Saturday, February 26, 2011

Basketball at the Y


I was playing in a basketball league at the Y and Vernon was in charge. He decided who the starters were, when to make substitutions, etc. At the end of the game I had only played 5 minutes and I was pissed! The next game was about to start, and there was a team that was one player short. I asked them if they needed a 5th, and Vernon intervened and told me I couldn't play because they were guys. "This is a co-ed league!" I yelled at him. But he wouldn't let me play. I stormed off to the front desk and filled out a comment card about the league. Vernon read it and then showed me one that someone else had filled out complimenting the league. I read it and yelled, "This was written by a 3rd grader, you idiot!" Everyone laughed at him and I could tell I had really pissed him off.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Spirit Shop


I was standing behind the counter at the Spirit Shop with Amy. It was like an old country store with hardwood floors and barrels sitting in corners. She walked off to help a customer and a woman walked up with several boxes of wine and liquor. I started to ring her up, but I was slow with the cash register. Then another woman walked up and said she was selling weed from Missouri and Arkansas and wanted to know if we'd be interested. I started to panic as the store became busier and busier and children were running all over the place. A woman said they were hers and she knew they were underage, but that she wouldn't be long.