Patrick: It was a real hassle havin' a kid around the house, though now that she's moved on to college I find myself missin' the company. Turns out she was a decent kid after all. Says she's gettin' good grades and everything. As for me, I'm substitute teacher. Sounds like a right strange job for me to take, I know? Well, it ain't what I want to be doin' with my life, but it pays the bills.
Had a problem there the other day with some sugar-high kids. Turns out their teacher had been bribin' 'em with sugar for years! Made me wish I'd thought've it. Anyhow, that made me look bad, but in the end I was able to talk 'em around and work things out alright.
With things goin' well I found I needed somethin' to occupy my free time, so I found me a lady friend. This here is Gertrude Conway, one of my neighbors. Well, her an' I hit it off real well. Spent a lotta nice afternoons together. If we were younger she probably would've been askin' for wedding bells, but fortunately she knows that ain't for a man of my age. I spent most of my life married to my late wife, rest her soul, and I'm not lookin' to get into another marriage.
Gertrude was so happy with my romancin' she left me a lil' gift! I'm not sure what this doodad is for, but it sure looks fancy. Maybe she'll teach me how to work it next time she's over.
Other than Gertrude and work, I didn' do a whole lot with my time. Slept a lot, kept up on happenin's in the world. Started exercisin' some, too, to get lookin' good for Gertrude. Turns out that contraption she got me was for exercise! Guess she might've been givin' me a hint, huh? It was a lotta fun, though, and helped me fill up all that open time I had.
Points:
Nothin'
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