“I was letting you talk.” That muchisthe truth.
It’s early Sunday evening now, and I’m alone and only on my first drink, a vodka and Coke. After Case and Dec left, I talked to Ryder and Logan on the phone when they each called me to check in. Then I spenttwo hours working out, exhausting myself with machine reps for my arms and chest, followed by running ten miles on the treadmill. I jerked off in the shower, downed the leftover pancakes from this morning for dinner, and now I’m sitting here, naked on a towel on my couch, and watching aSharknadomarathon.
And talking with my daughter on the phone.
“Is it worth pairing up with an existing charitybingo group and giving them a cut for running it, or should we do the mix of direct-email fundraising, combined with activities like car washes?”
They’re involved in a competition with four other sororities, to see who can fundraise the most for their chosen charities. Aussie’s sorority’s beneficiary is a children’s hospital in Nashville.
“Have any of you talked to the hospital’s CFO, or whoeveris in charge of their usual fundraising? They can probably give you some insight from their past fundraising activities. campaign ROI, all of that. They might even be able to give you access to their mailing list, instead of trying to rely just on your sorority’s alumni mailing list.”
She gasps. “Oh, shi-oot. Dad, that’s brilliant!”
“I have my moments.” I take a sip of my drink. “Not bad foran old fart of fifty-five or sixty, huh?”
It gets the hoped-for laugh from her. “Want me to stock up on the adult diapers for you now, or give them to you for Christmas?”
She’s one of the few people who can make me smile now. “How about for Father’s Day?”
“Deal. Although I think Ryder was going to give them to you then. I’ll have to coordinate with him.”
By the time I get off the phone withher twenty minutes later,Sharknadois no longer holding my interest. I down the rest of my drink and pull up the channel guide, stopping when I seeGrey’s Anatomy.
There we go.
I change the channel to that and get up to make myself another drink. With this one, I’ll triple the booze when I mix it.
Because I know I’m going to need it.
