Only on Bananafish
Josh Feldmeth (sportcarrier@earthlink.net)
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 14:59:51 -0700
I will only tell this story once. No one else would think it funny.
Last night my girlfriend and I had the definative come-to-Jesus. I am
leaving for Grad. School in 3 weeks and she wanted a water-tight
commitment before I left. Long and short - I couldn't give it. But
here's the catcher - she was standing next to my bookshelf during the
conversation. Next to her right shoulder was my JDS collection. As
she talked I couldn't help noticing that "Franny and Zooey" was missing.
Truth be told, she had it. It was really embarrassing: all I could
think about was that beat up copy of F&Z and how I would get it back, or
when.
I didn't say anything about the book. I think I'll let her keep it.
This incident sparked a childhood memory. I remember when I was very
young going to brunch at "the Club" with my grandfather. Getting out of
the car, I noticed the doors were unlocked. "Grandpa, lock the doors,
someone will steal our Bibles," I implored. To which he solominically
replied, "Whoever steals Bibles needs them more than us."
Gideon for a day,
Josh