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Weekly Contest #269
I’ll Never Do That AgainbyBurt Sage “You want my most embarrassing moment?” I ask. “Yeah,” Fred says. “I thought it would be a good way to get us going tonight.” Our next door neighbors, Fred and Susan, are over for our regular Saturday night get together. Every other Saturday night they come over here; on alternating nights Karen and I go over to their place. We have dinner and then talk about the old days, current events, etc., but never politics. The visiting couple gets to choose the initial topic of conversation, and for tonight Fred a...
Weekly Contest #268
Play by the RulesbyBurt Sage “My Doctor says I’d be a fool to try,” Grandpa says. “I’m afraid you’re going to have to find someone to fill in for me.” That’s my Grandpa, Ed Haskell, founder of Ed Haskell Cadillac. He sprained his ankle three weeks ago and, at 85 years of age, the healing has been slow. The thing he would be a fool to try is playing in the Annual Chamber of Commerce four man best ball charity golf tournament scheduled in three weeks. In a four man best ball format each of the four golfers plays their own ball on each hole, b...
Weekly Contest #267
The NaturalbyBurt Sage “Phil Haskell to Reception, Phil Haskell to Reception,” the loudspeaker blares. That’s me. I’m service manager here at Ed Haskell Cadillac. “Not again,” I think. It’s been like this all morning. I was hoping for a break this year. It’s Tuesday, the morning after our annual Labor Day sale. It’s the biggest sales event of the year for us. Customers wait all year to get their new Cadillac at clearance prices. The new models will be arriving in a few weeks and we need to reduce our inventory. I don’t blame them, though....
Weekly Contest #266
Grandpa’s Dream VacationbyBurt Sage It’s a bright and warm (for February) afternoon and the Haskell foursome of Dad, my golf professional brother Tim, my ten year old son Jim, and I have finished a rare round of golf together at the Eagle Valley Country Club. Tim has missed a tournament cut down south and come home. He wouldn’t miss the opportunity of a family round—Haskell’s just didn’t do that. Grandpa’s here, too, in his custom golf cart. But he doesn’t play anymore; he rides along and applauds as we play. “When you can’t hit your driv...
Weekly Contest #265
From Russia with LovebyBurt Sage “You’re going where?” Dave asks, astonished. “Minsk, the capital of Belarus,” I reply. “Never heard of it,” Dave says. “What in the world would take you there?” “Work,” I say. “You know, the skin patch for kid’s injections.” “Oh,” Dave says. “Yeah. I know the situation.” It’s the summer of 1993. Dave and I are sitting in the company cafeteria having our usual sandwich and Coke. Earlier I had finished a meeting with our research director about strategy to invalidate a patent that was preventing us from going ...
Weekly Contest #264
Maybe LaterbyBurt Sage As usual, I am sitting on my favorite bench overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad. It’s a little after 9 am; the surfers have already packed up and gone, but the tourists haven’t arrived yet. Bill will be joining me soon as he always does these mornings—we both have been retired for about 20 years and we love talking about the good old days and spinning yarns. He was a fire fighter, I was a medical device research guy; we enjoy sharing the things that happened on the job. Speaking of Bill, here he is now. “Hi, ...
Weekly Contest #263
Six Feet, Uphill by Burt Sage I’m standing on the 18th tee of the Eagle Hill Country Club. It’s the final round of our golf championship. It’s match play, and it’s down to two guys—me and Stan. We’re all even; whoever wins the next hole wins the championship. We shouldn’t be here. It shouldn’t be me and Stan. It should be Tim and Frank. Stan and I are also-rans, like the horses in a horse race that don’t win, place, or show. But here we are. As usual for these matches, a small group of spectators follow us around the course. There’s my fam...
Weekly Contest #261
What the Student SaidbyBurt Sage “Good evening, and welcome to It’s Your Turn, the program celebrating local community members in the greater Rochester metropolitan area. I’m your host, Alice Carpenter. Tonight we’re speaking with Dr. Jason Evans, the recipient of Monroe County’s Educator of the Year award. Thank you, Dr. Evans, for taking the time to speak with us.” “You’re welcome, Alice,” Dr. Evans said. “I want to thank you and radio station WHAM for giving me this opportunity to express my gratitude to the students of West High School...
Weekly Contest #260
It’s Your Call by Burt Sage “You just don’t get it, do you,” Josh said, shaking his head. “We’ve argued about this almost every day. If this journalistic malpractice continues, we’ll have another Civil War.” “You’re tilting at a windmill,” Trevor responded. “It’s not that bad.” Once again Josh’s concern became heated. Josh and Trevor were two young journalists who had graduated from the same Journalism school five years earlier. They had been room mates then; they now shared an apartment. Upon graduation, Trevor immediately took a job wit...
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