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Six months ago I had some plumbing work done and five of the helpers were Hispanics, among them a couple, Lupe and her husband Pinto. I noticed while the men paused for smoke breaks, Lupe kept right on working. I was impressed with her work ethic and between her 10 words of English and my 10 words of Spanish, I told her one day I wanted to hire her to clean all my outside windows.
Well, time went by and circumstances intervened and I forgot about it. Last Sunday afternoon there was a knock at the door and Lupe and Pinto were standing there, Lupe smiling from ear to ear. "Look," she said stepping aside, "I bring you boyfriend!" (She used up five of her English words with that announcement.)
Then! One of the ugliest human beings I have ever seen sidled out from behind Lupe. Very short, round and squatty and dark brown, his clothing wrinkled from neck to toe, I instantly thought he looked like a gargoyle's turd. What was Lupe thinking? Did this guy need a green card? Did she think I was some old lady desperate for a "boyfriend?" What?? Good grief. I was very insulted.
I said I had company and was busy--thank goodness cousin Ellie was at my house--she wouldn't have believed how ugly the gargoyle turd was if I had merely described him to her. They left, and gee whiz, I'm still boyfriend-less! Susil
