A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit
A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit
A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit
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With<strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>utes Rosemary <strong>to</strong>tters out from <strong>the</strong><br />
kitchen area. Her pretty moon-face is flushed and she<br />
looks slightly shell-shocked. She is dressed <strong>in</strong> an<br />
electric p<strong>in</strong>k chef’s blouson, black cargo baggies and a<br />
match<strong>in</strong>g beanie.<br />
“I hate that fuck<strong>in</strong>g spatula,” she mutters.<br />
“Let me guess, you were late for kitchen duty<br />
because you were on-l<strong>in</strong>e gabb<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> Foxyone,”<br />
I observe.<br />
She just nods and wriggles over <strong>to</strong> a tray full<br />
<strong>of</strong> used beakers that need <strong>to</strong> be put <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> dishwasher.<br />
Dotty Hammell is <strong>the</strong> Dame <strong>in</strong> Charge <strong>of</strong><br />
Gastronomic Affairs. She is an absolute dote and very<br />
m<strong>in</strong>x-friendly. However <strong>the</strong> one th<strong>in</strong>g that she will not<br />
<strong>to</strong>lerate is tardy-timekeep<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Rosemary is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most disorganized gals<br />
that I have ever met and her <strong>in</strong>ability <strong>to</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
schedules has played merry hell with her bumbags <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> past. Her natural <strong>in</strong>cl<strong>in</strong>ation for leav<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> last m<strong>in</strong>ute has not been improved by <strong>the</strong> added<br />
distraction <strong>of</strong> her on-l<strong>in</strong>e affair with her cyber-lothario<br />
who operates under <strong>the</strong> nickname <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Silver Fox.<br />
Rosemary wriggles back <strong>to</strong>wards <strong>the</strong> kitchen<br />
carry<strong>in</strong>g her load. I have no doubt that she is <strong>in</strong><br />
considerable discomfort. <strong>The</strong> wooden spatula was<br />
first <strong>in</strong>troduced dur<strong>in</strong>g Wooden Saturday dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
Great Spank-<strong>of</strong>f and proved <strong>to</strong> be <strong>the</strong> Achilles heel <strong>of</strong><br />
some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Unit</strong>’s most whop-hardened veterans.<br />
<strong>The</strong> broad flat head packs an <strong>in</strong>credible amount <strong>of</strong><br />
smart and st<strong>in</strong>g.