A reader writes:
This is a non-apochryphal, verifiable story. A fine classical pianist of my
acquaintance went under the knife a month or so ago. Just before the anesthetic took effect, she
looked up at her surgeon and said:
“If I don’t make it through this, promise me one
thing.”
“What is it, Sonia?”
“That you won’t vote for Bush for
president.”
The doctor promised her there was no danger of that. Alas, Sonia didn’t
make it. The doctor intends to keep his promise.
Sonia (not her real name) may not have given her life for her country, but she certainly was a
patriot.
