Sid Stein's Small World

Although I totally understand the idea behind "it's a small world," don't you think that the real magic is the fact that we live in a big world? If it was truly small, then all those small world stories wouldn't really mean that much. I mean, so what if you run into an old friend in a small world? Of course you would. It's why we call Albany, New York - Smalbany. You run into people you know all the time. It's just not that big a city. Still, one cannot discount the power of "it's a small world." I even talk about the "small world" syndrome in my book. I point out that a cheating spouse always needs to be careful no matter where he or she may be. You never know who you might run into. After all, it's a small world. I want to share one of my small world stories with you.

Some time after my divorce, I dated a woman from Bennington, Vermont, about 45 minutes from Albany. Not a bad ride, by the way, and Bennington is quite nice. Of course, she was curious about what I did for a living. I told her about my Sid Stein identity and the book I wrote. To my surprise, she had a Sid Stein story of her own.

She told me that a girlfriend of hers not only knew of Sid Stein, but hated his guts. This woman's husband apparently ordered my book and left it in the house where she then discovered it. It caused quite the domestic controversy. Why this idiot left my book where his wife could find it is beyond me and only proves my premise that men are stupid. After all, that's why I wrote the book in the first place. (Note to potential buyers of my book - Read it!)

Of course, my friend couldn't wait to tell her girlfriend that she not only met, but dated the infamous Sid Stein. From what I understand, her girlfriend was horrified at first. Later, she had second thoughts about me, or at least about the fact that her husband purchased my book. After all, had she not discovered the book, she might not have known exactly to what extent her husband was a treacherous scumbag. If you ask me, she probably knew that anyway, even if she was in denial about it.

I actually got to talk to this woman some time ago. She, and the woman I dated, were at lunch together when I called my friend. Intrigued, she asked to say hello to me. And she did. The conversation was brief, but I have to admit, it was a bit exciting to talk to her. According to my friend, the woman is quite cute. And if truth be told, I thought it would be wild if I took her out. Imagine dating the wife of a man who bought my book. Now, that would be quite the story.

So, for any of you out there who might be interested in cheating sometime, just remember - it's a Sid Stein small world. Be careful!