I have had a lot of time to muse lately, with not having any work to do at work, (that is a subject for another post), and I started thinking about the time one of my son's friends was facing eminent posting to Iraq. Knowing the young man for a long time, I asked him what, if anything, I should send to him once he was posted. Now, remembering that there had been a lot of wine and beer consumed by the lot along with a pretty extensive dinner, I thought I heard him say, "If you send my anything, send me corn." Okay, I said a walked away.
The look on my son's face showed his surprised and incredulity. Will you really? he asked. Of course, I said. He's going overseas. I don't know why he wants it, but I will send as much as he wants. My son shook his head, walked away and then turned. How are you going to get it? I'll go to the store and buy a case and ship it that way, I said.
Why a case, my son asked. It will ship better that way. Okay he said.
The next morning at breakfast I told my husband to make a post-it note to remind me to buy corn for my son's friend. Why corn my husband asked. It's what he wants me to send to him. Sitting at the table, my son spit out his breakfast and started laughing. Mom, he said, he said he wanted you to send him PORN!
Oh, I said, he will just have to use his imagination.
