The four of them, a squinting Uncle Phat, his beloved Ruby-a 1970 ruby red white convertible topped Buick Electra 225, Galen, and "the three books about Buddhism" that take their place in the middle of the front seat, are headed to Houston, Texas to "look at an engine" for Ruby. Mid-life crisis meets puberty.It's 1990 and just another typical summer day in Mapletown, Indiana until Uncle Phat, The Reptile (or Uncle Mike, as he used to be called), who seems to have been in a mid-life crisis since he was born, wanders into the garage and gives his puberty-stricken 15 year old nephew, Galen Calcoun, only about an hour to pack. It's what you have been wondering for years-just how many Buddhist monks CAN you fit into a 1970 ruby-red Buick Electra 225 convertible? Title: Phat('s) Chance for Buddha in Houston.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |