To a flat-lander who has lived in the Mississippi Delta and on the Great Plains, Pittsburgh is a big challenge because of all the hills. This fact has led me to recognize that it is a serious mistake for a man to marry chiefly for beauty and brains. Brawn ought to be a major consideration. I now think the ideal woman is at least 6 feet tall, weighs about 290 and bench presses 400 pounds.
I came to this conclusion while working all alone on my retaining wall. We live on a hill and some years ago my wife, Margaret, decided it would be nice to have a more level backyard. Implementation of this uxorial preference required that I build an 8-foot retaining wall of large stones and railroad ties. Also, the only way to get the 10 truckloads (40 tons) of new soil around the house was by a one-man (me)...
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