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aT worship-simply because-that state ef popularity was-higher ‘tham theirs, But © they would ‘never think ef placing themselves: in that imagery, and their talk never: even censidéred' these whe centrelled their livess It was-alwaye; hey Rudy;.your getting balder: by the day, which I ceuld see-clearly was the truth, while-my moyher found it funniest'+hat they could receive: such pleasure eut of” something: that only made my father smile because he became the absolute center of attraction ke these momentsi' And they remained only menents with these kind ef remarks-jumping frem persen te perser witheut any kind of listening between them; It all' seemed te kindle-a kind ef reving speech that went areund and aroun lifrerent groups ef neighbers-and my fathers: business friends’; and its: ultimate laughter would follow me as-I circled threugh the reoms:being told what to do, while I tried to make sengS of it alld It was the first time my parents had'had this many peeple ever te our ,hemes and everybedy whe had'sent me a present was atone time or anouther™ playing ! with the tey that was now mine, Whats-he deing with my tey,.I thought, like=I was-telling him what he was-doing with ite He's: fats. Whe's-that, I like: hing I. thinks My father would juggle tee, ae oranges, Three: cressing with ene movenent across his -hands§ In a circle, they went reund;' And he ceuld dance : the-seft shoes Ha-hay Dancing the seft shee on the kitchen fleer, and’ I would have him teach me hew te juggles Lace-ever the dining.reem table I remember seeing-while I was-learning te juggles White, With little designs -sert’ of ken the table ends, Naturally I was always droping: the eranges:: that I insisted ;hat'I learn te juggle in the dining roem;' It was-really elegant with weed and milkglass; It was a goed place te be juggling, But my father. juggled “in the kitchen with my mother geing, eh Rudy, your@se silly and your e