It was an early spring afternoon 1984. The bell rang and like every other kid Lil’ for short raced for the door. “Don’t forget tomorrow is snack day Lil’ for short!”. “O.K. Ms. Rossi.” The only thing he was thinking about was G.I. Joe. You know the greatest American hero. Lil’ for short ran home only to find the door was locked. SHIT. Dumb Bitch locked me out again. Luckily he was smarter than she was. He had hidden a key under a rock outside. After finding said key Lil’ for short settled down for some Joe and Thundercats. After some sweet toons Lil’ for short wondered if Mom’s was coming home today. The hours passed and he began to worry. How was he going to get snacks for snack day? He thought about making everyone ketchup sandwich’s, but he knew everyone would make fun of him. He wondered if ketchup sandwich’s would get him a check plus for a healthy snack. He lived on them and thought of himself as healthy, even though he was the stinky kid in class. NO, he needed to find money. Lil’ for short searched high and low, but found nothing. Druggie/drunks don’t leave money around. He started to look in Mom’s bills (unpaid of course) and he hit jackpot. Three crisp one dollar food stamps. These would be gone if mom could have gotten a dime bag with them, but she had no interest in food. The next morning Lil’ for short stopped at 7-11 on the way to school. He looked at cheese and crackers thinking it would get him a check plus, but he didn’t have enough money. So he settled on two bags of chips. He raced to school, mission accomplished. Well needless to say no check plus, in fact a check minus and a letter to take home and be signed by mom. On his way out of school his best friend Jeffrey (yes Seth’s grandson) said “Happy B-Day dude”. Oh, thanks. Lil’ for short had forgotten. Double shit. When he got home his mom was asleep. He woke her and showed her his check minus. “Good job” said his mom. Lil’ for short wanted to get a check plus. “Oh, stop trying so hard”. “A check minus is fine, now leave mommy alone she has a headache”. Lil’ for short sat on the couch for the next 5 hours watching TV, nursing a ketchup sandwich. Mikey Seaver was the only person at his 8th B-Day party.