Elk

  • The offer of a zoo gig seemed good--plenty of food, no wolves or cougars--but as summer in Houston was starting in the 90's, he dreamed of the snow back in Alaska . . .

In His Dreams

By |July 9th, 2019|Categories: Alaska, Exotic Animals, Texas|Tags: , , |Comments Off on In His Dreams
  • It was that time of the year in Montana--the bull elk were in love--for that matter, so were the cows--but everyone was waiting on the law firm to deliver the prenuptial agreements for signature. As usual, the lawyers were late, but this group had been through the heartbreak of acrimonious divorces before & didn't want to end up on TV with Judge Judy presiding, & in the end losing everything while the reality TV junkies hooted and laughed . . .

Prenuptial Blues

By |July 1st, 2019|Categories: Dating Scene, Exotic Animals, Montana|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Prenuptial Blues
  • With the Montana Elk season starting that day, Kendrick, Lucy, and Brenda thought it prudent to get an early start in the dash for deep cover . . .

Early Start

By |May 7th, 2019|Categories: Exotic Animals, Montana, Sports|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Early Start

Lefty

Lefty didn’t think of himself as deformed, more like asymmetrical, and which way he leaned politically–right or left–he said depended on whether he was coming or going . . .

By |April 30th, 2018|Categories: Exotic Animals, Montana, Politics|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Lefty

Days of Our Lives

Jim and Lefty couldn’t believe it.  Like many guys, they were secretly addicted to the afternoon soap opera “Days of Our Lives”, and now it was going to be cancelled.  Lefty was on his way to Barnes and Noble to check for collections of past seasons on DVD; Jim was going to check Amazon and, as a last resort, maybe eBay for pirated copies from China or Bulgaria . . .

By |May 31st, 2017|Categories: Exotic Animals, Montana, Pop culture|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Days of Our Lives

Cheapskate

Dennis was beginning to think his girlfriend was right; being a cheapskate and not renting the snowshoes hadn’t been his best idea . . .

By |May 28th, 2017|Categories: Alaska, Exotic Animals, Sports|Tags: , |Comments Off on Cheapskate