The following is a work of fiction.

Not Nick Nolte's Diary, Malibu, California
November 15, 2004

Two in a Row

The scarecrow in the garden had fallen the other day, so Monolo and I set out to fix her. The Pacific storms have hit us lately without apology. I for one have enjoyed the rain, my neighbors however, keep talking of disaster. The grounds are soft and pungent; it reminds me of the brinjal harvest from my time in Malaysia. When will I find my way back diary? Well, we found Julia knocked over, just like Monolo reported. One would think that hay, hand me downs and two by fours wound be an easy lift, but this was definitely a two man job. We propped her up again, but when I went to replace the Stetson I caught my robe on a stray nail. It's always something. Monolo's to-do list invariably seems to lengthen before he can even get it started. I told him to steer away from paisley. Out for the day...