It was a Friday night. I was out of the apartment. Whatever I was doing at the time was not nearly as interesting as the story you are about to hear. Remember, this series has always been about Gene. I’m sitting around somewhere and my phone goes off. The following…
I was working on some things just before lunch when I hear this unearthly scream. “ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH You’ve got to be kidding me!” growled the voice. It was as though the abyss of hell itself had opened up, right there in my kitchen, and a demon had crawled out. I figured…
Gene is a fan of pithy sayings and “inspirational” quotes. Here is one in a frame that he hung “strategically” just outside my door. It’s a tad presumptuous. How does he know if it’s a strong friendship or not?
There’s no shortage of material for this section this month. Yesterday evening, I was sitting on the couch reading the second volume of Philip Jose Farmer’s series The World of Tiers. (The whole series is good, you should read it too.) I had my Christmas lights on, and a lamp…
It was a dull afternoon, I had just returned from an epic journey to the post office. The walk is not bad, the lineup was crazy. The old woman in front of me kept exclaiming to those of us in the line that she and her friends were going to…
It’s a dull Sunday night in the community where I live. (There’s a lot of dull days around here as far as weather goes, so I could probably get away with not mentioning that ever again) We find Gene in the middle of the living room. Gene is distraught. he…
It was a dull afternoon in the small community where I live. I was washing dishes. after filling the sink I decide to listen to my iPod as I clean the plates and cutlery left over from the previous meal I search for an outlet. The closest one that I…
***The part of the blog where I talk about the subtle nuances of apartment living. So without further to do… I was sitting at my computer working on a previous piece for this blog one evening. A slight breeze was blowing through my window. Suddenly, the smell of pleasant breeze…