Dr Shea (Dr Strange)

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Wow, two posts in one day.

I had dinner with Dr. Shea tonight. Dr. Shea, or Dr. Mengela as I like to refer to him, is a funny sort of fellow. He sat for an entire meal playing with a ladybug. He talked to it, petted it, and I began to get a strange feeling that there was someone at our dinner table who wasn't keeping chastity too well...I guess it's okay as it is a LADYbug.

But this isn't the first thing to raise questions. Just the other day he was running around catching flying ants. Who does that? Then he put them in empty soda bottles and froze them. Then he mailed them to an equally deranged friend. Thank God I studied Religion and not biology.

John Shea, you should not have told me that you read my blog. Now I must make fun of you.

Forgive me.

Ryan

Comments

Anonymous said…
You're right, he is a whacko.

~John's Mother, Mrs. Shea
Friday, September 10, 2004 7:30:00 PM
Anonymous said…
OK, what sort of whacko blogs and then responds by posting a comment under a false name!? Since few people actually read or comment on your blogs, you have to make up comments. How sad.
Ladybugs are cool.
Friday, September 10, 2004 11:32:00 PM
Anonymous said…
That ain't no way to treat a LADYbug
Saturday, September 11, 2004 5:18:00 AM
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