Eagle loves fine wine. Sometimes we think that if his obsession continues his house will eventually sink from the weight of the collection in his basement. Hence on a recent trip to a pretty little bay town called La Conner we were doing some tasting in the local wine shop.

To enjoy this little story, you need to know that Eagle is quite a lot older than myself, Milliscent, and Roxanne; around 20 years separates us.

We were all standing at the bar, sampling the wines (none of them very good I must add) when Eagle wandered into a back room to look at the higher value offerings. Apparently trying to engage us in conversation the owner of the shop leans over to Roxanne and says “It sure is nice of you to be taking your father out on an outing today.”

One must assume that the fellow hasn’t been trying to make a living in a retail business for very long, or surely he would have learned that there are just some things best not said to ones customers.

Roxanne however has never been shy, and she thought that his rude comment deserved a striking reply. Without hesitation she countered with “Oh, you don’t understand. Cam here is married to Milliscent [pointing at us respectively] but the ‘old guy’ is Milliscent’s boyfriend, and I fuck Cam. It’s great because I get to fuck him but I don’t have to do his laundry.”

A wonderful reply to a questionable comment and perhaps the proprietor will use more care in his conversation openers in the future.

La Conner Washington