2019-09-01 Reader\'s Digest

Dress to Impress
I’m 82 and like to dress
nicely whenever I go out.
One morning, I donned a
new peach-hued golf shirt
and navy-blue Bermudas.
I thought I looked pretty
sharp. While standing in
line at the deli counter, an
attractive young woman
approached me and asked,
“Do you mind if I take a pic-
ture?” Surprised and flat-
tered, I replied, “Of course
not.” As I struck a casual
pose and gave her a wide
smile, she took a picture
of my flashy four-wheel
walker. “I’ve been looking
for something like this for
my grandfather,” she said.
“Thanks very much.”

—Louis F. Gerber
cocoa beach, florida

Midnight Snack

We had recently installed a cat door on the

back door of our house, but our four kitties

couldn’t figure out how to use it. Late one

night, I heard a loud crunching and wondered

which of the cats was eating at that hour.

I got up to check, and there was a large pos-

sum by the cat bowl—he had come into the

house through the cat door. When I startled

him, the cats watched him leave, and by golly,

they finally figured out the cat door. Thank

you, Mr. Possum. Your work here is done.

—Ruth Howder Bloomfield, Nebraska

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In-Flight Playdate

On a recent flight, I sat

next to a mom with a

baby on her lap and a

slightly older son. She was

having trouble holding

the baby while helping

her son and herself, so I

offered to hold the baby.

Baby and I hit it off—so

much so that when Mom

reached to take her back,

Baby started scream-

ing! So Mom left her

with me. For two hours,

we played tickle and

moved the tray table up

and down. After we

landed, I handed Baby

back. She looked at me

with tears in her eyes,

but Mom smiled.

—Raymond J. Drago

glen mills, pennsylvania

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