So a WWII vet steps out of the VA after his annual physical, cane in hand and dragging his war injured left foot. Step-drag... step-drag... he
considers his life story and the difficulties he has endured since so many years had passed...
step-drag... step-drag... while reminiscing these difficulties, he is thankful for being given the opportunity to have served his country and
sacrificed, and given of himself in his service...
step-drag... step-drag... as he ambles down the sidewalk he looks up, and across the street there is another man close to his own age, cane in hand
and dragging is right foot...
step-drag... step-drag... the vet, seeing the other man begins to feel some camaraderie with him in their similar plight... as the other unaware, does
the same movement, step-drag... step-drag...
step-drag... step drag... he begins to remember and consider the time, date and circumstances of his injury, all the while looking across the way at
his comrade and feeling more and more close to him in spite of not ever knowing him... as the other unaware does the same movement, step-drag...
step-drag...
step-drag... step-drag... the vet pauses, looking to his comrade and wanting to compare notes, he shouts to him "HEY THERE, PARTNER..." pointing to
his injured foot "BATTLE OF THE BULGE,... 1944... YOU?"
The man on the other side of the street stopped, realizing the vet was talking to him, looks up and responds "OH... YEAH?... I JUST STEPPED IN A DOG
TURD ABOUT 3 BLOCKS DOWN..."
I just have too much time on my hands.
I'm going to take a nap now