At least one of these images is not that of a ski boot. It’s not the latest fashion footwear, nor is it a device for strengthening one’s ankle in preparation for “Dancing with the Stars”. It is most decidedly not that freakishly, strappy, astronaut pump that Neil Armstrong would have looked smart wearing for mankind’s first footstep on the Moon and when worn, it makes driving a 2000 5-speed Toyota MR2 Spyder convertible a tad awkward. Continue reading
Rio Grande Zoo Main Entrance by C. Burnett
“Hi, Ma, it’s me.”
“Ellie?”
“No, Ma, your favorite daughter.”
“De De, I was just thinking about you. You finally decided to call me?”
“You know how to dial the phone. You can call me.”
“You never answer and I don’t like talking to that machine.”
“You’re weird, Ma. I sent you a card. Did you like the photos?”
“Oh, I took them to my volunteer job at the Hospital and showed them to all my volunteers. That Roger looks just like a Polar Bear. Some of them thought he was a Polar Bear but I told them he’s my daughter’s Golden Retriever. Continue reading
“You smell terrible. What happened?”
“I’ll tell you after I bathe Roger and I take a shower. I’m beat right now….”
“You can’t come in. The storm knocked out the electric so you can’t take a shower. There are horse flies buzzing around you.” Continue reading
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