Dining With D'Onofrio

So, I’m having lunch at a local bistro a few weeks back…by myself. That’s no big deal...really. I usually carry a book, or my iPod, or a notebook to make notes for the story I’m writing. I’m pretty good at entertaining myself. And when all else fails, one can always amuse one’s self by engaging in the ever popular “people-watching.” People can be downright interesting to watch. Just ask Bobby; he likes to watch.

That day, I chose the iPod. More specifically, I selected a LOCI episode to watch while my food was being prepared. So, I’m sitting there, sipping on my diet soda, engrossed in an episode I’ve seen “at least” two dozen times when my waitress arrives with the soup I ordered. She puts down the bowl in front of me and peeks over my shoulder at my iPod and says, “Whatcha watchin’?”

Since not everyone is a LOCI fan…sad, but true… I looked up at her a little doubtfully and said, “Law & Order Criminal Intent.” And then she said, “Oh, yeah! Vincent D’Onofrio! (It is important to note that she even pronounced his name correctly.) “He’s great!” Well, now that we had discovered a mutual infatuation, we proceeded to spend the next several moments engaged in delightful conversation in which we discussed the “wonderfulness” that is Detective Robert Goren. You know…the lean, the head tilt, the folded arms, the hand gestures, the tongue flicks..all the quirky mannerisms that make Bobby so darned…well…uniquely magnificent. Needless to say, I tipped her well.

Now, there really is no “point” to this story…not that many, or any, of my stories have a point…except to say – as if you were not aware of it already – Vincent Vixens…they’re everywhere!

But then, who could not be enamored of a man who looks like this…