Last Sunday

A repairman had to come to the house to do some work on the AC. This guy promised to complete his work everyday for almost a week but never showed up. When he said he was coming Sunday morning, based on his past behavior, and the fact it was a Sunday, I doubted he would show up. Even with this in mind, I woke up at 9 AM. I wasn't very tired but I was bored. I dreaded the thought of waiting even an hour for him. Luckily he showed up on time. He also brought a friend. The thing about this friend was that he walked with a limp. I soon found out that he had an operation done on his leg and this was the reason for his odd gait. The main guy said that he brought him along to help. Weird, having somebody who is injured help you? Really? Oh well. I escorted both of them to where the work was to be done. The main guy, who I'll call Teeth, because that's what he showed a lot when he smiled, immediately got to work. His friend stood aside and chilled. I'll call the friend Beaver, because that's what he looked like. Beaver and Teeth had a very friendly rapport and displayed this by making numerous lewd jokes to another. Some of these jokes included: "It's too hot here. Yea, when a woman says that when she's on top of you, that means it's time to change positions." Also, "Hey, are you ok back there? Do you have enough room, or is your dick too big? Oh I forgot, you have a small one. Hey, at least I don't need a microscope to see mine." I laughed nervously along. I didn't know what to make of this. Beaver left frequently to get tools from the truck. In the meantime, Teeth and I talked about everything from types of electrical wiring, to iPhones.
     Then Beaver returned after one of his trips asked me if I were going to vote. I paused. I almost never discuss politics with strangers because I have no clue what their ideology is, and I don't want to get into an argument. I said that it didn't matter who I voted for because in 2008 Obama got over 70% of the popular vote from my state, and I predicted the same would happen this year. He gave me the old "It's not about that. It's about exercising your right to vote." Cool. I get your point. Then he asked me if I saw the Republican National Convention. I said I saw bits and pieces. He said that Romney and Paul are the smartest people to ever run for the office of President and Vice President, and that Romney was a "good guy." This is when I knew he was a Republican. No beef here. Then after a bit he asked me if there was a computer available because he wanted to show me a video. I told him the truth and escorted him to the PC. I had to. He could have had a gun on him, and you never want to disagree with somebody who has a gun. That's how it is. He then showed me a video on Youtube named Agenda 21. The gist of the video was that in 1992 the government made a decision that they would put environmentalism over individual rights. This is something I could at least understand, but then the video went into verbiage like "fascist" and "socialist." This is when I knew this video was propaganda.
      I didn't want to say anything because I wanted to avoid any arguments. We then returned to the basement while the work was just about done. Thank God. I couldn't take anymore political talk on a Sunday morning. Before they left, Beaver told me he was not a Republican but actually a Libertarian. Whatever man. Your views are crazy. Well I shouldn't say crazy, but much different than mine. His parting words were: "I'm pretty sure I changed your mind today." No you didn't. You just affirmed my liberal/progressive thinking and political views, which I thank you for. Get into debates. Get into arguments. Always look at the other side of the story no matter what it be. You might learn something for a change, and at the very least, your own beliefs, ideologies, morals, ethics will be strengthened. Open your eyes. I am Baliwala. A disabled man who is overweight wants me to vote for Romney. That is all.