Dynamic Duo

In preparation for the family celebration, the house had to be decorated. Nazy and I (my wife mandated the preceding font sizing) moved the holiday decorations from the attic and festively decorated Casa Carmen. Nazy, unfazed by the fact that our Christmas collection would overflow the vaults of the Smithsonian, identified an urgent need:

“…to finish our set, Dan.” She explained. “We found the 2nd ‘King’ in Heidelberg. We just need to locate the last …”

“When we bought the first ‘King’, three years ago,” I thought. “I didn’t know it was part of a set.”

“… locate the last one. I have phone number of the factory in Germany and the email addresses of all of the retail outlets in Europe.”

“Wow!” I replied – almost speechless.

“But none of them have the King that I need. It will be a…”

“...catastrophe…” I thought.

“….a catastrophe if we only have two kings.”

“Why?” I asked.

“There were three wise men, Dan. Three Kings of Orient.”

“But we have two Kings. Have you forgotten ‘The Dynamic Duo’?” I asked.

“Dynamic Duo?”

“Batman and Robin.”

“You are hopeless, Dan.” Nazy replied.

“Perhaps, but I have the telephone number of a US-based sales outlet that specializes in these items,” I replied. “Of course, if I’m ‘hopeless’, I’m probably also ‘helpless’. I assume, therefore, that you categorically reject my offer of assistance?”

I would love to be able to report that Nazy gracefully withdrew her characterization whilst thanking me profusely for my perceptive and caring assistance. I will, however, note that the final smoker was obtained solely as a result of my initiative, but Nazy has editted this post. Thus: the final King was obtained primarily, eh, only because of Nazy’s professional follow through in which she utilized the ‘easily obtained’ telephone number.