Leal Souvenir

one time i had a dream that one hundred years later feels strangely familiar.

my pet fish, bubbles, said that love of country is an odd, conflicted, emotion.

1970s

one time i had a dream that i was impressed by my own ability on the dance floor because i knew the moves from the 1970s.

no one else was.

opera

one time i had a dream that i went to the opera. it was based on the iliad, the geodesy, and the medulla oblongata.

it was so-so. it was kind of too long. it got better in the part about the medulla oblongata, but by that point i was already restless. and unlike most operas, it had a very complicated plot and about 200 characters.

i guess some people like that sort of thing.

butterfly back free?

one time i had a dream that a giant butterfly offered me a ride, but i didn't take it because i was afraid that he'd turn into a caterpillar. 

then, i'd be stuck on a leaf. -and who wants that?

so, i stuck around where i was, even though it was a boring old scene filled, mostly, with idiots.

greetings from the sandy shores

one time i had a dream that bubbles, my pet-fish, sent me a post card from bigley's beach.

he had a gig as a beach d.j. -just like in the movies. he was present at all of bigley's parties and was widely regarded in the exclusive canine community as the premiere musical act. although bubbles seemed to enjoy the adulation, and he got numerous offers from other pooches, it didn't encourage him to find steady employment.

the card that he sent me had a beach scene featuring bigley and his favorite guests. bubbles wrote "having a great time, too bad you're not invited."

what a jerk.

brekkie

one time i had a dream that i was going to have eggs and bacon for breakfast.

but when i got i had cold cereal. 

with cow's milk. 

bigley's beach

one time i had a dream that bigley, the dog, bought a private beach and made it for canines only.

some humans were allowed, but it was by invitation only. all of the old people who visited the beach in their sweaters complained that it had gone to the dogs.