My family roots are German, Irish and English. Among my physical characteristics is a nose that "stands out." I married a man who was also of varied ancestry. Roy must have had some Irish in his background, for he and his siblings had red hair. He had close-set eyes, too, but I don't know which clan is responsible for that attribute.
Brett inherited my nose and his dad's
eyes. He chooses to wear his hair cut straight across the neck to
shoulder length. Freshly washed and still wet, he combs it away from
his face. But when dry, it falls to the sides, and the style resembles
Buster Brown's (without the bangs). The small-framed eyeglasses he
wears emphasize this distinctive look.
Recently I watched two television game
shows with contestants whose facial features -- hair, eyes, nose and
mouth -- would have you believe they and Brett were brothers if not
actually the same person. My impression was confirmed when Dawn, my
daughter, called me during the first show to comment on the likeness.
The second occurrence was during a recent
"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" program. I was so amazed at this
contestant's similarity to Brett that I called him to have him tune in.
We talked after the program. "Mom, you
think I look like him? Geez, thanks - a - lot," he said,
sarcastically. "You really made my day. That guy is .....!"
Well, never mind how he described him. I don't know how Brett saw himself, but I now knew how he didn't!
A few days later I talked to Brett again
and he told me of an experience he'd had over the weekend. He'd
attended an auto race in Orlando and was returning to the parking area
on a shuttle bus. He noticed that the fellow sitting across the aisle
kept looking at him. Finally Brett turned and made eye contact with the
man.
The stranger asked, "Don't I know you?"
Brett said he didn't think so, but the aisle mate continued, "Dan or ....?" He frowned and shook his head for lack of a name.
Again Brett said no.
And then, a smile brightened his face in recollection of where he'd seen Brett. The fellow said, "Is that your final answer?"
Already Brett's eyeglasses are gone and
have been replaced by contact lenses. I anticipate a shorter hairstyle
soon. The nose, however, will probably have to wait!
