he went out early to pickup a copy of the Los Angeles Times for the headlines of the O’Biden – O’Harris win

he threw a canvas bag over his shoulder picked up a book from his coffee table to read as he walked Walkaway by Cory Doctorow seemed appropriatedelighted him he tried to delight himself whenever he could he was the only one he was seeing and that enforced by the Trump virus 

                                                he wasnt infected but he felt it was necessary to lead by example that was the extent of his leadership qualities

he figured hed walk over to the Circle K mart about a mile and a half off

entering through manual glass and steel doorsChrist he loved opening his own doornot bullshit automatic doors if he had his druthers everything would be manual that the population wasnt being feminised 

                                                                                              his brotherinlaw didnt appreciate him saying so but his brotherinlaw sought the newest convenienceswhich was his prerogative as it was his prerogative to accuse him of being feminised 

his brotherinlaws microwave  he didnt cook for himself he warmed his food

he on the other hand delighted in the preparation of his meals the fresh vegetables buying whole chickens and turkeys and dismembering bought whole roasts and severed them into steaksreminding him of working weekends in a Montana butchershop culling cattle and in a separate corral far from the herd killing them as it was pulling a rabbit from its collective hutch and killing it away from the others fear didnt pollute its meat unlike the fear ingested from grocerystores who bought from meat factories 

                                   really  a fucking meat factory but he surmised that the meat was provided for a fucking human factory that produces consumers bent on their conveniences 

                                                                                as he was bent on inconveniencing himself to the best of his abilities  leading by example 

entering the Circle K he didnt see the employee who was managing the shop

he went left to the newspaper rack and found a lone copy of the Los Angeles Times maybe hed ask how many copies the store received

walking up to the counter there still wasnt a visible employee but there were cameras everywhere 

                                                                                                       he loved that he was wearing a mask to hide his facehis other features hidden from surveillance by his long wild hair his baggy jacket and pants

there was a little green bell on a woodhandle at the counter 

                                                                it said RING FOR LUCK  and since a bell didnt sound as he came into the store to advise its attendant he entered he humourously figured that en lieu perhaps of the doorbell inoperable for the time being that the handbell was meant to suffice  it seemed plausible

he picked it up and shook it casually 

it didnt ring 

             that delighted him immeasurablyhumoured him immendely he imagined a bell without a clapper might be determinate of his luckHA 

he shook it more violently 

                           apparently it liked it rough and sounded  it also pleased him that an inanimate object would like it rough 

              they were cut from the same cloth

he set the bell down on the counter and momentarily the cooler box door opened and out emerged the attendant who began to explain himself beginning with a Sorry . .

No he interrupted no sorry is necessary Ive worked this job and when its only you its only you Im patience See  he heldup the book I got a book to keep me company youre not waiting my time at all

Well, thank you, sir. Not everyone is kind to having to wait.

Their fault  They ought to read a book

the attendant laughed as he came around the counter by the newspaper rack he decided not to ask about how many LA Times copies came in and as the attendant approached him on the opposite side of the counter he mentioned that he tried to get his attention by ringing the bell

The bell? You ring that bell for luck, as it says.

I rang it for you

I didn’t hear it, dumb luck I stepped out when I did.

Nahkiddin

Nope. Sorry to say, you're out of luck. he bubbled in laughter at his joke

he joined in his laughter they both thought they were pretty funny

Well man Its good to know this early in the morning I aint got any luck today.

Nope, not today, man. Not today.

he enjoyed the mans demeanor 

                                  Nope  Not today

they both started laughing again

 

wasnt a shabby way to start the day 

                                        and also under a new president and vice president-elect  

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