Thursday, May 31, 2012
The Casual Observer - 5/31/12
My first cousin---once removed - Tony, couldn't find a job. Nothing was quite right.
Finally I found him a job on a farm, - sorting potatoes. The big potatoes in
one pile and the little potatoes in another pile. After 2 weeks Tony quit. I asked him,
"Why did you quit?" Tony said, " I quit, because of all the decisions. " "Is this a big potato or
a little potato?"
Tony's Brother, Justin, had been looking for a job for a long time. Finally I found
Justin a job as a switch- man. He got a little shack to live in, and all he had to do, - At mid-night. -
was to hang a lantern out to signal the train to switch tracks. He loved the job-- No people,
No phone calls, etc.. But within 2 weeks, Justin quit the job. I asked,--
"Justin, why are you quitting?" Justin said, "It was that damn lantern."
Now both Tony and Justin are in D.C. working in Congress.