Diversions

Almost everyone has one talent that can divert or amuse people for a few minutes … or a few hours. I could use a little diversion now … we all could! … all this sitting at home. My mother knew a card game that could be played with any ten cards and the change in your pocket … I had a friend who could sing every verse of the Tom Terrific theme song … and my father, the storyteller … “A traveling encyclopedia salesman stopped at an old farmhouse. He knocked. A farmer in overalls opened the door, looked the salesman up and down, and said … ”