Strain of Thought

Author: umfumdisi

Date: May 2, 2007

by umfumdisi
5-02-07
"We're here collecting donations for Doogie Howser, MD Memorial Hospital," they explained as they broke down my apartment door.
At first I thought it was a couple of college guys playing a practical joke, so I played along.
"Christ guys," I said, "Who has any money these days? Certainly not me."
That's when the second one replied, "Oh, we're not here for money," and started massaging my kidneys.
Yet I was nonplussed because those rough, calloused hands on my kidneys reminded me of the summer I spent house-sitting
for Floyd Ramis, the lesser-known but still rich and powerful brother of Harold Ramis.