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West County HumorRide Along with Us
The Barber Shop: My barber shop had closed, and I decided to try out something new on the advice of one of my girlfriends. "Go to Michelle," she told me, "She does a fabulous job with hair." You mighta guessed, this girlfriend was from The City... read more Bodega Bay Vet: Then I found out he went to the University of California at Davis, where he obtained his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine...read more The Branding Party: J.W. wanted to come along because he's always lookin' for a reason to iron his Wranglers. Besides, I told him I was goin' because there might be some single cowgirls in attendance it was time I got serious...read more You Can Never Find a Cassowary When You Really Need One: It has long been known cassowaries are evangelical beasts who try to get other birds to adopt their religious ways. Ceremonies have been witnessed where cassowaries attempt to make smaller birds wear the "horny casque" on their heads and stare at the sky... read more Cowgirl Love: Then it hit me. Sometimes the sunsets on the range are so colorful you can almost taste them from your saddle. Sometimes they're orange. A poem about a cowgirl came to mind... read more Crying Wolf: The truth is, No boy in grade school ever wants to write love letters to anyone. Ironically, that urge normally comes upon us in junior high, far too late to take advantage of what is basically a good idea...read more The Dance: We may have talked some but the feel of her arms around my neck and the fragrance of the moment made me think of the time I tried to cross the Colorado on the back of an Appaloosa...read more The Duck Club: I was invited down to a Bodega Bay Chamber after-hours event at the Duck Club this week...read more The Duck Club Revisited: So when my Forestville girlfriend did one of those Leap Year things and asked me to go back to dinner at the Duck Club, I didn't hesitate to say yes...read more Frankie: When we got to my friend's gate, I looked around for his dog, Blaze, but he wasn't in his normal place guardin' the fence. Instead there was this cute little puppy jumpin' around and actin' like he wanted to come home with us...read more Gourmet au Bay: The simple solution for me is to visit some of the great wine bars in the Wine Country. And I always take a girlfriend there. Wine tastes just a little bit better with a pretty filly sittin' next to you. Lisa Chan: You see, cowgirls and cowboys have learned not to poke fun at other people unless they are very close to you. And if you do, you've gotta be able to take bein' poked back. If you make fun of yourself, it's funny. When you do it to someone you don't know, you're bein' a bully. Man Date: We attend matinees so we're certain to find entire rows empty and so no one usually sits in front of us. An unwritten rule is you don't sit next to the same guy each week. It took J.W. a few weeks to understand that one...read more Old Soldiering: They got to the chicken coop where they told Ricardo they consulted a cat psychic who said their pet had been chased into hiding by a black and white border collie. Ting Hou Chinese Restaurant: My date had two plump pot stickers just ready to burst with juicy vegetables and subtle flavor as a starter (she talks kinda fancy) and I ordered soup and Chinese burritos...read more Vintner's Dinner: I was a little worried about spendin' the night alone in Heart's Desire so I asked my Sonoma girlfriend if she would go with me but first I had to apologize to her for not callin' more often...read more Wayne Scherer, Artist: I know deep down Wayne wants to be a cowboy like I am but he's stuck in the world where he lives. Some things you just have to start doin' while you're young. |
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