She was a friend of a friend. We met at a gallery showing. Our conversation was pleasant. I had not been out in quite some time; nor in the presence of a lady so charming in a longer time. I insisted we have dinner. It was late, but she acquiesced. I smiled and dialed a favored haunt. With a bit of a french accent, the manager on the phone agreed to hold a table for two. She looked at me and asked, “Is it just that easy? At this hour?” I answered, “Yes. Shall we?” I extended my arm. She laid her hand gently on my forearm. In moments we were in a car heading for a late dinner.
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Heads I win, heads I win
Posted in Essays, General Ramblings, tagged Abraham, bible, chance, coin toss, dave doc rogers, Doc Rogers Writes, God, heads I win tails you lose, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, NFL on 2014-01-25| Leave a Comment »
In the game of chance there is heads I win, tails you lose. In sporting events there is the coin toss. In American football, the winner of the coin toss gets the choice of which side of the field they start play or to receive the ball.
