a successs in life

a success in life

fiction
edward w pritchard


Tenuw was a bad student in high school and dropped out in the eleventh grade. Facing arrest he entered the military in a plea bargain to escape jail. Returning from the service he married and was unable to find meaningful employment. He became a part time janitor for the school system, a job he liked.

Tenuw's wife liked him to take her to dinner at a good but inexpensive restaurant every Saturday night. They left the kids with the baby sitter and enjoyed a long quiet meal. One night while sitting in an Italian restaurant waiting for his ravioli Tenuw was glancing out the front door of the restaurant as his wife talked to him. He noticed the plastic trash can/ash tray was being blown about by a mild wind.

Tenuw invented and marketed the "cement" trash can for use in front of public places where smokers might stand. The can was fireproof and nearly indestructible. Best it had a place on each side for advertisements. Often the ads were for cigarettes or other such things. In time Tenuw was able to quit the janitor job and live on the royalties of his invention.

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