Listening to the Cubs Game

Saga of No Left Turns - Page 6

Listen to the Cubs Game

After he retired, my father almost always accompanied my mother whenever she drove anywhere, even if he had no reason to go along. If she were going to the beauty parlor, he'd sit in the car and read, or go take a stroll or, if it was summer, have her keep the engine running so he could listen to the Cubs game on the radio. In the evening, then, when I'd stop by, he'd explain: "The Cubs lost again. The millionaire on second made a bad throw to the millionaire on first base, so the multimillionaire on third base scored."

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