Brutha From Anutha Mutha

Ananda (looking at a picture of Sister Maria and me): Who is that? 

A-L: That's my sister, Maria. She's known in the blogosphere as Sister Maria. 

Ananda: Is she your half sister? 

A-L: She's half as tall as me, if that's what you mean? 

Ananda: No. I mean "do you have the same parents"?

A-L: I think so. Although I've always dreamed that I was the long lost daughter of the owners of an ice cream factory. I love chocolate peanut butter ice cream. 

Ananda: You two look nothing alike. And my secret ice cream factory owning parents would specialize in coconut ice cream. 

A-L: We occasionally get asked if we're twins. 

Ananda: By whom? 

A-L: By people who think we look like twins. 

.....

One week later, Sister Maria and I are in a shop, talking to the very friendly shop owner.

Friendly Shop Owner: Do you two work together? 

Sister Maria: We're sisters. 

Friendly Shop Owner: You must look like the mom. 

And turning to me he said: And you must look like the dad. 

A-L: Are you saying I look like a man? 

Flustered Friendly Shop Owner: No, I'm just saying you don't look anything alike. 

...

Forty-five minutes later, outside the grocery store, a man approaches us and asks: Are you twins? 

Sister Maria: No, she's my dad.