Ten years ago at the Point Pleasant, WV 50th high school class reunion some fun was had on who in high school had a crush on whom. I said I had a crush on Dottie (Thomas) Campbell and I even had her name tatooed on my arm with a pierced heart. I didn't let the truth get in the way of a good story, it was just that she was not the "Dottie" in the tatoo.

The next night at the annual alumni dance I met Dottie's daughter, Angie, a delightful person. Angie asked "are you the Walsine with my mother's name on your arm"? Acknowledging it to be the truth, in mock humility, I hung my head and hid my face with a hand. She said, don't be ashamed, Mom has "Walsine" tatooed across her butt. We all parted with a good laugh.

I shared this delightful story with the group of a dozen or more with whom my wife, Julie, and I were sitting. Ginny, a close friend of Dottie, said that Dottie had known the truth all along and they had all had a good laugh about the incident since the last reunion. I received an email from Dottie who urged me to come to the alumni dance next year. You know, I think I'll go. Stay tuned for the next episode and learn from my experience that payback is hell!
Acts 2:17 "Young men see visions while old men dream dreams".
I must still be young at the age of 77 because I have a vision of getting this "ball back in my court" next summer.
God Bless!
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