Baby Dracula, the Chef

In a castle dark and stormy, by the glow of the moon,  

Lived a little Dracula, with an adorable wooden spoon.  

Not a fang in his mouth, nor a cape round his neck,

Just a chef’s hat and apron, grilling out on the deck.  

While others sucked blood, he stirred up his stew,  

Adding bat wings, creepy crawlies, and just a hint of goo.  

His cauldron would bubble, his ladle would steam,

This vampire cooked up one delicious dream! 

He minced his garlic without a care or fright,  

Dicing chives and onions in the dead of the night.  

For this Halloween feast, he worked with delight,  

Serving spooks and ghouls under candlelight.  

So beware if you see a cauldron that steams,  

And hear tiny giggles, or eerie little screams.  

For Baby Dracula’s meals are frightful and lean,

There’s soup for all on this Happy Halloween!

Love is…

Love is like a flower, blossoming from a small seed into something big and beautiful

Love is like a bear hug, warm and welcoming and always soothing

Love is like Benjamin Button, it doesn’t get old over time

Love is like money, the more you have of it the better

Love is like the Old Testament, scary and violent sometimes but a happy ending. Actually I have no idea how the Old Testament ends.

Love is like the Aral Sea, dry and salty at times but it used to be a key source of water for millions of Central Asians

Love is like this poem, often meandering and confusing but you find a sense of comfort in it

Love is like the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, new to the world and full of losses and disappointment but brimming with hope for the future

Love is like Evan Williams Whiskey, cheap and throat burning but always there for you when nothing else is going your way

Love is like the George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, loud and cacophonous but reassuring and gentle all at once

Love is like the food poisoning I got from undercooked tilapia in December of 2015, fishy and slimy at times but still warm

Love is like the food poisoning I got from the Chinese restaurant on Sheridan in November of 2016, spicy and full of GMOs and gone in an instant

Love is like the food poisoning I got in the Dominican Republic in June of 2021, super scary

Love is a mystery. It is the wild west. It doesn’t play by any of the rules. It is almost a great palindrome. Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at the Beantown Podcast!