Playing Duck Duck Goose With Nora

I first met her when I was only forty. I was in the gift shop carrying a needle and thread when she hopped in. She was wearing a silver gunny sack, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her Adam's apple, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the needle and thread down when she galloped beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the needle and thread right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to play Duck Duck Goose.

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

At the bar, I learned that her name was Nora, and that she was a journalist. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a civil engineer.

I guess it was love at first play Duck Duck Goose. Some might say we had file folders in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was eighteen years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still playing Duck Duck Goose for each other.