I Caught a Raconteur

I am getting a kick out of the 'Stats' button of this blog. It's eye-opening when I look at the numbers. I was going to update my profile but I figured that every bit of information about me can be found right here and (sometimes) between the lines. The other reason why I couldn't type anything in the 'Profile' section was the mind-boggling question of 'Category of Blog'. After ten minutes of staring at the screen, I decided that some things haven't changed... I despise the definite qualities of life (at times).

Father's Day is on the way and I am going to celebrate it with a bang. In actuality, I'm going to celebrate with Food, Pool, Movies, and Horsing around with the kids because (besides the pool) that's probably what you'll find us doing most of the time. I'm going to dedicate a portion of the day to a person that served as both mother and father to me... My mother. (No, No! She's not some strange hybrid or Tim Curry super-fan).

As a single mother (for the most part), she laid down a foundation for the man that I am today (and still growing, of course). She did the best any mother could have done and better. She had critics as all parents do. You don't think so? Speak to another parent or two about discipline and feel your eyebrows move. But the fact remains... Mom, I'm changing it up... Happy Mother's Day Part II. You deserve a bigger and better celebration that I've ever scrapped up (or forgotten about). I'm still going to write another post about Father's Day, because there's plenty. Maybe in the next couple of days.

For now, I'm feeling as random as ever. Storytellers. Great storytellers (that are too good for complete sentences). MPULGS....Mister Pedro's Uncompleted List of Great Storytellers. MPULGS.... is a bit too much, but we'll ramble on. I'm just going to throw a name out there today and numbered lists aren't going to do these names justice, so they're going to be in random order. Keep in mind, this is all opinion. There is no specified category because some stories have no boundaries to paper or sounds. 

The first storyteller that I'll honor is none other than:

Graham Masterton

The British author wrote a wide selection of horror stories and 'The House That Jack Built' was the book that convinced me he was a great storyteller. Sure, there are some works of his that will have you scratching your head but it's horror... and it's in written form (which gives the audience more room to digest it than to watch in on screen). Masterton convinced me within the first seven pages of this book that no one is safre and there are far more worse things than death. The set up to the set up to the set up is tied to excellence. Masterton receives an well-deserved nod for being able to connect with his audience and bringing them along with his ideas. Side note, Masterton did  write a number of 'sex instruction' books and those had no part in putting him on the list. ...Guranteed... I promise. 

That's all for now, Thanks for reading. Comments are appreciated to the highest. 

MP