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1、AgoodbyekissTheBoardMeetinghadcometoanend.Bobstartedtostandupandjostledthetable,spillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes."Howembarrassing.Iamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldage."Everyonehadagoodlaugh,andsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtoth
2、eothers.Someonesaid,"Comeon,Frank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment."Franklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhood."IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafisherman,andhelovedthesea.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Notju
3、stenoughforourfamily,butalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome."Helookedatusandsaid,"IwishyoucouldhavemetmyDad.Hewasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvas,foul-weathercoa
4、tandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.NomatterhowmuchmyMotherwashedthem,theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish."Frank'svoicedroppedabit."Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.Itwould
5、wheezeandrattledowntheroad.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.Ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetime,hewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelchacloudofsmoke.Hewouldpullrightupinfront,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.
6、Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.Here,Iwas12yearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!"Hepausedandthenwenton,"IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.He
7、startedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,'No,Dad.'ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatway,andhehadthissurprisedlookonhisface.Isaid,'Dad,I'mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I'mtoooldforanykindofkiss.'MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry.Heturned
8、andlookedoutthewind
