Sometimes..

BJORN BORG, of all people, once took a swing at a tennis ball, and missed it. It might have been the only time that ever happened, but it happened on television, which made it more memorable. he never said anything about it; he was probably trying to apply extra top spin, and got a bad bounce. if one of the greatest tennis players who ever lived can do it, so can the rest of us, we told ourselves, smugly.

a highly respected professor of american history at a major university authored a seminal work on LBJ, entitled "LBJ". a marvelously well researched and written monograph of surpassing scholarship, there is, however, a slight problem on an early page. the author says something to the effect "the president's blood stained the first lady's green dress."

those of us who recall seeing it all in horror will never forget that jackie was wearing a bright pink dress that dreadful day. the professor later said "i just plain missed that one."

about thirty years ago i was visiting a friend in the hospital, and i decided to wander across the hall and take a look at the nursery, in which were temporarily housed a couple dozen newborns, each looking adorable in pink or blue bassinets.

up strolled a young lady in a bathrobe, and stood next to me. we began conversing, and, for no discernible reason, without thinking, i pointed to one infant in particular and said "that one is especially adorable".

her eyes lighted up and she responded "that one is mine"! by now the infant is at least thirty years old, and perhaps still adorable. if I'm ever stranded by the side of the road, i hope either lady or daughter of lady happens to drive by..

there's an old cajun saying: "sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you."

Bb

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