Stories for July 2006

July 29, 2006

Don’t Go in the Water (or to Silver Spring)

Hooper ya idiot. Starboard. Ain’t you watchin’ it? Quinn, from Jaws Killer hurricanes. Massive floods. Record heat waves. Earthquakes. Tsunamis. And now this. Huge sea creatures attacking high rise buildings in the burbs of our nation’s capital. This isn’t…

July 22, 2006

The Chronicles of Urania: The Look, The Quest, The Conundrum

Prologue What a fun time Urania, the Muse of Astrology has been having with me lately. I don’t normally subscribe to the heavens’ effect on humanity but when Mercury is in retrograde I take note. As a rule, retrograde planets…

July 14, 2006

The Theatre of the Barely Socially Acceptable, Act 10

Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn’t it a pity Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city Summer in the City The Lovin’ Spoonful It’s turning out…

July 10, 2006

Put Another Candle on That Birthday Cake

An idyllic birthday from my past (that’s me on the left). My birthday approaches. And as it gets closer I must find a set of goodies to suggest when my family asks: “Daddy/Husband/Favorite Son-in-Law, what would you like for…

July 4, 2006

Happy Fourth!

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