It's too hot in New York, or else it's too cold.
But hot or cold--somebody's always pushing you.
--Joe Frisco
Saturday was my day off and Mae and I drove into New York. We had
tickets to a matinee. I switched on the car radio.
"Get some music," Mae said.
"I want to see what's on the news."
"Can't you ever relax?"
"I'm relaxed. I don't have to do anything except listen."
"Promise me you won't go into the office," Mae said. "I want to see
that play."
"I have no intention of going to the office," I said. "Not unless
there's an earthshaker."
"That's what I mean. Let somebody else handle it for a change. You're
not the only man who can do the job."
"Listen," I said. "Here's something."
A commentator on one of the independent stations was saying the
Monolithians apparently had made a number of secret agreements with
the United States and the United Nations. The American public was
being kept in the dark about many things they had a right to know. It
was obvious from the alien's press conference yesterday that they
were being more frank with the public than the people's own government
officials. The defense-weapon demonstration to the nation on television
was only one example.