26 Women, Chapter 3 Lisa Duffy My first kiss. Lisa Duffy was one of the few girls I met in 9th grade who was almost as tall as I was. She didn't slouch to try and make herself shorter. She was tall, lean, athletic, and smart. Lisa also was very sure of herself. Now all of this might be because she had two older brothers. Terry was two years older than Lisa. He was his class's valedictorian and three-letter sportsmen. Her oldest brother, Rudy Duffy, played basketball for State and will go on to play in the NBA. She was the first girl I kissed. If you went to school at a parochial school, as I did, each year, you would receive a bus pass to use the city bus system, none of those yellow Bluebirds for us. The pass worked year-round, and it didn't make any difference where you are going and what time of day it was. It was good news and bad news for parents. The good news was that since there was no need, they didn't have to give us the use of a car. They were correct; we d...
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