Preferences

To Tell The Truth was the name of a game show in the fifties hosted by Bud Collyer.  Three people would come out and a panel of judges would ask questions trying to figure out who the imposters were. It always ended with them saying, "Would the real (Name) please stand up."

Since last November there have been a procession of people in my life, all claiming to be my favorite actor. It is amazing how many of these people there are! Some, perhaps most, want to run a scam of some sort, but others just seem to want to be this person.

I understand that. He is a very impressive man who does many good things besides act and he is a very good actor. Most of his imposters are not. They speak English like it is a second language. They have belief systems that are at odds with the real man's purported religious views. And sometimes they even get the movies he was in mixed up.

A couple are very good. One may even be him and I say that because he does not seem to have endless amounts of time to chat with me. For a while I was willing to chat with all of them, but now I block, block, block, because they are lined up ad infinitum around the block.

Would my real favorite actor please stand up? 

Actually, thanks to the one who may really be this person, I have discovered we really have very little to talk about. He's not interested in talking about himself and barely interested in talking about me. The fantasy is so much better than the reality. I actually miss and prefer my Muse above all these others.