I Believe this Belongs to You
SMACK!!! OW! Did he have to swat my ass so hard with that Damn paddle?! SWAT! SMACK!! SMAA-CRAKKK!!! GODDAMMIT! FUCK! That one hurt like hell and I could see and hear fragments of a paddle scatter across the basement floor. An evil silver skull painted on the wall leered down at me with bad intent.…
Rick, Conman Extraordinaire- We’re Going to Mexico Part 3
After fifteen minutes, I caught a glimpse of Rick talking to a man in a business suit. He was pointing in our direction and talking excitedly. This went on for a couple of minutes – and then the man nodded his head and Rick walked back to us. “Ok, Boys it’s all set. Doris Day…
I Kinda Suck at this Job!
Just what the Hell was this Damn woman’s agenda? Did she hate all Temps at the office or was it just me? “It just must be me,” I thought gloomily as I gazed out the office window at another depressingly foggy day in the Big City. No other employees – Temp or Full Time had…
Matty Takes a Trip
C’mon Matty it’ll be fun. You climb into the laundry chute and I’ll make sure you don’t slide down.” “I don’t know Charlie.” “Awww…dont be a chicken. I’ll be your anchor – you won’t go anywhere.” “You’re sure it’s safe.” “BukBukBuk…Bukaw!” “Okay…Jeez!” Climbing into my friend’s home laundry chute- Matty looked up at me –…
Hearken the Trees
I couldn’t sleep that night. The wind was blowing with an eerie “Woooo” sound. Even the house cat seemed unnerved by the trees whipping the apartment building like a masochistic penitent. All night long “Woooooo,” “Smack!” “Whack!” I tossed and turned. A frightened cat sat on my face. “Fer chrissakes enough already, Cat! ” I…
“Camp Shady Pines” – Summer Camp from Hell!! Part 4
On the morning before Summer Camp was over we were all informed that the Kitchen stove was on the fritz and it was scheduled for repair later that day. So we were all given a Dixie cup of orange kool-aid and a root beer popsicle for breakfast. When lunch rolled around we received another cup…
“Jake and his Hot Trans-Am” Part 2
To give you an idea of how I swept the chicks off there feet at school. Do you remember that TV show “Kung Fu” with David Carradine? Whenever David got into a scrape or a had problem he’d remember some specific moment from his “Grasshopper” days back in the Shaolin Temple. This style of having…
The “Old Man’s” Gift
“Hey, Dad I’m turning thirty-two this week.” “Well, that beats the Hell out of turning seventy-two.” “Aar! Ha! Ha! Ha!” The familiar laugh barked over the phone. The Old Man considered himself to be a real Card at times. “What are you doing for your Birthday, Son?” “Aww, I got nothin’ planned, Dad.” “C’mon over…
The “Old Man” Comes Through
When my parents split up – I had hoped we could stay living in our beautiful home in Los Gatos. Unfortunately, the Old Man, furious at being exiled by Mom put the kibosh on that dream pronto. No, things were never the same the day the Mayflower Moving Company arrived to take our furniture to…
“Camp Shady Pines” Summer Camp from Hell! Part 3
After ” free time” and an uninspired supper of franks n’ beans and jello the whole camp was herded off to a firepit where we forced to sing Army songs. That being done we escorted back to our cabins where we were told to expect a big super fun day of Camp Activities starting in…