Some days are going to turn out badly. You go to the market, take a cart and head for one end to begin shopping. You meet a person you have disliked and avoided for years, and vice versa. You exchange embarrassed smiles and an insincere hello.
Of course, you keep crossing paths with that person when you go up and down the aisles. And the final embarrassment: You end up standing behind the person at the check stand.
Next time you shop, you might start shopping at the other end of the market. But then the person you are trying to avoid will think of doing the same thing. You can't win.
Letter published in The Maui News Aug.27, 2006, and Lahaina News Nov.9, 2006)
About Me
- Maui Blackie Gadarian
- Maui Blackie Gadarian is a living legend on the island of Maui, Hawaii. 91 year-old machinist, owner Blackie's Machine Shop - Lahaina, Blackie's Boat Yard Lahaina and Newport Beach, California. Former owner Blackie's Bar, jazz club and restaurant Lahaina 1981 to 1995. Irascible writer of pithy letters to local publications. Maui Blackie Gadarian wears his trademark orange shirt all over the United States and Europe, from the back streets of Lahaina to the jazz clubs of Paris, verandas of yacht clubs and posh restaurants and hotels.