“A New York State of Mind”
Clearly, the man was insane. He screamed and made wild swipes at me with a large meat cleaver over a butcher block table. He was yelling in a language I could not understand. His lips covered in spittle. His coloring was beet red. He kept waving and pointing his cleaver at me like he was fending…
“The Feline Thunderdome!”
Two Cats enter, But, only one Cat leaves – in the Feline Thunderdome! “MMMMRRRAAAAA!!” they howled baying for blood! A circle of twenty feral felines surrounds my cat. With him being stalked by a big feral one – Which one would emerge victoriously? Living on top of the mountain had some advantages – privacy, great…
“ROOTY” The Rooster. Hand Puppet from Hell!!! Part 2
A Rooster hand puppet torments me…even in my dreams. It got to the point where I started having nightmares about the little bastard. At first, the dreams would start out nice – typical kid dreams – like it’s my birthday or Christmas Day and I got a present to open. Yippee! Then it would turn…
“The Contract”
“Ok Charles if you’d sign right here and put your Social Security Number printed underneath we will be all done,” said Sergeant Pete, US Marine Corps recruiter as he handed me a pen. I looked at the document – I had never seen a contract before – so this was quite daunting to a kid…
“A Strange Turn of Events.” Part 5
My Adventures and Brief Brush with Fame in Community Theater continued… I returned to my Temp Job the next day my Coworker who for brevities sake I’ll call “G.” was all polite and smiles. No mention of any casting or callbacks – other than “Good Job on the monologue and where did I get such…
“Camille!” A Lovable Chihuahua with an Attitude.
Introduction They say she was abandoned and living on the streets of Sebastopol, California. But even though life dealt her a tough hand – Camille is a survivor. Camille’s (aka “The Treasure”) Story We need to get something straight between us. Are you listening? Good. Camille. Is. Not. My. Dog. Got that? In fact her step…
That’s Amore! An Unforgettable Wife, Memorable Meals and My “Italian Thing.”
How’d, did it all start I often wonder – this “Italian Thing?” I guess I could start from the beginning. However, I think I’ll start with how I met My Wife Laura, who is an Italian American, and my Best and only friend. In 1995 I had moved back to California, after living on the…
“Gettin’ Stoned”- A Cautionary Tale!
True Story. Many years ago, I was sharing a cottage with some Young Thing out in Forestville, California. Back in 1996. One day, Young Thing brings home some weed that was probably grown in a forest somewhere out in Magic Mushroom Land. There were crystals and crap all over the buds. It smelled downright awful.…
“Rooty” the Rooster. Hand Puppet from Hell!!! Part 1
Introduction A Rooster hand puppet torments me…even in my dreams. The Story of “Rooty!” How can you torture your older brother? Easy! You find something that really annoys him. And you do it constantly. Even he asks you to knock it off. In this case, my younger had found a hand puppet called “Rooty…
If it’s Halloween, it must be “Rocktober!”
Oh Boy! It’s that time of year. Fall! Yippee! My absolute favorite season out of all of them. I love the leaf color changes, the earthy fermented smell that seems to permeate the air, the welcome morning chill after hot summer days, the glorious food, pumpkin carving, Trick o’ Treat candy, pecan and pumpkin pie…