The Idle American

When my aged Uncle Mort tells a story that is not “truth-proofed,” it merely means he heard it somewhere, and details may be accurate—or, more likely— figments of his imagination. Herewith is his most current tale. An habitual criminal— swearing to lead a new life on the straight and narrow— still owed society some “slammer time” for transgressions committed on life’s crooked road. When his…