Three Years Ago Today
Three years ago today, at right about noon I pulled my car into the parking lot at the Great Dane. Standing on the corner outside the restaurant was a boyish looking man wearing an over-sized, gray, short-sleeved, dress shirt. He also wore a nervous expression that told me he was probably my date. I then confirmed what I was thinking because I recognized him from his online profile. I recognized him first by his shirt - the same, over-sized, gray, short-sleeved dress shirt he was wearing was also the one he wore in his profile picture. It did make me wonder whether or not he owned any other apparel that was appropriate for going out in public. As I parked my car, I grabbed my purse and the box containing my copy of Scrabble, and I again looked at my date. He seemed really nice and pretty confident over email, but I could tell from 100 yards away that he was so nervous he thought he might die. That was when I decided to smile. I smil...