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Monday, May 25, 2015

Case #22: The Missing Returns




The city was dark, cold and wet.  Like a dredged up stiff in a cement overcoat.  Only smellier.  The alleyway below my window was lit by the flickering neon light of the local dive.  A dive that attracted every goon, hood and heel the way a plump kid at summer camp draws mosquitoes.

I had just polished off another bottle of Jack, my steadiest of companions, when she walked through the door.
 

Monday, October 20, 2014

The Big American Dream (Part 2)

When I was in college, I had a girlfriend who was a lot of fun to be around.  She was super cute and clever.  Funny.  Lots of laughter.  Lots of energy.  Full of life.

One day, I am driving her home when she asks me to make a quick detour.  She said it would take a bit longer, but she really wanted to show me something.  So, I followed her instructions, and we started up this small hill overlooking the valley where she lived.

We were soon in the midst of huge, "luxurious" McMansions.  She started talking.


"I really like this one.  And wait...especially THAT one.  And...that one.  But my favorite is the one coming up...it is...THAT one!  I LOVE that one!"


It was right then, at that exact moment, that I had one of the greatest epiphanies of my entire life:


Whoa.  Can't marry this one.