For a boy of fourteen, the invitation seemed a ticket to adventure, and I quickly agreed.
I quickly agreed — and silently vowed to come up with something better for the next time.
When it was proposed that I visit (anonymously) three new spas offering respite to the stressed, right here in the city, I quickly agreed.
I quickly agreed to the opportunity, but requested that we attempt to raise donations for the water protectors, the group of Native Americans representing over 300 different tribes who are encamped near the location where the pipeline is slated to cross the Missouri river.
But when the opportunity presented itself to be a glorified gofer, to deliver the Maloney brothers to and from local watering holes, to take the steady Jan Erixon to the pharmacy, to accompany another player to the hardware store (don't ask), as well as to deliver bags of ice, phone messages and an occasional six-pack or bag of Fritos to their rooms, I quickly agreed.
When I contacted him last week, I thought he and I would quickly agree that he should cleanse the Kaepernick "news" from his Facebook page.
I haven't had that feeling, but if the word itch was replaced by annoyed, then I would quickly agree that yes, the old adage is true.
These moms have bragged to me, "I got my girl!" Or some women would say with palpable relief, "My husband finally got it right!" Lamenting to one of my allies who also had three boys that I didn't really care about not having a little girl to dress up in pretty pink outfits, she quickly agreed and said, "I don't want a girl; I want a daughter".
Mr. Obama quickly agreed on Wednesday, saying, "That's something I think we can — we can work on together".
General Mattis quickly agreed.
