Archive for the 'Thunder' Category
Blowing Our Cover: A One-Act Play about Setting the Tone
Setting: Late Evening - Saturday. Tempest and Thunder eating dinner in a nearly deserted dining room on their first night of the cruise.
Tempest: (making an out-of-nowhere reference to something earlier) Why did that guy think we were on our honeymoon? Do we look newly married? Us?
Thunder: (knowing exactly what she’s talking about) Maybe [...]
Read More..>>Cruising Day 1: The Embarkening
Thunder and I arrived at Pier 91 and entered the terminal, luggage in tow and documents in hand. We’ve never been on a cruise before and had no idea what to expect. We were, however, sure of one thing: getting 2600 people through security, registration and baggage surrender was going to be a royal [...]
Read More..>>Bubble Tea: Now With More Snot
Okay, so…Bubble Tea?
I recently read about Bubble Tea – a West Coast drink sensation originally from Taiwan. I only skimmed the magazine article in which it was explained so I didn’t fully understand what it was. When I saw a kiosk for Bobocino Bubble Tea in Seattle, I figured I should give it a [...]
“Rubber Ducky, I’m awfully fond of you…”
I had to take Brinkley and Bogie on a BIG walk today because they were going to be alone for longer than usual. I figured if they were completely tired they wouldn’t mind being in their crates. Of course, I didn’t really take into consideration that I would also be completely tired.
Somewhere around the 1 [...]
California, Here I Come…
…at 4:30am. That’s a.m. Morning. Brinkley and Bogie didn’t wake up when we left. No one in my neighborhood seemed to be awake. There were very few cars on the road. If we had a rooster, it would still be asleep!
And yet, there were plenty of people at Newark-Liberty International Airport, all bustling off to [...]
Bury Me When I’m Dead and Gone…or When I Become Incontinent
Old. People.
I spend a good part of my day dealing with senior citizens. Most are very nice, some are cranky, and a few are downright scary. Like the woman who drove slowly into the metal-pipe handrail at the back of my building. I didn’t actually see her drive into it, but her car’s front [...]
Neutrality is a Tricky Thing: A One-Act Play about Self-Absorption, World War II and Hats
Setting: Early Evening. Tempest is watching television with two dogs draped across her lap. Thunder enters the room, showered, wearing new pants and shirt and getting ready to leave for a tournament.
Thunder: What do you think of this shirt?
Tempest: Shirt?
Th: Yeah, how does it look? Should I wear this one or the other one we bought?
Te: [...]
The Ginkgo Biloba Must Be Working
Thunder asked me if my high school had a school song. The only song I remember was the drinking song we sang in the stands during football games. Yes, I was in Marching Band, and don’t look at me that way.
Now I don’t want to say exactly how many years it’s been since I was [...]
New Ways to Save on Gas, Electricity and Possibly Stamps: A One-Act Play about Utilities
Setting: 9:25am – Thursday. Thunder is asleep in the middle of the king-sized bed, wrapped in blankets from head to toe. Tempest rushes into the bedroom, just out of the shower, scrambling to get dressed.
Tempest: Thunder. Thunder! I fed the dogs. I’ve got to get out of here. I’m really running late for school.
Thunder: (half asleep) [...]
“Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t stop a 2nd inning rogering, it’s a shame…”
If I had emptied my children’s college funds to buy Yankees season tickets this year, I would be nearly beside myself right now!
As it is, I passed on the opportunity to buy NY Mets season tickets since it would have been necessary to work as a bogus waitress in order to come up with the green.
I was [...]