I saw him from across the room.  And edged closer. 

Tall, white-haired, horn-rimmed glasses, a blue and white seersucker suit.   Yes, seersucker.  What can I say?  It was a summer event on the water for the theater where I work - seersucker is always "in" amongst theater folks.  But none of that caught my eye as much as the clear Medtronic Pump clipped to his grosgrain belt.  I had to get closer.  The pump, like a magnet, drew me. 

"I noticed you're wearing an insulin pump," I said brightly,  "I wear one too!"  Popping my hip so that the outline of my pump showed a bit through the fabric of my dress. 

"Oh, I'll just move out of the way - you guys are like a club."  Said his wife "And don't forget to show her that other thing you have, Stan." 

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