The One I Skipped

This entry is long overdue. Sadly, it was completely hysterical when the story was told to me by Scott. However, it may have lost some luster.

I hope not.

It's been some weeks now that Scott went to a meeting of Rotary International with one of our beloved church members, Ralph. Ralph extended an invitation to Scott to join him, and having never passed up a free lunch, Scott went. He enjoyed following Ralph around, meeting local business and community folk in Lancaster, which is a stone's throw from Great Falls. Ralph kept introducing Scott around as his pastor.......which he is, but I think may still feel odd for Scott. And for me. But Ralph is incredibly funny, good natured, and networked. He simply knows everyone, always has a tale to tell, and reminds me - slightly - of Alex Sanders (though I do still hold Alex up very high on my list of folks I would adopt as my father since my father is deceased). Never has a finer storyteller spun a tale like Alex.

At one point during the meeting, a hat is passed for Rotarians to place a dollar in to be able to give an announcement. Dutifully, Ralph drops in his dollar, stands up....and says about Scott:

"I knew he'd be good for us when he got up in the pulpit and said, 'David slew Goliath with the jawbone of a donkey's ass.' "

I most literally wet my pants laughing when Scott recounted this to me, and I can imagine the roar of laughter that probably follows Ralph weekly in moments like these. He was also heard responding to another club member that the room wasn't hot, he just need to lay off on the crack.

Only Ralph can get away with such, God love him like we do.

Peace.