This morning, I called my Dad in for an impromptu breakfast at Denny’s.
Me
Tony
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“Tony! What are you even doing?!”
“I just poured milk over my bowl of cereal. What are you doing?”
“I’m on my way to work. Put that cereal in the fridge and let’s go to breakfast.”
“What? No, you can’t put a bowl of cereal in the fridge. I just poured it!”
“Tony! It’s just cereal. Let’s go.”
“Alright, well where do you want to go?”
“I don’t know, where do you want to go?”
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In struts the man himself..after I had been waiting for 15 minutes. Be it known, I was farther from this Denny’s than he was to begin with..
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“Thanks for meeting me at the last minute. I appreciate it, Dad.”
“Yea, well. You’re welcome. I wasted a bowl of cereal for you. And I don’t just roll out of bed looking like this, you know. Is that what you are wearing to work?!”
“Ohhhhkay. Yes! I can do that. I can wear jeans with holes in them, Tony.”
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“So, how’s your love life…”
“Dad.”
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“So, a 2nd person was diagnosed with Ebola!”
“Oh yea, the Anny Pham girl.”
“No! Another one!”
“Well, now Mom can’t say don’t go to Africa you’ll get Ebola.”
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“So when is the band getting back together for your benefit fundraiser concert jam thing?”
“Well I am thinking the Friday after Thanksgiving.”
“That’ll be good. Give people time to take a nap after Black Friday shopping.”
“…anyone who participates in black Friday is not allowed..”
“You’ll take anyone’s money and like it!”
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Waitress – “Do you want your fried eggs over well? Over medium? Over Easy?”
Tony – “You want them over easy, Erin.”
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“Well, I may just be your fundraising helper here. Send me your fundraising letter. You want to think lots of white space. Don’t be so wordy. And lighten up in your blogs. The past few have been a little too heavy.”
“Perfect. I just sent you the letter.”
“Save my email as a contact, now.”
“Dad.”
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“Alright, well thanks for calling me up for breakfast. I love you.”
“I love you too, campaign manager. Here are some of my cards, pass them around.”
“I am not your campaign manager. Call me director of fundraising. Your D.O.F.”
“No, campaign manager. You’re better than that. You can run this whole thing. Don’t sell yourself short.”
“No, No! I am just in charge of funds.”
“Alright, see you later campaign manager. We’ll email later today! Love youuuu!”
