A man and his wife are at a high school reunion…
… and the husband keeps staring at a gorgeous drunken lady swigging her gin at a nearby table, glass after glass.
His wife turns to him and asks, “Do you know her?”
“Yes,” sighs the husband.
She’s my ex-wife. She took to drinking right after we divorced seven years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been sober since.”
“My God!” says the wife.
“Who would think a person could go on celebrating for that long?”
At seventy years old, my mornings follow a familiar rhythm. I pack my easel, brushes, and worn paintbox before making the quiet walk to the same park…
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