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Invisible

My wife came through the door in a bit of a rush as though being a little late was out of the ordinary for her.   I had a table near the door so it only took a moment for her to scan the restaurant and locate me.   I waved.   She smiled.   As she came toward me, she glanced at the adjacent table where twenty ladies were eating amid cacophonous conversation. With a squeeze of my hand she said, “This is a risky place for a man of a certain age to be sitting.”   She nodded toward the table occupied by ladies regaled in red hats and purple blouses or scarves.   Certainly I noticed them.   Who wouldn’t notice bright red bonnets bobbing above purple blouses? Invisible to this flock of respectable ladies, I got neither a pinch of my butt nor a single come hither look.   They, however, were not invisible to anyone dining at North for a typical Tuesday lunch.   As my wife settled into her chair, I said, “Not risky for me. ...

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