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and wore lots of gold jewelry.

He also bleached his hair with peroxide and insisted it was the sun that kept his hair so yellow. This was as absurd as some of his far-fetched stories, but he didn't care if anybody believed him or not because he believed it was true.

Norman was a man who, in spite of his years of alcohol abuse, was still relatively attractive. Sure, he had a ruddy complexion and was a bit bloated, but even so it was easy to see he must have been a looker in his younger years.

Those younger years were during the 1970s, when he was a youthful, good-looking guy who got all the chicks, as he called them. That all changed in the early 80s when people began to learn about HIV and AIDS. He became so terrified of contracting AIDS that he wrapped er up and put it away. After that, although he loved to talk about women in a vulgar manner, he for the most part spent the rest of his days in an inebriated state of celibacy.

Despite his vulgarities, there was a certain bizarre charisma about Norman. He was loud and vulgar yes, but he was a happy drunk and always had a smile on his face and a contagious laugh.

He told the craziest stories that were obviously embellished, but highly entertaining nonetheless. He could liven up any room or social situation, and it was not unusual for the neighbors to congregate on his front yard with lawn chairs and cases of beer.

The drunken laughter and conversation would resonate throughout the neighborhood until the early hours of the morning.

Also across the street, and on the other side of Norman, lived a 26-year-old recluse named Sally. Sally had a severe case of agoraphobia and nobody on the street had ever actually seen her. Norman was obsessed with the thought of Sally. It drove him nearly mad that he couldn't see or talk to her, and he spent an inordinate amount of time peeking through his curtains hoping to catch a glimpse of her.

Sally's parents did visit her nearly every day to bring her groceries, do yard work or simply to check on her. Norman saw this as an opportunity and tried to appease his curiosity by getting to know the parents. He was very polite and chatty towards them, and it was hard to tell what they thought of him because they were always very courteous in return. Try as he might, though, Norman was never given an invitation to tea at Sally's house.

Norman thought his opportunity had finally come one afternoon when a car suddenly veered off the street and crashed into Sally's front porch.

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