What's Up

how can I expect Hardstone or other people to accept me?"

     "That's a good point," said Dan.

     As the two men prepared dinner, they celebrated the need to
celebrate with the two bottles of wine.

     "what are you thinking about? You're so remote," Dan asked.

     "Nothing. Just planning what I'm going to do at work
tomorrow."

     "What are you going to do?" said Dan.

     "I'll tell you tomorrow night. Let's have another glass of
wine and make love. You're right, Dan, making love will solve
some problems."

     The men left the dishes on the dining room table and went
to bed. Dan held Mike and said, "Shakespeare was right. Wine
increases the desire and dulls the performance. I'm sorry
everything was so clumsy."

     Dan listened for Mike's response. All he could hear was
Mike's soft snoring. Dan held Mike for another minute and then
turned over and fell asleep. A minute later, it seemed, the
clock radio started playing music and Rebecca Fisher at WCLV
announced that it was time to get up.

     "I'm really looking forward to work today, Mike said. "This
is going to be fun."

     "What are you planning? Remember, don't get fired. Don't
quit."

     Quietly and quickly, Mike placed a framed photograph in his
brief case and walked out the door. He was on his way to work.

[Whose photograph is Mike taking to work? Will we find Mike in
the unemployment line in the next exciting chapter of Tales of
Akron? What do you do, Dear Reader? Where is your lover's
photograph? Do you keep it on your desk at work?]