Characters With Character
Scott Mclean
Okay back to business.
The doctor drained 30 cc’s of fluid from my left knee. This involved numerous jabs into the knee with a long needle while kneading it like bread dough. All with no deadening. It most definitely got my attention so here come some of the characters in my life.
I’ve already mentioned my Uncle Gale or Gingo. Most wisdom imparted to us from him came on Sunday nights when we took a bath at his place(we just had a shower)or outside working or hunting. He might teach us a song he learned at the tavern that we would repeat but not always understand or give us a sip of beer if he was feeling brave. He either had a death wish or enjoyed my Mom running over and hollering “Gale!”.
Gingo got the great idea once to hand Steve, Tim, and I some nudist magazines. All I Remember were naked people doing things like having picnics and playing volleyball. We only recognized half the appendages in the pictures.
Gingo’s effort was grounded when my older sister heard us giggling behind the pump house.
She took a good half hour examining the evidence before she turned it in to Marshall Mom.
Gingo was smart enough to head out before that. He educated us on the mystery parts later on. His explanation of female anatomy had us looking at them funny after that for quite some time.
More Gingo later. My sons had R and R, otherwise known as Roger and Rollie. This was a cowboy education including how putting chew spit on a bee sting was top notch first aid.
More on this later as well. Bye.