Cal.E.'s Korner

C.: (OOPS! I overslept.. I accidentally set my alarm to Friday instead f Thursday and d.c. wanted me to write the blog by myself yesterday. I should call him and see if he’s made it to his dad’s house.

d.: (ring) Hi, Cal.E. Gi

ve me one second.

Hi, y’all would you like to here ours specials today?

d.: Yes, please.

Okay, we have fired squirrel, baked squirrel, squirrel stew, squirrel  sandwiches, squirrel et tu fe, squirrel casserole, fried alligator tails and loaded baked potatoes.

(C.: I see that d.c. and his brother made it to their dad’s house. They must be t his favorite restaurant, Buddy’s….

NO! Not my old housemate, the restaurant. 

That’s better.

d.: ( I don’t want squirrel or fried alligator tail, so I’ll just order the baked potato, that’s safe)> I’ll just have a loaded baked potato…oh, and bring us some of that world famous Murphy’s (Cole) Slaw.

That’s complimentary, sir. Your table can have a bottomless bowl of it.

d.: Okay, thanks. (Hey, the guy at the next table is having something that smells delicious.. I’ll ask him what it is)> Excuse me, sir, what is that delicious-smelling meal you’re having, if yo don’t mind my asking.

Not at all. I have aged Angus beef cooked for eight minutes on one side and two on the other, with a cool, pink center. 

d.: How did you get a steak cooked perfectly medium, not one second before or after?

You must know the magic word. The waitress will then alert the chef, and he will cook something off menu for you.

d.: What word is that?

I told you IT’S A SECRET!!

d.: Oh, well. “Okay, Cal.E., while I’m waiting on my food, why did you not write the blog yesterday?

C.: Is it squirrel hunting season at your dad's house?

d.: Why do you ask?

C: ???

d.: Are you trying to switch the subject?

C.: Let me switch the tables. What took you so long to get to your dad’s house?

d.: Well, I got to the other side of Houston, and realized that I’d forgotten my passport, and I have to drive through Louisiana.  I called Ace and he met me in Midtown. I decided that I would give him some sage advice for his trouble….

“Son, rule number one is to never pass up a restroom.

Ace: Is that why it took you so long to get here?

d.: Well…yes. Anyway, to quoter Yogi Berra, when you come to a fork in the road, it’s important that you take it. And, always drink out of this side of the glass.

A,: Why?

d.: Because, if you drink out of this side, you’ll spill your drink all over you.

A.: Good talk, Dad

C.: d.c., I just looked it up, and Louisiana is part of the United States.

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d.: It is?