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blowing bubbles through the
straw.
It took Charlie an hour to
drive the two miles home
because he picked the most
congested streets. I decided to
make the best of the ride by
commenting on how beautiful
the city looked at night. He
retorted that he hated the
city.
Next topic.
"What kind of music do you
like?" he asked. I named
some Woodstock-era groups
and a few of my favorite
classical composers. He cited
Minnie Pearl and the "Hee-
Haw" crowd. But Aunt Claire
was right when she said we
had a lot in common. We both
had noses and we were both
citizens of the United States.
She ought to go into business
— in deepest, darkest Siberia.
Finally, I remembered that
Charlie had said he liked to
cook. Figuring there was no
way I was ever going to see
him again, I took a helpful
hint from Heloise and asked
if he had any unusual hors
d'oeuvre recipes.
"My favorite canape is
American cheese cut into
shapes with cookie cutters,
perched on melba toast," said
Charlie. I searched his face for
signs of mirth. None. I had a
Velveeta freak on my hands.
Sensing my lack of en-
thusiasm for these cheesy-
faced sandwiches, he sug-
gested something else: cream
cheese. "There are 101 things
you can do with cream cheese.
Chives. Raisins. Smoked
salmon."
Now don't get me wrong, I
have nothing against cream
cheese or the folks who make
it. I wouldn't eat a bagel and
lox without it. I have even
spent some of my happiest
moments in the capital of
brand-name cream cheese:
Philadelphia. It's just that I
don't think the white goop is
the stuff that dream evenings
are made of.
Well, as it turned out,
neither did Charlie. "What
really makes a party festive,"
he said (and you thought it
was cream cheese!), "is those
frilly toothpicks. The problem
is, they're not that easy to
find."
Neither, I thought, are men
in natural-fiber clothes whose
favorite musical instrument
is -not the banjo. Help me, I
pleaded silently to the
heavens. Better yet, God, help
Aunt Claire. Because when I
get through with her, she is
really going to need it.
By this point in our conver-
sation, Charlie and I were
still a day's journey from my
apartment. The conversa-
tional well having run drier
than Charlie's beloved melba

toast, I looked out the won-
dow at people — well-dressed
people without cream cheese
on their chins — who looked
as if they were enjoying their
evening. I was quiet for a
minute. Maybe three.
"So, are you always this
ebullient," asked Mr. Country
Music on a Frilly lbothpick,
his voice dripping with sar-
casm, "or is tonight a special
occasion?" Special occasion
indeed. It was the night that
would henceforth be known
as the night they took out a
contract on Aunt Claire's life.
There are evenings when
you come home and reflect on
the sad fact that, rather than
whatever it was you were
wasting your time with, you
could have been in your cozy
home curled up with a good
cup of coffee and a steamy
book. After three hours with
Charlie, the prospect of a
night in a drafty tent with
canned milk and an
economics textbook sounded
appealing.
And so did the prospect of
getting back together with
the ex-boyfriend who had got-
ten this whole mess started.
Get used to it, Great-Aunt
Bella. Like the flu you got rid
of last winter, that very love-
ly boy you've always hated is
back again.
And he's looking awfully
good. ❑

Space Workshop
Highlights Growth

Space — Room to Grow has
announced its schedule for
August. All programs begin
at 7:15 p.m. and are held at
the Space office in
Southfield.
"Looking Inside for Per-
sonal Growth," a workshop
on how the mind links past
difficulties to the present
and how to resolve the
resulting problems will be
offered Aug. 14.
Clinical psychologist Joyce
Slaim will be the workshop
presenter. Pre-registration
is required.
"Your Self and Self-
Improvement" is the title of
a topical drop-in discussion
group scheduled for Aug. 15.
On Aug. 21, Space will
offer a workshop,
"Parenting for Today's Hur-
ried Children: How Parents
Can Cope With High Expec-
tations and Limited
Resources."
Bruce Tabashneck, the
presenter, will discuss stra-
tegies for those who feel they
are "too pooped to parent."
Areas will include
discipline, communication
and children's expectations
in a materialistic society.
Tabashneck also will discuss