"I'm feeling lucky," I said. "And what pray tell does that mean?" asked Diane, my wife and the boss of the UUCS gardening crew, looking up from her newspaper.
"Well, I think we have a really expert church gardening crew and it makes me feel good."
Diane responded, "Oh, you mean Bob who is our orchid specialist, and Pat who knows all about bromeliads. She even knows the Latin names."
"Vini, vidi, vinci" I exclaimed.
Really?" Diane said, "Your ninth grade Latin class? I came, I saw, I conquered?"
But she was ready to name more names. "What about Debbie our excellent pruner, and Larry who takes care of the playground, and Ed who keeps the memorial garden bromeliads in good shape and Darryl our fruit tree specialist. You are right, we really are lucky."
My name hadn't been mentioned. "What about me, I take care of the weed." I said. Diane looked at me with bemusement. "Um, that would be weeds, plural."
"Of course," I said, and headed off to look for the weed er...weeds.
"Well, I think we have a really expert church gardening crew and it makes me feel good."
Diane responded, "Oh, you mean Bob who is our orchid specialist, and Pat who knows all about bromeliads. She even knows the Latin names."
"Vini, vidi, vinci" I exclaimed.
Really?" Diane said, "Your ninth grade Latin class? I came, I saw, I conquered?"
But she was ready to name more names. "What about Debbie our excellent pruner, and Larry who takes care of the playground, and Ed who keeps the memorial garden bromeliads in good shape and Darryl our fruit tree specialist. You are right, we really are lucky."
My name hadn't been mentioned. "What about me, I take care of the weed." I said. Diane looked at me with bemusement. "Um, that would be weeds, plural."
"Of course," I said, and headed off to look for the weed er...weeds.
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