Some Alien Blessing is on its Way to Us

Lena jumped up and followed him out. She called Paul a pig, or a slob, or something to that effect. Paul responded, "You gotta have a swine to show you where the truffles are."

Lena retorted, "Where are the truffles? We've been together 6 years and I haven't seen even one truffle. Show me truffles!"

Paul sulked as they walked towards the beach. He squinted at the houses on his left and then at Lena's feet on his right. After the silence became awkward, Paul started singing, "I can't get no satisfaction . . . I can't get no girl reaction." Lena was silent. Paul started another song. "And love will steer the stars; this is the dawning of the age of Aquarius, the age of Aquarius!"

Lena started humming, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and then sung at the top of her lungs, "How does it feel to be on your own? With no direction home? Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?

Paul came back with, "Come on, baby, light my fire. Try to set the night on fire."

Just then, Cookie Monster dropped out of the Jacaranda tree they were passing under onto the sidewalk in front of them. Cookie Monster stood there with his arms outstretched and his mouth open. Lena moaned, "Not again." Paul grabbed Lena's hand and was about to lead her around C.M. when Cookie Monster yelled, "Me want cookie!"

"No!" Lena shouted at him, shaking her fist in the monster's direction.

"Then I eat boyfriend." Cookie Monster growled back matter-of-factly.

"Fine," Lena answered. "Eat him and his truffles."

"Truffles! Yum!" and Cookie Monster was upon Paul instantly.

Lena pulled a bag of cookies out of her pocket, sat down on someone's lawn, and began to snack on an oatmeal raisin while she watched Cookie Monster devour Paul. She had always been amused at how Cookie Monster throws the bits and pieces of his meal up in the air towards his mouth as he finishes up.

Kermit hopped out of the bushes and sat next to Lena. "It's not easy bein' green, you know" he commented. Lena offered him a chocolate chip cookie. Cookie monster finished eating Paul and his head swung around quickly towards Lena and Kermit.

To be continued...