Part of the problem with working at a help desk is finding clients who need an entirely different kind of help. Billy Mays (1958-2009) was a television pitchman perhaps most associated with products like OxyClean and Kaboom! (I seem to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s clear that Theo’s boss, Denver Poe, knows Theo very well indeed, lucky for both of them. We’re going to visit Theo at the Last Hope Help Desk for a while. He’s about to face a particularly tricky problem with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are book titles that don’t or shouldn’t exist, and Theo and Sheila come up with several, until Caedmon pulls the plug. This actually started life as a challenge at a group lunch one day, and these are but a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few things are as unsatisfying as not finishing what you started. After all that effort and expectation, it’s disappointing to miss scoring. Even banks will lose interest (yours). Worse yet, the puns will come back to haunt you as well.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working at a help desk gives you plenty of time to dream up answers that you wish you could give to customers who really deserve it. This was one of mine. It’s funnier if you are as much a fan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I stole from Bogart and Casablanca. It’s a particularly good line to steal for a romance, don’t you think? We’ve reached the end of this bit of Cora and Theo’s romance, but they’ll be back, I promise. Prepare for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Wuv, twoo wuv…” can survive even moments of forgetfulness. It’s a good thing that Cora loves Theo so well. It would seem that being a tiger is not Theo’s only attractive feature, so far as Cora’s concerned. I think he’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For the first time, Cora gets to see Theo as a human. For that matter, it’s our first time, too. Milestone! Cora’s line is borrowed, with great affection, from a story that Leo Buscaglia told about his parents. It was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When Cora and Theo first met, after she stumbled through the portal to fin him, Cora left a note behind for Theo to find his way back to her. Now, she’ll get to find out what he looks like as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes, ya gotta be silly about a problem before you can get serious. Besides, who doesn’t enjoy being really corny sometimes? I don’t think Theo and Cora will be taking lessons at the William Shatner School of Acting anytime soon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
