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Mon, January 2

First Daughter...Kind of.

I'm at my parent's house now, and just got back from my dad's swearing in ceremony as City Councilman. My dad has great visions for our town. One vision is to stop all the developments and big building projects that are taking away the small town feel here, and encourage the preservation of green spaces. Good stuff.

I was very proud to watch him take his oath over the Tenach (Jewish Bible).

Afterward, the Mayor of our town came up to say hello to my family. He's a really nice guy. Five years or so ago, I met him at our town pool. When he found out I was just three years younger than his son, he tried to set us up (unsucessfully, as you might have guessed). So tonight he must have forgotten our exchange a few years back and asked me how old I was. When I told him he said, "Oh! My son is 28!" Well of course. We must have so much in common I am sure, for sheer reason of us both being in our twenties. Quickly I told him, "Oh, I have a boyfriend." He then told me, "Well my son has a girlfriend! A Shiksa!"

OY. Can you say that out loud? In public? After a swearing-in ceremony?

I can't believe I even responded, but I said it: "Well, the Jewish boys tend to like those non-Jewish girls." Well it's true isn't it? Not that there's anything wrong with it. Hey, they've probably got much better, naturally lighter hair than us curly-haired Jew gals, and their families abstain from eating things like herring in cream sauce and chopped liver. What's not to like?

I'm just hoping if anyone was listening, that it sounded like he said his son was dating Shakira.

Posted by lexzog at January 2, 2006 10:07 PM

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