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"We have to walk across the blue bridge," Gloria said. We were downtown."We do?" I asked.
"It's kind of a thing," she said.
"Okay," I said, and we started walking. When we reached the end of the bridge, we turned around and started walking back.
"That was it?" I asked.
"Yes."
"I guess I can mark that off my 'Didn't Know To Do' list," I said.
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We walked past a restaurant that was downright raucous, and through the glass, every person I could see had gray hair. "Those over fifties are tearing the shit out of that place," I said.
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"Didn't she date an astronaut?" I asked.
"She did, but it ended badly."
"Doesn't matter," I said. "When you can name drop dating an astronaut, that's next level."
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