delmer on November 2nd, 2009

“Diane,” I said, when she picked up the phone, “you’re not going to believe what I bought at the mall. I was in Men’s Wearhouse today and when I left a young lady approached me and asked me if I was married.” Realizing it would be impossible to not suggest a strange young lady was [...]

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delmer on October 28th, 2009

So, there I was, at a kiosk just outside of Men’s Wearhouse at Tuttle Mall, with my box of lotions and my nifty nail tool. I’d just signed the credit card slip and handed it back to my Israeli friend when she said, “Before you go, I want to show you something.” Quick as a [...]

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delmer on October 20th, 2009

When we left off yesterday, there was a young lady holding my hand and working on one of my nails. The “work” involved rubbing what appeared to be a small rectangular block back and forth across my nail. The girl chatted the whole time she rubbed, constantly telling me about the benefits of whatever it [...]

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delmer on October 19th, 2009

The other day, Men’s Wearhouse sent me a reminder suggesting I get off my butt and use the $50 gift card they’d mailed me not long after I got married. As luck would have it I need a couple of shirts – well, really just one but I figured I’d be able to get two [...]

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delmer on July 5th, 2005

As I walked into the shoe store I noticed the blond gal standing behind the cash register. She was cute, about 23, and wearing a shirt that had Abercrombie and Fitch printed on it in script. She said “hello” as I walked by on my way to tennis shoes. Being a guy, I’m a quick [...]

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