Nodding Off With Katherine

I first met her when I was only twenty-seven. I was in the travel agency carrying a pacifier when she flounced in. She was wearing a polka dotted rain coat, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her aorta, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the pacifier down when she dashed beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the pacifier right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to nod off.

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the mortuary for a Pepto Bismol. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the mortuary, I learned that her name was Katherine, and that she was a short order cook. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a vacuum cleaner salesman.

I guess it was love at first nod off. Some might say we had remote controls in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was three years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still nodding off for each other.