Left Behind
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Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday, and I wasn't feeling too hot that
morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and
say "Happy Birthday", and probably have a present for me. She didn't even
say "Good Morning," let alone any "Happy Birthday".
I thought, "Well, that's wives for you, the children will remember".
The children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word. When I started
to the office I was feeling pretty
low and despondent. As I walked into my office, my secretary, Janet, said,
"Good morning, boss. Happy Birthday". And I felt a little better; someone
had remembered. I worked until noon. Then, Janet knocked on my door and
said "You know, it's such a beautiful
day outside and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me".
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's
go". We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; we went out t o
the country to a little private place. We had two martinis and I enjoyed
lunch tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said,
"You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to go back to the
office, do we?"
I said, "No, I guess not".
She said, "Let's go to my apartment". After arriving at her apartment she
said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip
into something more comfortable".
"Sure," I excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom and, in about six
minutes, she came out carrying a big
birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends, all
singing Happy Birthday.
And there I sat...on the couch...naked.
morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and
say "Happy Birthday", and probably have a present for me. She didn't even
say "Good Morning," let alone any "Happy Birthday".
I thought, "Well, that's wives for you, the children will remember".
The children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word. When I started
to the office I was feeling pretty
low and despondent. As I walked into my office, my secretary, Janet, said,
"Good morning, boss. Happy Birthday". And I felt a little better; someone
had remembered. I worked until noon. Then, Janet knocked on my door and
said "You know, it's such a beautiful
day outside and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me".
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's
go". We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; we went out t o
the country to a little private place. We had two martinis and I enjoyed
lunch tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said,
"You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to go back to the
office, do we?"
I said, "No, I guess not".
She said, "Let's go to my apartment". After arriving at her apartment she
said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip
into something more comfortable".
"Sure," I excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom and, in about six
minutes, she came out carrying a big
birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends, all
singing Happy Birthday.
And there I sat...on the couch...naked.
