The Black Sheep

I recently introduced you to my former colleague, Cletus K. He must have been a hell raiser in his youth. His father's law firm was counsel to USLines so we knew he was "connected". When he was in his last year at Georgetown his father inquired what he wanted to do next. He replied that he would like to join his firm. The old man said "I have a stellar reputation in my field which I would like to keep - I suggest you find another endeavor." So Cletus bounced around, then joined the U.S. Air Force where he became a pilot of multi-engine propeller aircraft ferrying notables around the globe during WWII. He once carried Jimmy Byrnes who was Secretary of State at the time. His stories of flying into places  like Calcutta and Karachi are hilarious but too long to tell. In later years he wore a hearing aid and when he had his ears fixed he said he could hear the cat purring. His brother (the white sheep) became an Abbot in the Trappist Monks. They usually had their monasteries in the mountains - which happened to be near ski resorts. When Cletus would visit his brother he always brought his skis and some liquid anti-freeze which he shared with the monks and brothers who stopped making jelly to join in the celebration much to the consternation of the Abbot.
tjs
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