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Bob Miller and his Piper Chieftian
It is not the intended purpose of this writing to exalt or criticize An Angel Named Zabar � 2004-05 by Bob Miller. While it’s apparent that Mr. Miller is not as enthusiastic about extensive research as was Samuel Langhorne Clemens nor does he burn the candle at both ends in search of humor as did Will Rogers, his choice of words are a unique blending of these two icons' style. We get our first glimpse into this world of guardian angels and pathways between heaven and earth in the first episode of these stand-alone Zabar encounters in A Deer Named Titan... "Do you enjoy killing, Scarpattie?" Zabar said. "Does it benefit anyone to take a life in this way?" Zabar stepped over to the all-terrain vehicle and stroked Titan's head. "Can you honestly say that a picture of Titan – this animal full of life – would not have served your office wall better than this lifeless head?"
Up on Windy Ridge... Mister, if you talked to someone standing knee-deep in wildflowers on that mountain this morning, that person was an angel.
As Pam left the bar in the Waterloo story… “Pam, walk through this door with your head held high. I won’t go with you, but on the other side of the door is the love of a mother and a family long distant. Go through that door knowing that you are cherished by the King of Kings.”
At a prestigious country club in New York, as described in Molino and Associates... "Tony, did I say something wrong?" "No sir, but I was under the impression that it would be just the three of us in here." "Well, unless I have a ghost. . . ." Molino’s jaw dropped. A man wearing a light linen shirt and pants, sandals and no socks, a man with well-manicured toenails, was standing at the fireplace. He smiled at Molino – through Molino, it seemed – and looked perfectly at home.
At first, Trueque couldn’t believe his eyes and ears when he saw the gathering… “All right, enough already, Mr. Elephant. We’ve gone over this a hundred times. Humans, not the committee, named Old Fuzz Face the ‘King of the Beasts.’ No one here doubts your ability to, as you so eloquently put it, 'jerk a knot in his tail,' but we’ll have to decide what to do about naming a new ‘king’ some other time.” Owl clicked his beak wide and spat out some eggshells. Then: “Shoulda known better than to eat turtle eggs. Give me indigestion every time.”
On the good ship Pride of Ownership... "Mr. Zabar," Kelly started, "I don’t know what to say. I feel empty, ashamed. I feel an awful loss." "Captain, you just witnessed a young man, of his own free will, choosing to accept the One whose name only moments earlier he had taken in vain. He was faced with two choices, and he chose the King of Kings."
Hope reigns supreme in Optimistic to a Fault… Alone on the couch that she had picked out with Abraham, Betty wept and thought disjointed thoughts governed by grief. She was pregnant. She was a widow. A pregnant widow. Now what would she do? "God," she sobbed to the empty room, "do you have any suggestions? Abraham? What should I do?"
Choose your taxi carefully as you’ll see in Yellow Cab... "You’re telling me how to schedule my damn reservation. I can’t believe this." Dave’s indignation trailed off into silence, but soon reasserted itself. "You know, pal, given everything that’s happened since 9/11, I would think that all you camel jockeys would be careful about how you talk to Americans." The "camel jockey" looked neither impressed nor offended.
Various opinions, political or otherwise, are voiced in Today and Beyond... “The
secrets of the rich and famous are not secrets. The question has never been, ‘Could
one become rich and famous?’ The question is, ‘Are you a wisher or a
doer?’” “There are no air conditioners in any of my classrooms or the auditorium, but we’ve got the money to go to the damn moon. Somehow they got this kamikaze pilot John Glenn into orbit.” “One of the best reasons for tough love is the fact that people who get into trouble again and again have a very low opinion of those who help them.” … Zabar added, “And as to the age old question, ‘Is there life after death?’ I am permitted only to say that there are people not of this world. Only God knows if, when, and what form one will take after earth.” |
