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Whenever the guys down at the mill asked Joe what his two boys were up to, he never told them the truth - that one was sitting around waiting for the perfect sentence, the other one on some barstool, waiting for another beer - but usually just went with the story that they both ended up gay, which he’d discovered over the years was much easier to explain, even to old lumberjacks.
Keith, upon further reflection, this is still a damn fine sentence.
Beer and sentences. Sentences and beer.
Sign me up.
Brings together a nice variety of human conditions, doesn’t it?
“One year later”
Same barstool. Same beer. Still looking for the perfect sentence.
‘bout all that’s changed is there’s more music to select from on the jukebox. I guess that’ll have to pass for progress.
Three years? I’ve been sitting here on this barstool drinking and looking for a good sentence for three years?!!??
Slow and steady.