Episode: 245

This episode I read a story that I wrote 10 years ago.  Transcript Below.

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 Transcript:

Thomas Mouse on Christmas EveBy Grant Baciocco

Thomas Mouse brushed the last bits of cookie crumbs from his whiskers with his paws.  His nose twitched slightly as he did.  When he was certain he was now crumb free, he stood from the spool table and crossed to the door of his one room mouse hole.  He checked the lock, twice.  Always twice at night.  It was secure.  Confirming that it was indeed locked, he let out a little sigh.

His toes made tiny clicking noises as he scurried over to the small Christmas Tree he had set up in the corner.  Tree was not the right word.  Tip of a branch from a tree was more like it.  A small clipping of an evergreen that was just the right size for a mouse sized tree.  A single bulb on top, a red one he had found in the garage last spring, illuminated the room.  He had rigged together some wire and hooked it, carefully, into the main to get it to light.  Gingerly grabbing the rubber insulation of the wire that ran to the main, he lifted it off.  There was a small spark and the bulb shut off, the room thrown into darkness.  He stood still for a moment, until his eyes adjusted.  He was helped by the light from the night sky creeping into his window.  He set the wire on the floor and turned towards his bed.

Again his toes clicked against the concrete floor of his room as he made his way to his bed.  The bed, the cap of a spray paint can with cotton packed down inside of it, was warm and inviting .  After turning a few circles to make sure the cotton was to his liking, he lied down.  His head hung over the side of the cap as he looked out the window into the night sky.

At the top of the tiny window, one he had chewed himself when he moved in, he could see a tiny sliver of the moon, hanging in the sky like a smile.  He looked up at if for a good long while.  He looked at it for so long, he swore he saw it move slightly on its journey across the night sky.  His eyes started to droop as his body relaxed.  Just as his eyes were about to close for good that night he inhaled slightly.

“Merry Christmas, moon.”

His eyes closed and Thomas Mouse fell asleep.

©2014 Grant Baciocco/Saturday Morning Media

Episode: 244

I like pecan pie. I went to Sharky’s. I got a hat from my barber.I bought a Santa Claus hat for a puppet. I talk about using AI in creative situations.

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Episode: 243

I talk about the election.

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Mentioned on the show: Harvard University - https://www.harvard.edu

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Episode: 242

I wrapped up Late Night with Chucky. I got an award. Dr. Floyd is turning 20 and I am doing nothing to celebrate it. I've been listening to the radio late at night. I woked on a short film and embarrassed myself in front of soome college kids.

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Mentioned on the show: Late Night with Chucky The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Fernwood Tonight Radio Garden Land of Nod

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Photo by Natallie-jo Hann

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Episode: 241

I got a text from my cousin. I competed in a foot race.

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Mentioned on the show: Halloween Horror Nights

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Episode: 240 I've been up late. Toiley went viral. I talk about my old yellow hat.  And a plum.

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Mentioned on the show: G-O-T-T-O-G-O - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetoiley/video/7417971833468620063

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Episode: 239

I'm exhausted so I ramble for 10 minutes about falling to sleep.

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Mentioned on the show: Late Night with Chucky at Halloween Horror Nights - https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn/en/us/things-to-do

Mid-South Wrestling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Bill_Watts)

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Episode: 238

Don't use your dog as a pillow. I've realized that a defining moment from my childhood wasn't completely my fault.

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Episode: 237

I try to make my phone a dumb phone.  And I talk about the passing of Joe Bonsall and Bob Newhart.

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Video about the dumb phone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq46-UCWuZ4&t=145s

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Episode: 236

A long drawn out history of me & comic books.

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Mentioned on the show: Evil Genius Chronicles - https://evilgeniuschronicles.org/podcast/

Uncharted Territory - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cory-olson5

Kristin Hogan - https://www.patreon.com/kristinahogan

Lee's Comics - https://www.paloaltoonline.com/ae/2020/03/27/owner-of-lees-comics-pulls-the-plug-after-more-than-37-years/

Amazing Spider-Man #129 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Spider-Man_129

Dwayne McDuffie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_McDuffie

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