Hero

I always liked to see pictures of homes in Ireland back during the Kennedy administration where they had on display a picture of the American president. I see nothing wrong with admiration of leaders even when they are from another place.

What got me thinking about this was yesterday when Dorothy and I were grocery shopping and we saw this man with a checked hat like the one Bear Bryant use to wear when he was the Alabama coach. Dorothy told the story of how back then she went to a Christmas party in a Birmingham home. It was a lovely house, she said, and was filled with Christmas decorations. One unusual thing was the tree which had little number ones, white with a crimson edge. Alabama was ranked number one football team in the nation at that time. Dorothy needed to use the rest room and the powder room was occupied. The hostess spotted her waiting and directed her to the master bath. When she was leaving the room Dorothy noticed a picture of Bear Bryant in an expensive looking frame sitting on the dresser.
She thanked the hostess for guiding her to the rest room and inquired about the photo.

"I noticed a picture of Bear Bryant on your dresser. Is he a relative?" she asked.

The hostess replied, "Why no, honey. He's our coach,"

Tales of Harper, short stories and poems about the fictional town of Harper, Mississippi is available on Amazon Kindle