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advertising the business. This was almost

always done in the summer when the ice cream

would create an irresistible draw, but it wasn’t
the hot sweaty costume that he hated. What he

hated was simply the fact that his friends might

find out that he was dressed as a cow.
For my part, I was pleased that he was

responsible enough to work at something he

detested. It showed a willingness to do what he
needed to do. There were many times,

especially as I was trying to make my way
through college, that I did miserable jobs, and I

did them willingly in order to take care of my

family.
When we would drive by that intersection

where my son stood, my four-year-old daughter

was always proud to see her brother there in the
cow costume, and she would wave

enthusiastically at him. He was okay with that,
since most children waved at him, but he drew

the line at her calling hello out the window,

especially if she used his name. He had thus far
been able to conceal his identity, and he wanted

to keep it that way.

But one day I took the whole family to eat

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