The Final Double-Take, ME!

15 July 2026 

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R. Linda:

Did you ever have one of those days when it seems all you are doing is swinging your head around in double takes? Just today on me way to work, I passed a construction site and almost jammed on me brakes for what I was seeing out of the corner of me eye. I did slow way down, and there walking toward an excavator was someone in the largest sombrero I had ever seen, wearing MC Hammer pants! I tell ya, Linda, I was thinking I be seeing things, but no, no, I saw that. The person was well-built and probably had a six-pack because they were wearing a crop-top with no sleeves that paid homage to bulging upper muscle guns. 

I whipped out me phone and took a quick shot of the fella. I had all I could do to keep from laughing out loud and probably having me head handed to me, but I got the shot and took off laughing all the way to Dunk's. 

Yup. Couldn't believe me eyes

Once I got to Dunks and had control of me laughter, I sat down to have me Dunk's brekkie and coffee since I had time. The store next to the outside table had a TV going with the morning news. I was half listening, but had the gist that in Canada (our New Hampshire neighbour), a mayor abolished the Park Board and directed that a certain city pool not allow online reservations and that a walk-in system would be more beneficial to those who like to swim, or something like that. I only got the tail end of the report. Anyway, there seems there be one dude who took exception to all of this and wanted the Board reinstated, to wit, the mayor reversed his policy and reinstated the Parks Board (of which this dude was a member), but he threatened his party would find new candidates for the Board in the fall. Well, ok, but this one dude took exception to that and showed up at a press conference by the pool wearing nothing but a Speedo to make a "political statement." I'll say he did. The ladies at the table next to me were giggling and admiring all at the same time! 

Speedo Guy - photo courtesy of The Daily Mail

So there was that. I had to shake me head. What's going on? 

Anyway, I get meself to work, and I dropped me pen, and when I went to pick it up, I saw this:

Yup, I be laughing at everyone else and now ...

Here I be realising I've been wearing two completely different shoes all morning! Yet, lucky for me no one seemed to notice. At least not yet. After all the oddballs I'd seen all day, it turns out I was the one folks should've been taking a second look at. Goes to show that when the world's gone sideways, sometimes you're a part of the parade and don't even know it.

Gabe

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