Vito refuses to take off his gold chains. He says he feels naked without them. Vito could be considered what anthropologists of our day call a “metrosexual.” Sometimes Vito doesn’t even care about the opposite sex. He derives his self-esteem from looking good. He often quotes Billy Crystal, “To look good is to feel good. […]
February 4, 2011
I would take him, but my Dad won’t let me have the car.
February 4, 2011
My Dad says as I walk in the kitchen, “I’ve renamed your dog ‘The Ass Canon.’ What are you feeding him?” “I…” “–He farts like it’s going out of style. I don’t have many years left. I don’t want to live with them with a gas mask.” I’m thinking to myself, I get it. Dogs […]
February 2, 2011
This is what it looks like when you’re unemployed, living with your parents, and your dog gets high off your secondhand smoke.
February 2, 2011
Vito has started growling at my father. I tell my Dad it’s because he’s not giving him any attention. But, deep down I worry that Vito (my Pit Bull) has a dark side. That he will snap and maul my Dad because he doesn’t like him. And that would really suck…for my father. So, I […]
February 1, 2011
My father calls me in to the den. He wants to talk to me. “I think your dog is eating my Mallomars.” I am silent. #1 – I’m worried that he hates Vito so much. #2 – I’m the one who’s really eating the Mallomars. You see, I made a list of all the things […]
February 16, 2011
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