Fond of Fred

Here's a personal tid-bit about Linda. Yes, I'm up late. I can't sleep, so I am telling her secrets to the world. I tease her still about having a crush on Fred (her old PT), although she isn't as hopeless as she used to be.

She uses the name "Fred" now to describe other people. If someone takes delight in teasing or tormenting another, particularly to prod them do more than they thought they could, Linda might say about that person, "Who'd have thought they would have been a Fred?"

If I do something that challenges her balance and makes her work hard, she'll smile and say, "Stop that, Fred." It's the smile that really gives her away. It might seem like some kind of criticism, but it's not.