Those of you who have met her know how beautiful, witty and charming she is (ask Qadgop), but now she has gone above and beyond. Seems I have a birthday coming up, and she is pulling out stops I didn’t know existed. To wit: Today’s UPS driver brought me three items - a bottle of Irish whiskey, a t-shirt and a poster. “So what?” you ask. Let me explain.
The whiskey isn’t available around here that I can find. She sent off to Chicago for it. And it is well worth it. I am sipping a dram of it as I type. Honeyed bliss.
The t-shirt is yellow. The silk screen design on the front is old. Real old. She actually found a Linda Ronstadt shirt that uses the original silk screens.
The third item is special in a way only she would know. 40 years ago I acquired a Linda Ronstadt poster that I loved. It has been behind the pissoire in every place I’ve ever lived since then. (Linda has seen my dick more than any other woman on the planet!) But we just moved, and the old poster has seen much better days. I was prepared to write it off, but my wonderful, wonderful wife tracked down an original printing, near-mint quality of it. Museum archive framing, too, so the humidity of a steamy bathroom won’t degrade the poster. So it’s back in the place of honor. She knew I would miss it, even though I never said anything about it.
My wife. I think I’ll keep her. Even though I don’t deserve her.
I wonder what I’m getting tomorrow?
