Doppleganger

     Joyce and i like New York's Finger Lakes.  I went to Cornell, our daughter to Ithaca College, so we are familiar with the Cayuga Lake region.  We have frequented many of the wineries around both Cauga and Seneca Lakes.  More recently we have stayed at resortsd on Skineateles and Keuha Lakes.  Skineateles is by far the nicest town but Seneca the prettiest lake.  This past week we stayed at a magnificent lakeside resort on Seneca Lake and a rustic log cabin on Cannandaigua Lake.Our daughters had given us the stay as a birhday present for Joyce.

     It was at breakfast in the cabin resort that a coupke sat down near us at an adjoing breakfast table.

     "Did you hear how rudely he talked with her? Joyce asked.  "He sounds liuke you do sometimnes."

     "THat's not rude, just the way he talks."

     What do you mean?"

     "He's Jewish and he's from new York."

     "How do you know?"

     "I just know."

     Shortly after that he started a conversation with us.

    "Where are you folks from?" he asked.

     "The Philadelphia area , but I'm origionally from The Bronx. And you?"

     "We live on Long Island but I grew up in Brooklyn."

     "Of course."

     Joe was a business man, about ten years younger than me.  His daughters had given them the vacation at the cabin as a 70th birthday present.