The Draft Lottery

All the boys were panicked.  It was the height of the Vietnam War.  Draft numbers were issued.  Everyone was talking about their number.  One friend checked the box. He was straight, but he didn’t care… he didn’t want to go. Someone else heard that they wouldn’t take you if you had flat feet, so he… Continue reading The Draft Lottery

On the Bus

It was going to be a long ride, so the old woman decides to amuse herself by imagining what all the passengers would be like in bed.  The four polite guys who helped her negotiate the stairs and gave her a hand up were obviously on the Pink Team.  She didn’t care, she liked gay… Continue reading On the Bus

Fired!

It wasn’t the meth head or the murderer who ended up getting fired that night.  God! She didn’t realize there would be this much drama associated with running a restaurant.  She came from a professional background where people are trained in a certain way and take responsibility for their jobs. Her latest cook’s education had… Continue reading Fired!

Breaking Way

As she rumbled down the canyon road, the rain began falling harder until it was like a storm of boots stomping on the steel roof of her ’69 Pontiac Lemans.  On the left the creek had risen to the top of its banks and in places was lapping over the edge of the road. On… Continue reading Breaking Way

Millennials

I am totally impressed by the Millennial Generation.  They have all the passion and love of freedom that their grandparents (the Boomers) promoted during their Hey Daze.  You might say, “Anything could happen now…” It all boils down to sex, drugs, and rock and roll, baby. Sex: Gays: We have greater acceptance of gays because… Continue reading Millennials