ONCE,
while on a vacation
with my family in
Hollywood, California,
I saw Alfred Hitchcock
exiting a bus.
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No-one else noticed him.
***
But I did.
***
But then— I was looking for him.
.
ONCE,
while on a vacation
with my family in
Hollywood, California,
I saw Alfred Hitchcock
exiting a bus.
***
No-one else noticed him.
***
But I did.
***
But then— I was looking for him.
.

When Superman
takes cold medicine
it’s probably
recommended
he not lift any
heavy machinery
over his head.
I thought this
hole in my heart
could be mended
by the love of
a good woman, but
Old Doc says
I should opted for
the life saving
surgery, instead.

Pity
the Nutcracker
with
a weak chin
Don’t go to
Chino, California
automatically
expecting to
find a bargain on
a pair of pants.
I never saw the movie
Dying Young
though I do have a good idea
of how it ends

Our founder waited for Zander, klaus — but Zander, klaus did not show
& A Blithesome Trefmas To Some of You!
Hearing about the
death of a 175 year
old turtle is sad.
***
But then hearing
the turtle
didn’t start living,
until it learned it
was dying —
is even sadder
The history
of the Shakers
is not
complete
without a nod
to
salt & pepper

This year everybody
on my Christmas list
is getting a thought
because it’s the thought
that counts