Her Three Ex-Husbands and Me
While my college friends were busy dropping resumes to big-name companies, I submitted mine to a wealthy woman named Vivienne.
Upon finding out, my mother, lying in a hospital bed, tore into me. "Son, starving is one thing. Throwing away your dignity is another."
I joked, "What do you know, Mom? This is called making a smart investment. I'll retire before you know it."
It was a good thing Vivienne kept her promise. She made sure my mother and I were well taken care of.
I learned from her five-year-old, Blair, that Vivienne had been married thrice.
Her ex-husbands had been a Gemini, an Aries, and a Pisces—air, fire, and water.
Apparently, she was ready to complete the set with an