Out of the Blue

It was an interesting thought process that lead to a trip into Manhattan a week before Christmas for a dentist visit even though most all of our holiday shopping is done. I did have a brush with a celeb while working my way through the masses, as I saw professional curmudgeon Andy Rooney walking down the street, which lead to the following actual exchange at a street light:

Businessman 1: Did you see Andy Rooney back there?
Businessman 2: No! That was him?
Businessman 1: Yeah, back there.
Businessman 2 (looking back): He doesn't look so great, huh?
Blue: Hey, lets see how we look when we're his age!
Businessman 1: Heh. If we make it that long.
Businessman 2: You know he goes to every Giants game at the stadium.
Businessman 1: No wonder he doesn't look so great!

R.I.P.: Ginger. No one you know... just a sad dog story.

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