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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