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Sitting Alone...Strike Three

By coyote

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Okay, maybe the water thing wasn't strictly my fault, but it sure made me look pretty dumb. That's what this is really all about, looking dumb at the wrong moments. I don't need any help in that department-- I do fine all by myself. Like driving a car. My wife doesn't like backing up a car, especially while parking. I do it all the time, either on the road or in a parking lot--it's really no big deal. She's always saying that it must be a "man thing", because she sees so many men do it, and very few women. So the other night, as we were leaving her mom's house, I put HER car into reverse so I can pull around a car parked in front of us. She makes a comment about backing up and I immediately hit a truck that I hadn't noticed before (not a drink passed my lips). There wasn't much physical damage, but there didn't have to be, did there?Why Me? Written March 11th, 2002 © on Mar 11 2002 10:59 AM PST   0 • 14

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