"You look good up close," Ricky said to me.
We were sitting side by side on a park bench, causing him to have to look through the lower part of his progressive glasses in order for him to focus on my face. This gave him the air of someone inspecting a piece of fruit he was considering purchasing.
"When I was in Best Buy looking at the HD TVs," Ricky continued, "James Spader was on the screens and it was terrible. I don't mean the TVs. The picture quality was great. I mean James Spader looked terrible. Time and HD has not been kind to James Spader. You look much better than James Spader."
I tried to remember if I've seen James Spader lately. It seems to me I've glimpsed him in ads for something, maybe a TV show. I decided to take this comment in the flattering spirit in which it was given. (This is one of those tricks to staying happily married.)
"Thanks," I said. "And who says you're not romantic."
I started to imagine if Ricky were to develop his own line of greeting cards. Front of card: To my darling on our anniversary. Inside of card: (Picture of James Spader) You are more lovely than James Spader in High Definition.
Or, how about a game show with this concept? The audience would vote on who looks better, the contestant or Famous Person X. It would start on Level 1 with less demanding comparisons, like Keith Richards or child actors now in their 20s or celebs with terrible plastic surgery. Then the levels would get more challenging all the way up to supermodels in their prime.
My thoughts were interrupted when Ricky added one more comment.
"And you're not wearing makeup," he said. "I bet James Spader was wearing a lot of makeup."
This is a good one, Rhonda....but I can beat it: Hubby and I approach the restaurant, where the bar, where we like to sit, is packed. I say, "No worries, let's sit at a table tonight." Reply, (most romantic one ever), " What, no, then we have to look at each other all night." oops...he did nt score points for a lonnnng time. :):):) js
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