Yesterday I had lunch with my aunt. We had a lot of catching up to do and lots of family gossip, too.

About 40 minutes after we ordered, the waiter came and asked if we needed some silverware. Um, yeah...and by the way, we'd like our food. I mentioned how long we had been there and he seemed shocked. He returned almost immediately - with our food.

Then he wouldn't leave us alone. Maybe he felt guilty because he came back to check on us so much that it got to be annoying. What's more, he hovered.

Enough already! I warned her that the next time he came, I would say something about menstruation to chase him away.

It didn't take him long. He even tried to join our conversation. So, I asked my aunt, "Was she having her period for a long time - is that how they found the cancer?" The kid all but left skid marks getting away.