The Mouse

I knew we had at least one critter in the house.  I was sitting at my desk in the office working on something when I saw movement.  I looked to my right and there he was:  A little mouse.  I suppose while working on the computer, my only movement was my fingers typing. Now that […]

The Dump

We were dog sitting for my son’s German Shepard. One morning, after getting dressed, I came into the living room to find the dog sitting in the middle of the room staring at me. “Wanna go out in the front yard and take a dump?” I asked. Within earshot in the kitchen, my wife replied, […]

The Wrong Car

In the late ’90s I found myself in an unusual employment situation. Working for Pacific Bell, I was assigned to a project in Los Angeles that was expectantly terminated, and I was offered a position in the Bay Area, with all travel and living expenses paid for one year. A coworker named Mike received the […]