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August 03, 2005
Touchy feely
I had an experience yesterday that struck me as... well, I'm not sure how to describe it. I met an elder statesman. Most people, especially me, don't run into this sort of gentleman very often unless you run in that sort of circle. I don't, which is probably why I was affected as I was.
The situation in which I found myself was not uncommon and does not bear going into here, but the elderly gentleman I met could accurately be described as a Blue-Blood; definitely old family and old money. I believe he was an ambassador at one point as is evident by the many photos of himself with Presidents, various Royals and heads of state from the 1960's through the 80's. He was very pleasant, charming and jovial. When we parted, he offered to shake my hand, with his left as it appeared a stroke or some other malady may have limited the use of his right.
It was at this point I was dumbstruck. To say his hand felt like a satin lined cloud is to be conservative in its description. It was not a wet fish handshake. It was firm yet, his hand was by far the softest thing I have ever experienced. I've felt soft skin. I thought that after knowing my four babies and having experienced a wife with the clearest, softest skin you could image I was well versed in the area of soft skin. I was wrong.
As I was driving away, it struck me that there was a whole "class" of people out there that could conceivably have hands like this, though I have never crossed paths with any of them until now. These people I refer to are people who may have never actually performed physical labor at any time during their entire lives. Never raked leaves, mowed the lawn, cut or carried firewood, pumped gas, moved rocks or built a birdhouse. My father has hands that could crush stone or sand a tabletop. Mine are calloused and while not nearly as grizzled, are definitely hands that have seen their share of work.
I'd never given this sort of thing much thought before. I'd always thought the Howell's were just caricatures of blue-bloods. Turns out... Thurston and Lovey are out there.
Funny how even a simple thing as a handshake can throw your whole day.
Posted by Stephen Blythe at August 3, 2005 09:12 PM
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