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We talked about the usual stuff at the apex of the Amen Corner last night. It was hot, the cold front won\u2019t get here for another day or two, the quirky tunes on Pandora that the restaurant plays in the background, the events of the day, Old Jim\u2019s continual battle with the air conditioning duct that is located directly above his favorite stool.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod Damned thing. It is ninety degrees outside and I am freezing my ass off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along the way we talked about Joan Rivers and the fast food protests<\/p>\n
\u201cMy sources in Detroit reported that Food Specialty Workers had put down their spatulas and blocked Mack Avenue for a half hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim scowled. He lived in the Motor City for a while, and that is where he met Chanteuse Mary when she was playing in a piano bar.<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, they didn\u2019t put anything down. They were bused in,\u201d said Jon-Without. I marveled at how positively Gubernatorial he looked in his dark suit, brilliant white shirt and trademark Soapy Williams bow tie. I was wearing white trousers and aloha shirt to celebrate the end of summer, since I am going to have to put this stuff away pretty soon. But not yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey must have been disappointed that Joan died. That was all I heard about today on the news. That and robot hamburger machines.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, it was a pretty good day for politicians down at the farm,\u201d I said. \u201cGood news. The Culpeper Clarion Bugle electronic edition said that the ex-Mayor\u2019s legal problems appear to be over.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is always pleasant,\u201d growled Jim.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot for billable hours,\u201d said Barrister Jerry, sliding onto the stool next to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is for him,\u201d I said. \u201cLast week he got a suspended ten-day sentence to his own former slammer for the $250-a-second fine for an inappropriate hug. This week, the City attorney announced that the defamation suit brought against him by the former Town Manager for $25,000 was dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat wasn\u2019t the real story,\u201d said Jerry, who was eyeing the fried chicken and lima beans on the menu. \u201cWhat happened was the settlement was done behind closed doors between opposing counsels. What was he getting sued for?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, it wasn\u2019t as good as it sounds. We taxpayers are going to pay for the deal through Culpeper’s insurance carrier. The paper reported that \u201cthe parties have resolved all matters in dispute.””<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is just the dollar amount. What was the issue?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe paper said that the suit was based on the Mayor\u2019s comment that the Town Manager had been sleeping with three married members of the Town Council.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOuch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe former Mayor could not be reached for comment, and I don\u2019t blame him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTime to keep your mouth shut and wait out the election cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI completely agree. So, it was a much better day for local politics than it was for the former Governor of Virginia and his wife down in Richmond. I think they are still married, though by the end of that trial none of us here in the Old Dominion were really sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anyway, those were just two of the legal matters under review. In more important events, Jim was sticking with Budweiser, Jon-Without was concentrating on clear beverages, and Counsel for the drinking Public was trying an Angry orchard hard cider to go with his chicken, mashed potatoes and beans<\/p>\n
I stuck with the happy white, since I was generally happy myself, and relieved not to find myself governor of anything at all.<\/p>\n
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