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Dec 27
He sat in front of his television, watching reruns, holding his grandfather’s old .45 revolver across his lap, thinking of the vicious ex-wife. She had an army of shyster vultures trying to pick away at everything he owned.
I’ll be damed if that lousy bitch gets a fucking dime, he thought, as canned laughter from a ghost television audience mocked him. He pulled on a bottle of cognac, winced as the liquor shot flames down his throat, and continued to glare at the screen in front of him.
After setting down the bottle, he grabbed a remote control and changed the channel several times, settling on a young Jose Feliciano singing “Feliz Navidad.” It failed to give him any holiday cheer. He took another drink of cognac, then put the muzzle of the .45 to his temple and pulled the trigger.
Dec 24
Merry Christmas! Forget all the blinking lights and fancy ribbons on your Christmas tree. This tree is, by far, the coolest Christmas tree I’ve seen in my entire life. The ornaments include empty cans of Olde English 800 (and other brands of beer preferred by the homeless population), discarded food packaging and handwritten signs typically used by beggars on a freeway offramp.
Underneath the tree are goodies they’ve fished out of trash bins–a partial 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke, half-eaten food items and some partial bottles of various types of booze. Some of the bottles were empty, indicating that these guys didn’t want to wait until Christmas Day to partake in the goodies.
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