Monday, April 11, 2011

Buzzwordy: His Name Is Katan!

Buzzwordy: His Name Is Katan!: "Image by Emma Paperclip via Flickr Day Fifty Seven, Akim removed his eye patch, set it gently on the dining table, and re..."

His Name Is Katan!

The Little Worm...Image by Emma Paperclip via Flickr



















Day Fifty Seven,

Akim removed his eye patch, set it gently on the dining table, and reached his hand out to Buzzwordy. 

In sheer embarrassment, the marketing whiz kid found himself fumbling to stand up.  He threw his left hand into the air uncontrollably and before he knew it, Akim got a hold of his hand and pulled him straight up from the floor.

"Did I scare you sir?" asked the caring Akim.

Buzzwordy grunted incessantly and purposely avoid to make any eye contact with Akim.  He felt like a jerk for making a big scene out of Akim's decorative eye patch.

"The damage has been done!" uttered Buzzwordy to himself.

"I'm sorry sir, did I scare you when I removed the eye patch?" inquired the concerned Akim.

"Well, actually, well, ...." responded the nervous Buzzwordy.

"Never mind sir, I just want to let you know that I lost my eye from a car bombing incident many years ago.  I survived and became a better person after all!" sighed Akim with a shrug.

"Thank you Akim.  You certainly have my deepest sympathy, but why did you keep a worm inside your eye socket?" inquired the confused Buzzwordy.

Akim pulled the little worm out of his eye socket, patted it gently, and sat it down on the dining table.

The marketing whiz kid kept staring at each and every move of the worm, and trying hard to determine if it was crawling towards the center or the end of the table.  He was captivated by how nimble the little creature was.

"His name is Katan, it means small in Hebrew." intercepted Akim.

Buzzwordy reached out his index finger to poke Katan on his stomach.  He wasn't sure if his encounter with this little worm was some kind of a karma but he felt really intrigued by Akim's little friend.

"Excuse me sir, I think it is time to put Katan back to where he belongs.  I have customers waiting!" whispered Akim to Buzzwordy.

Buzzwordy nodded while Akim picked Katan up and shoved him back into his eye socket.  The whole process was so smooth and before the marketing whiz kid was able to come to sense with his surrounding, Akim had already put his eye patch back and sauntered to the front of the restaurant to greet other customers.

"Gee, I forgot to ask him if Katan will grow any longer and what does he eat normally!" said Buzzwordy while shaking his head.

The marketing whiz kid never got his answer.  Nonetheless, he found this episode during breakfast enchanting and mesmerizing, and he knew that despite how lousy the day would unfold with Balfour, the Akim-Katan story could very easily make his day.

"Get in, they are waiting for you!" shouted Balfour as he pulled his car up to the curb outside of the Dan Tel Aviv hotel.

Without hesitation, Buzzwordy jumped right into the vehicle.

"Great day Balfour!  Great day indeed!" grinned Buzzwordy.

Balfour gave the marketing whiz kid the usual condescending look and popped his wheelie like a bat out of hell.

"Great day indeed Balfour!" giggled Buzzwordy.


I will be back on Day Fifty Eight.


Buzzwordy




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