Broad Shoulders?

"Always do the best you can,

and everything else will take care of itself. Focus your energies on doing what you can

rather than worrying about what you can't."

Jonathan Lockwood Huie

With 2 weddings in the upcoming months, it was time to buy a new suit.

After shopping in a number of local stores, I was unable to find anything that interested me.

Price didn't make a difference.

A plain black suit is a plain black suit.

Everything looked at seemed similar,whether it was $99 at Marshalls or $2200 at Saks.

Nothing impressed me.

Eventually I went on line and found something I liked.

Yes, buying a suit on line is a crapshoot.

Still, what the heck, why not live on the wildside!

I ordered the suit on a Saturday night and by Thursday it had arrived at my house.

Plenty of time for alterations before the first of the affairs I would need it for.

Bright and early the following Saturday, I went to the tailor shop to have the garment fitted.

I have to remark here that I always hate the way I look in a suit.

Today was no different.

The tailor looked me over. He pulled, tugged, adjusted and said "where did you buy this?"

Oh,oh.....I bought a piece of crap!

He went on" it's a very well made suit............unfortunately, it would be a lot of work and cost a lot of money for me to attempt to make this fit you."

He went on"Let me show you....".

He then pointed out that I have very narrow shoulders for a guy my size.

A huge chest, but narrow shoulders.

Narrow shoulders?

Big Dave has narrow shoulders?

Big Dave whose shoulders carry the weight of the world on them?

Big Dave whose broad back supports everything and everyone?

Narrow shoulders?

I said to him that no one else has ever pointed this out to me.

He replied "it's not about the shoulders.........it's the huge chest!"

Now I understand!