT FELT A LITTLE BETTER THAT AT LEAST SOMEONE HAD REMEMBERED.
>
>I WORKED UNTIL ONE O'CLOCK AND THEN JANE KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND SAID, "YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE, AND IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, LET'S GO OUT TO LUNCH, JUST YOU AND ME."
>
>I SAID, "THANKS JANE, THAT'S THE GREATEST THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY. LET'S GO!"
>
>WE WENT TO LUNCH. BUT WE DIDN'T GO WHERE WE NORMALLY WOULD GO. WE DINED INSTEAD AT A LITTLE PLACE WITH A PRIVATE TABLE. WE HAD TWO MARTINIS EACH AND I ENJOYED
>THE MEAL TREMENDOUSLY.
>
>ON THE WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE, JANE SAID, "YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY... WE DON'T NEED TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE, DO WE?"
>
>I RESPONDED, "I GUESS NOT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?"
>
>SHE SAID, "LET'S GO TO MY APARTMENT."
>
>AFTER ARRIVING AT HER APARTMENT JANE TURNED TO ME AND SAID, "BOSS, IF
>YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO STEP INTO THE BEDROOM FOR A MOMENT.
>I'LL BE RIGHT BACK."
>
>"OK." I NERVOUSLY REPLIED.
>
>SHE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM AND, AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SHE CAME OUT
>CARRYING A HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKE... FOLLOWED BY MY WIFE, KIDS, AND DOZENS
>OF MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS, ALL SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".
>
>AND I JUST SAT THERE...
>
>ON THE COUCH...
>
>NAKED.
>
>
>LAST WEEK WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND I DIDN'T FEEL VERY WELL
>WAKING UP THAT MORNING. I WENT DOWNSTAIRS FOR
>BREAKFAST HOPING MY WIFE WOULD BE PLEASANT AND SAY,
>"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!", AND POSSIBLY HAVE A PRESENT FOR ME.
>
>AS IT TURNED OUT, SHE BARELY SAID GOOD MORNING, LET ALONE "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."
>
>I THOUGHT... WELL, THAT'S MARRIAGE FOR YOU, BUT THE KIDS WILL REMEMBER.
>MY KIDS CAME INTO BREAKFAST AND DIDN'T SAY A WORD.
>
>SO WHEN I LEFT FOR THE OFFICE, I WAS FEELING PRETTY LOW AND SOMEWHAT DESPONDENT.
>
>AS I WALKED INTO MY OFFICE, MY SECRETARY, JANE SAID, "GOOD MORNING,
>BOSS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" IT FELT A LITTLE BETTER THAT AT LEAST SOMEONE HAD REMEMBERED.
>
>I WORKED UNTIL ONE O'CLOCK AND THEN JANE KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND SAID, "YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE, AND IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, LET'S GO OUT TO LUNCH, JUST YOU AND ME."
>
>I SAID, "THANKS JANE, THAT'S THE GREATEST THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY. LET'S GO!"
>
>WE WENT TO LUNCH. BUT WE DIDN'T GO WHERE WE NORMALLY WOULD GO. WE DINED INSTEAD AT A LITTLE PLACE WITH A PRIVATE TABLE. WE HAD TWO MARTINIS EACH AND I ENJOYED
>THE MEAL TREMENDOUSLY.
>
>ON THE WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE, JANE SAID, "YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY... WE DON'T NEED TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE, DO WE?"
>
>I RESPONDED, "I GUESS NOT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?"
>
>SHE SAID, "LET'S GO TO MY APARTMENT."
>
>AFTER ARRIVING AT HER APARTMENT JANE TURNED TO ME AND SAID, "BOSS, IF
>YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO STEP INTO THE BEDROOM FOR A MOMENT.
>I'LL BE RIGHT BACK."
>
>"OK." I NERVOUSLY REPLIED.
>
>SHE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM AND, AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SHE CAME OUT
>CARRYING A HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKE... FOLLOWED BY MY WIFE, KIDS, AND DOZENS
>OF MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS, ALL SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".
>
>AND I JUST SAT THERE...
>
>ON THE COUCH...
>
>NAKED.
>
>