A Miracle

It was nothing short of a miracle! The beatific smile of The Blessed Virgin apparently appeared on a poppy seed bagel in the kitchen of Great Plotnik World Headquarters, as reported by Columnist T.G. Ducknik. There are no plans for a shrine, however, because the Plotniks ate the bagel.

But that wasn't the miracle. Later that evening Famed Children's Book Author Nguyen Head of Elk Michael Jackson Bossanova came over for dinner...



...along with several other friends, including Cat the Adventure Girl...



...Cue Ball Sami and George (who left his upright bass in the car! Dang!)...



...and those whose pictures did not get taken -- Lance, Plot and Duck. Dinner and conversation went on late into the evening. But that wasn't the miracle either.

The miracle was that Sami made brussels sprouts and Plotnik liked them! This is a true first. Brussels sprouts usually rank right up there with dog liver and R. Smith's broccoli casserole. On San Francisco Theater Blog Brussels sprouts would receive No Stars with a bauble of despair.

But these were good. Thus, the smile-in-advance from the Virgin, who was herself soon to be sliced in half, coated with cream cheese, covered with tomatoes, sea salt and sweet onion, and consumed into Heaven.