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PAGE 4 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. Now, I don‘t drink myself, but I know others enjoy the odd brew, so I always make sure when we have people over that there is some stock available. Still smarting from the comments late Friday night, we stopped off at the beer store. In | went, saddled up to the cash register, and ordered uh, let‘s check the prices here, uh, "a sixâ€"pack please." "Wow," said a sweating hulk departing with three squares under his arm, "you must be hosting the neighborhood block party this weekend." Twenty thousand comedians out of work and... But the clincher came as I prepared to film our little guys‘ party Saturday afternoon with our friends‘ Camcorder. Only the second time I had used it, and I couldn‘t focus the picture in the viewfinder. Frustrated to beat the band, I cursed and handed it over to Beth, having captured five minutes of truly immemorâ€" able footage. "Do you think it would help if you used the eyepiece?" asked Beth. ‘Well I hadn‘t," I replied. "Isn‘t that uncool, too?" Then, after we left, we dropped in to Pier I for some Citronella candlestowudodmoaquiwealtouroutdoukidlmy bash the next day. "Sure," said the cheerful clerk, "we have them in the pots, floating candles, or Tiger Tails." IthoughttheT‘igerTlilatobeamtidea.Soweboughta pair, I stuck them under my arm, and we proceded to windowâ€" shop Uptown Waterloo. Threeteenawnlkedbyhudingfathtbum,glancod sideways at me, and burst into laughter. Without breaking stride, one commented "oooh, yellow, that the flavor of the month?", while his sarcastic sidekick added, "no mosquito on the face of this earth is safe tonight." Har de har har. I hadn‘t mentioned this "uncool" thing to Beth yet, but moments later we found ourselves at the lights at King and Herbert. Red light our way, so we stayed curbside while three young girls walked across against the light. "Nearest car somewhere in Kitchener, and they wait for the light to turn green," guffawed the oldest. ‘Tres uncool," added Shorty, at once embarrassing me while restoring my faith in French Immersion. "You know," said Beth giggling "you should write a column about being seen as an old fuddy duddy, being not cool." ‘"They were laughing at you, too," I harrumphed. ‘"Were not." "Were too." "Rick, you are, you‘re uncool. Maximum uncool." Alas, Beth was right. I continued to prove it as the weekend went on. It was a weekend where | was just uncool to the max The rest of the dinner was lovely, but the comment stuck in my mind, if not my craw. More than growing old, more than greying hair, more than wrinkling skin, I have this dreaded fear of being seen as "uncool." In that regard, last weekend was my worst nightmare. I can put up with the "you say you‘re 39?" jokes. About the effects of gravity on my body. About the foursome wanting to chip in and buy me one of those remote golf carts that roves the course all by its lonesome. I simply can‘t stand it, however, when I‘m giggled off as uneool.Andthat,fromFHdnymund7p.m.toSamrdaydinner hour, was the case. It started during a lovely, relaxing dinner at Casa Nina‘s Friday. Bethmdlhndj\utbeenshownmublewhenlyoung couple entered the restaurant. They were seated at a table beside us. "Can I take your drink order," the waiter asked us politely. "Ah, sure, I‘ll have a virgin Caesar," I whispered, as I always do when ordering that libation. [ Theyoungvomnbuideusgigxled,&njdwbermaumd said "I told you that‘s what he‘d order. Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 Published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group Incorporated I 215 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. June 17, 1992 I Waterioo Chronicle THAT‘S LIFE g,-,/p&w?w ++All monthly payments based on 36â€"month Gold Key lease All leases are Plus Freight and All Taxes. OAC. +All prices are Rebate to the Dealer, Plus Freight and All Applicable Taxes. Pearl Coat Paint $100 extra. 10 To Choose From 12 To Choose From 10 To Choose From Special Factory Purchase ... Direct From Chrysler. Offer Valid Until June 30th ... Or While Supply Lasts. 549 FAIRWAY ROAD, KITCHENER â€" 893â€"1501 1992 puymouth _ [Eqicedwit] pp@wy 1992 PLYMOUTH Air conditioning Tinted glass Cassette Gold Key Equipped with l Now Bucket seats Tinted glass Air conditioning Automatic 4 cylinder 11972 o s9gge 290 $364"~ omm emmnns cmmomeenesit