Near closing time at the store one night, a young man came into the shoe department. We developed a rapport pretty quickly as he was shopping. He told me he was celebrating his 35th birthday with his sister. He sat down after a few minutes of shopping telling me he was waiting for his sister … More Temporary True Love
Recently, a young girl I work with became very embarrassed because a customer had flirted with her. Instead of smiling and carrying on a conversation with the young man, she blushed, stammered and giggled. Flirting is awkward for retail employees. Management establishes rules to discourage and even punish employees found to be flirting with customers. … More Creative Flirting
Ed and I were recently at an airport where we were both pre-checked for security (meaning – old people). However, the result was different for each of us. Ed and I have become big bags of spare parts. When they asked if there were any issues with x-rays, Ed told them he had two artificial … More Pacemaker Stat
For those of you that haven’t been around me in the past few years, I am one of people that that will talk to anyone about anything at any time. If nothing else, I will compliment, praise or simply extend a greeting. One area where I have been told I should restrain myself is in … More Southern Hospitality
When Ed and I lived in England, we enjoyed a few British package holidays which always resulted in fun times and great memories. We have always been warm weather types when going on vacation so we always ended up in sunny places. The hotels we stayed in usually provided rooms for the entire package groups … More Alabaster Crowd
Ed and I took our first cruise for our 15th Anniversary. Not only was it our first cruise, it was also our first “all gay” cruise. We traveled with two other couples who were best friends. It was early days in gay cruise business so the ship wasn’t particularly nice or up to date but … More 15th Anniversary
When I was a young pup my parents moved to a small town in Oklahoma where my dad had been recruited for a new job. Our first apartment was a block away from the only highway through town. I was a happy and precocious child who had great “Houdini” skills. My parents tried to contain … More Don’t Fence Me In
Last week at my retail gig I had a customer come in with her two teenage children. The kids were a handful and not showing the lady a lot of respect. Because she was having a bad day I treated her with extra respect and kept her laughing. When we got to the counter, I … More Proposal
Ed and I have had wanderlust that has taken us all over the world. Our first seven years we lived in Europe which gave us frequent opportunities for travel. Initially living in Germany, our travel was by car. We explored Germany, the Benelux countries, France and Spain by spending our vacations on the road. When … More Across the English Channel
I had a customer one day who entered the department looking like a shiny red apple. He was a middle aged man who came in with his wife wearing red basketball shorts and a matching red tee shirt. I complimented the guy on his look and he thanked me telling me his wife didn’t like … More Red Basketball Shorts
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