28 Days of Pico — Day 24: The Sleeping Pad Incident

June 29, 2026  ·  by Stooge

The other day, Ella and I were chilling in the van. I was cooking on the two-burner stove and she was sitting on the bench seat. Pico flew over to the shelf where he got interested in a rolled-up sleeping pad. It’s soft foam and it must’ve seemed very enticing to the little green guy. I said to Ella “Pico’s up there with your foam pad. Next thing you know he’s tearing into it and boy was he making quick work of it. So I said, “Boy! He’s making quick work of that thing.” She jumps up there and takes it from him, saying “No Pico, that’s not yours.” She looks at me and said “Of course, you do nothing.” Stirring the pasta I said, “I’m narrating!”