There's Something About Larry
For those who are not aware, barely one week after the birth of Jack, I got a call from my boss saying that he really needed to me to fly to Washington, D.C. as soon as possible (as in 'go to the airport and get on the next flight') to work on a document to be sent to the Pentagon (that's about all I can say). Oh, and he wanted me to stay for 5 days and 4 nights in order to complete this task.
Considering everyone at Portal Dynamics has treated my very well, I knew that they wouldn't be asking me this if they really didn't need me there. So, I left the next morning much to Katie's bewilderment.
However, even though my company called me out of town during a critical part of my personal life, I have to admit that they handled it well for me. The next day, Katie received a vase of flowers from my boss saying, "Sorry we had to take Shaun away so soon. Thank you for letting us borrow him during this precious time."
And then just yesterday, she received another large vase of flowers from all of the executives at my company thanking her again.
All of that definitely helped smooth things over for my overwhelmed and hard-working bride.
Anyways, while I was in D.C. (Alexandria, Reston, Herdon, and the Pentagon) I decided to leave my handicapped and smoking room (all they had available) to go get some dinner in Old Towne Alexandria.
I found a small hole-in-the-wall pizzeria off of Duke Street and when I walked in, I saw a familiar figure sitting down and eating his pizza - all by himself.
It was Larry David - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_David.
Being that I am a huge fan of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiam and Seinfeld, I went up to him to say hello. He was very kind, stood up to shake my hand and seemed honestly interested in my critique (all positive) of his show on HBO.
After a few minutes of talking, I asked him if I could get a picture of us together using the camera on my phone. At first, he seemed like he would have no problem with it. Then, he stared at me for a second with this bewildered look on his face and then stormed out of the pizzeria leaving his plate and newspaper on the table. He didn't come back.
Needless to say, I couldn't figure out what had happened. He was very cordial, kind, and forthcoming and then he just left without a word.
Now, if you don't know much about Larry David, one thing he is besides an excellent writer, actor, and comedian, is a raging left-wing liberal. I have always known this about him but still like his work.
It wasn't until after I had eaten and was walking back to my rental-car when I realized I was wearing my Rush Limbaugh 'Club Gitmo' T-Shirt that says, "Your Tropical Retreat from the Stress of Jihad."
Larry must've seen my t-shirt and been so horribly offended he stormed out.
I love that shirt.
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