A White Sports Coat and a Pink Crustacean

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The white suit absolutely floored the folks at work. To their credit, after a couple of seconds of "surprise, surprise" on their faces, the two students from Lacrosse, WI (who were wearing the usual jeans and casual/polo shirts) just took it in stride. You never know what you'll see in California, I guess. My co-workers were another story. During my break in my cubicle, they peeked over the wall like I was some zoo animal. I asked them to throw me some peanuts or a banana, but got nothing.

The day started with my semi-annual dental appointment, and though I was wearing just the white shirt/pants/shoes (no vest/tie/jacket), what they all noticed was how much weight I'd lost. The last time I saw them I had only dropped about 15 lbs, and now it's almost 50. The change from white to black hair and the goatee also probably played a part. But their response was amazing. And very flattering because they're all really cute themselves.


    


Yesterday after work I went to Ranch99 Market and bought a lobster, and boiled it while I was having dinner. Tonight I had lobster tail for dinner, but it wasn't till I started typing this entry that it occurred to me I had just lived the title of the first Jimmy Buffet album I'd ever bought: A White Sports Coat and and Pink Crustacean.

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BigCat

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NICE SUIT! Too bad your hair and goatee weren't white as well. yOu could make a living selling chicken. You remind me of someone, but I can't place who quite yet. I was waxing nostalgic on your trip to Santa Cruz. Congnito was a regular stop when trying to get the right costume piece. Boccis was of course the sight of many a murder mystery. All the old hangouts. You must have lost another 10 pounds walking around in the heat. We spent 3 days in Atlantic City on R & R. Now I'm slated to teach a class in Philly the last 3 weeks of August so we'll stay in a Residence Inn and check out the local sights on the weekends.