SSS

My job at Columbia High School during the school year was to teach/counsel incorrigible youth. In the summer, I had a different role – developing and placing students in full and part-time jobs, glazing the basketball bleachers with a lacquer, and mowing the grass on the hills leading up to the school. If you know where Columbia High School is you can picture the difficulty in the last task particularly on a hot summer day. So, by the middle of July, I was ready for a vacation. So were Phil & Sil. With the Summer Olympics being closer to us than they are expected to be in our lifetimes; it was an easy choice as to where to go.

On the morning of Friday, July 16th, we all woke up and dutifully did our SSS, packed the car (Sil’s I believe), and, after dutifully watching The Gong Show, embarked on our journey.

Now, I emphasize the Triple S for a reason. Most of us perform that routine upon rising on a daily basis. Shit, Shave, Shower. The disposable component is shaving. I’m quite certain I did not shave often – if at all - during the trip. I know I certainly performed the other two on a daily basis. I’m reasonably sure Sil did also; as would every other normal human being. However …