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You Owe Me

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You Owe Me


It’s early this Monday morning. I got up at 4:30 am and decided to start my day.

I enjoy having Mondays free from work: it’s a day just for myself. In the past couple of months, I have been spending my Monday evenings with my close friend Christine. Over 20 years, we first met while on a road trip to San Francisco. Since that day, we have been in each other’s lives; I can be around her and just be ‘me.’ Sometimes, we do much of nothing and still have a great time.

A few months ago while she was paying for dinner, I told her, “You owe me!” She said, “Put it on my tab.” The girl behind counter said, “Come on guys, it’s Valentines Day.” It made us laugh because little did the girl know that we have being doing this for some time; it’s our own silliness.

The piece here is titled “Christine with Henry on Her Head.” It’s inspired by a photo of Christine and my bird named Henry, whom I had as a pet many years ago while living in SF. I never knew that a little bird could bring so much joy into my life. Of all things, whenever Christine showed him her feet, Henry would whistle "La Cuckaracha!". Him whistling to her feet made us laugh; even writing about it now brings a smile to my face.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a german playright wrote, "Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at."

May you have a little laughter on this Monday day!