Stud Rites
“Upscale is prime rib, chicken Kiev, or broiled swordfish. Downscale is beneath me. I won’t join an organization that offers nothing but creamed table scraps and peas on tough patty shells.By the time Leah and I arrived, the Lagoon was packed with people milling around, sipping drinks, and chatting. In the background, Hawaiian guitar Muzak twanged what I eventually decoded as ”Time Is on My Side.” I ordered a Scotch for me and a diet cola for Leah. Soon after a saronged waitress brought the drin...ks, people began to settle at the tables.After lingering to watch the old film of Comet, I’d joined Gary and a couple of other rescue people in helping Betty to move the most valuable auction items to her room. Then Leah and I had fed and walked the dogs, taken quick showers, and changed into new black dresses that we’d kept in plastic bags, but had to de-fur anyway. We’d shopped for the dresses together. For the first three hours, Leah had rejected every suggestion I’d made. In her view, every bright solid color made her look like a bridesmaid.MoreLess
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