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Wednesday, August 28th, 1999 - "Take this one out of circulation...."

	Yesterday, Corn Man and I went to Trader Joe's in the morning, trying to beat the weekend rush that makes that wonderful store so miserable. We succeeded, though I spent too much time deliberating over what I wanted to eat in the desert. At the end of the dairy section, there was a lady giving out samples of soda with cookies. I approached for a free bite of cookie (stupid me, I hadn't eaten yet). Lady: Oh! Look at her hat! That's so pretty! Man Standing Next to Her: The hat? Look at HER. Honey, are you a movie star? Lady: Is that handmade? Heather: Yup. I bought it from a woman who calls herself the Bag Lady...probably because she makes bags out of the same material. It is a great hat; I can fold it and put it in my bag, too. Lady: Well, it looks great on you! Man: Look at her ensemble! The shirt, the necklace...you're so pretty! What do you do for a living? Heather: (To self: I hate that question) I answer phones. Man: Oh, I thought you'd be an artist. Heather: Oh, I write, but I can't make a living at that . . . yet. Lady: Oooh, what do you write? (Corn Man approaches, saving me having to answer that question too fully.) Man: Oh, is this your boyfriend? Heather: Ummm..... Man (winking): One of them? Heather(laughing): Yeah...one of them.... Corn (pulling me to him): One of her stable full.... Man: You should marry me...I don't mind that sort of thing. Heather: What I should have said, but didn't: : Hey, neither does his wife! Man: I'm a famous person, you know. I was a navy pilot in Vietnam. I have a nice big houseboat. The paper did a article on me and my houseboat. They called it "For the Man who Has Everything" Lady: She's too pretty. (To Corn)You should take this one out of circulation.... Corn laughs. Man: You should take her home and tie her up, man! Lady: Yes, snatch this one up quick! You could even wear your hat when he marries you, dear.... Heather (laughing too hard): um......that's not going to happen. (Corn and Heather walk away, still laughing) Corn: What do you mean, I get all the attention when we go out? It was one of those things that made me laugh and talk about it all day long. Corn especially liked the fact that the old dude told him to tie me up. I said he meant it figuratively, but Corn was very intrigued with the idea...not that it's a new one....
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