Under the Wire

If you are lucky you will have a “Bob” in your life. If you are very lucky, having a “Bob” in your life won’t get you killed or seriously injured. I met Bob many years ago. This means we were both considerably younger and thus possessed the accompanying younger outlook on life. We were invincible, occasionally invisible and always on the lookout for our next great adventure. Older readers will recognize and remember this time of your life. Younger readers might not since you are at this point living it. One word of caution to you. Watch out for Bob.

Bob had answered an ad in a magazine for a c...