Hot Air at the Pool

Posted by Mandi Coleman (04.23.07, 3:30 PM)

This weekend was my first to enjoy my new community pool. It was lovely...until two men decided to sunbathe next to me in an otherwise deserted area. I had no reason to make conversation with these people as I had my book and US Weekly in hand. (Hey, a girl...

This weekend was my first to enjoy my new community pool. It was lovely...until two men decided to sunbathe next to me in an otherwise deserted area. I had no reason to make conversation with these people as I had my book and US Weekly in hand. (Hey, a girl has to get her gossip somewhere.)

The dilemma came when they began speaking unnecessarily loud. They spoke of their newly purchased vehicles; one buying a "Beamer" convertible, the other discussing the merits of his "Benz." I gathered much too much information on one's home in Martha's Vinyard, and listened to the other drone on and on about the commission he would get off his new project downtown. I was the fortunate one.

Is there a reason Tweedle Dee and Dum felt the need to let me hear their Boasting Battle? It was obvious the two were accustomed to winning the attention of the opposite gender by status, not looks. I didn't award them any such pleasure. After listening to the expense of a one-acre tract of land in Franklin, I picked up my belongings and left.