She turned toward me then she turned away.

“Jenny, come on, tell me, do I dress casual or is this a black tie affair you planned?,” I asked

“I told you this was unplanned, the Senator just told me this morning, it was unscheduled. Just put on a tie,” Jenny said.

“You know how I hate unplanned things Jenny”, I complained.

“I know Marty, but we have to leave by three,” she said, picking a tie at random and handing it to me.

“Does your boss do everything in a haphazard way?,” I asked.

“Well, you know he’s known on the Senate floor as His Disorganizer, Jenny laughed.

The party was full of stuffed shirts, lawyers and lobbyists. Being the artistic type, needless to say I was bored.

Jenny handed me a glass of wine, I downed it in one gulp. She gave me an icy stare. Usually I do what Jenny says, but tonight I was having none of it.

In the center of the room I raised my empty wine glass and said as loud as I could, ” A toast to Senator Disorganizer, the most inept member of the Senate.”