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September 27, 2005
First Impression
It was 106 degrees in Austin today. I was at the local swimming pool. I saw a young woman frolicking in the shallow water with her tiny infant. It was a pleasure to see a mother and child experiencing such joy.
A load roar diverted my attention and destroyed the serenity. A ‘rough-and-tough-and-ready’ young man pulled up on his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
“If I saw him in a dark alley I would run,” I thought to myself.
The young man entered the pool area, disappeared into the changing room and appeared seconds later in his bathing suit.
The head of every young girl in the entire pool area turned as the young motorcycle man and his six-pack walked along the edge of the pool.
He stepped onto the lawn and walked over to the woman and the infant who had been frolicking in the water a few minutes earlier.
The woman smiled broadly and handed the motorcycle man the baby.
“I missed her so much today,” he said, pulling his precious child close to his body and kissing her head. “I really missed you pumpkin.”
On second thoughts, if I saw him in a dark alley I would compliment him on being a great dad, then run.
Posted by trevor at September 27, 2005 04:50 PM
Comments
thanks for reminding me that my first impressions are often not quite right....
Posted by: KimF at September 27, 2005 08:11 PM