Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Saturday, December 02, 2006
He fixed televisions for a living
(Storytelling Saturday gets good reception)
Once upon a time...
When you live in an apartment building, you never know who the hell is gonna move in next door. I remember being in my late teens when a Greek family moved out two doors down and an older couple took the apartment. The guy’s name was Dom and he fixed televisions for a living. A congenial guy with white hair, mustache, and beard, he drove a funny-looking truck emblazoned with the words: Dom’s TV. Real clever.
Dom’s wife (I never did get her name) was a different story. While she remained remarkably slim for a woman in her 50s, she was an extremely ugly woman by just about anyone’s standards. I’m no beauty snob and I’m not trying impose societal standards. This woman was just plain unattractive. The pounds of make-up she utilized to disguise this unsightliness only made it worse.
This odd couple always said hello to me but aside from the occasional comment about Dom’s silly truck or his wife’s looks, they remained relatively anonymous in my building and on my block...until one night.
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The End
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File this...in the “unexpected” category. A Pennsylvania legislator named Mark Cohen has posted a positive review of one of my books on his blog. Click here, scroll down a bit, and let me know what you think.
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