Michael Dukakis: A Man Who Enjoys His Turkey Wraps

My day job at UCLA is fairly uneventful. I fix some computers, send a few e-mails, fix some computers, watch the Mariah Carey video, fix some...you get the idea. Most of the students are gone on spring break, attempting to remove everything they have learned in the last ten weeks through a methodical process of sun, tequila, and wet t-shirt contests, but that doesn't mean the campus doesn't have surprises.

I was grabbing some lunch the other day, and I thought I saw somebody who looked like Michael Dukakis. I must confess, my first thought was, "Wait, is Michael Dukakis dead, or is that the other guy?" Quickly remembering that it was the other guy who passed, I realized I was at that moment, closer to a Governor of Massachusetts than I had ever been. I was still a little skeptical (as if the eyebrows weren't a dead giveaway) until I heard the voice. It was Michael Dukakis!

I wanted to quickly think of something humorous to say like, "Hi, I'm Mitt Romney, no, the other one!", but didn't want to interrupt the eager future Lewis Rothschild from gleaning all the political knowledge he could while his mentor declined peppercinis on his wrap (a crude mockup of which I provide for you above). Besides, it looks like Mike comes back every winter to drop some knowledge in Westwood, so I'll just stalk him in the sandwich line in '09 instead.

UPDATE: Another Michael Dukakis sighting today (3/27/08). Sitting outside, eating an apple. Maybe next time, he'll have his cousin with him...