Chapter 44

           

           AmongthemanyjobsthatRichardfromTexashasheldinhislife-andIknowI’mleavingalotofthemout-areoil-fieldworker;eighteen-wheelertruckdriver;thefirstauthorizeddealerofBirkenstocksintheDakotas;sack-shakerinamidwesternlandfill(I’msorry,butIreallydon’thavetimetoexplainwhata"sack-shaker"is);highwayconstructionworker;used-carsalesman;soldierinVietnam;"commoditiesbroker"(thatcommoditygenerallybeingMexicannarcotics);junkieandalcoholic(ifyoucancallthisaprofession);thenreformedjunkieandalcoholic(amuchmorerespectableprofession);hippiefarmeronacommune;radiovoice-overannouncer;and,finally,successfuldealerinhigh-endmedicalequipment(untilhismarriagefellapartandhegavethewholebusinesstohisexandgotleft"scratchin’mybrokewhiteassagain").NowherenovatesoldhousesinAustin.

           "Neverdidhavemuchofacareerpath,"hesays."Nevercoulddoanythingbutthehustle."

           RichardfromTexasisnotaguywhoworriesaboutalotofstuff.Iwouldn’tcallhimaneuroticperson,nosir.ButIamabitneurotic,andthat’swhyI’vecometoadorehim.Richard’spresenceatthisAshrambecomesmygreatandamusingsenseofsecurity.HisgiantamblingconfidencehushesdownallmyinherentnervousnessandremindsmethateverythingreallyisgoingtobeOK.(AndifnotOK,thenatleastcomic.)RememberthecartoonroosterFoghornLeghorn?Well,Richardiskindoflikethat,andIbecomehischattylittlesidekick,theChickenhawk.InRichard’sownwords:"MeandGroceries,westeadybelaughin’thewholedamntime.

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