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OK, I WENT TO THE LEFT COAST. CAN I COME HOME NOW?Dec 31 '11 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Frank Sinatra was right when he sang, "It's nice to go travelling but it's also nice to come home".
A few weeks ago I wrote something called I DON'T WANNA GO TO THE LEFT COAST! Well, I went and here I sit in my son's home doing the same damned things I do at home: get up, have my coffee and bagel, check my email, play some cribbage on line and then watch TV. For this I had to spend $655.00 for tickets to San Diego for The Bride and me? I could have done all this at home and not have had to put the dog in a kennel for three weeks at a cost of $25 per day! "Oh, Barry", you might ask, "didn't you do anything at all?" "Sure. We went to a Chinese restaurant in Monterrey Park, met some old friends from Dorchester(a neighborhood in Boston known 50 years ago for its Irish and Jewish population and now known for its Hispanic, African American and Asian population), went back to the house and watched TV again." I'm underwhelmed with excitement. We leave next Thursday to go home and that has me drooling with anticipation. My son is, as was I, career Navy. He asked me if I wanted to see his ship. I've seen Navy ships. I sailed on a battleship and a guided missile cruiser. I've seen the ocean--at least I've seen the top of it--it's very wet. Now, may I see my front door from inside the house? Please. My recliner keeps calling to me, "Barry, come home. I miss you. Nobody else's tush fits me the way yours does." I keep returning telepathic messages saying, "Courage, Camille.(cough-cough). This too, shall pass away." Hopefully before I do. The Chinese restaurant down the street has already sent five get-well cards to the house 'cuz I haven't been there for over two weeks. Kohl's and Home Depot have sent out search parties. I just got off the phone with my brother-in-law, who's a state trooper in New Mexico. He wants The Bride and me to come out there for a week in March. I DON' WANNA! I've never been to New Mexico but I've been over it on my way to the Left Coast. It didn't look all that inviting. Maybe I'll go in my next life. This one is almost full and I want to save what's left for special things. New Mexico doesn't qualify as a special thing.  |
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