he wasnt clever

                 he had his momentsthough they were few and far between

however it seemed recently that the leniency of his retirement if employers not hiring him staking him constituted leniency allowed his thought-process to slow linger  willow and distillate

                                                                       deliberate thoughts are usually better 

he didnt have to shoot from the hip anymore

he wasnt accurate when he did 

that afternoon he surprised him

usually he dragged him around by his hairdragged him back through the words hed just said 

                                                                                                   Ifya don wanna hear wha Im saying cut me off  Its gotta be embarrassingto some extent that either yare not following me or yare not hearing me

I can hear you.

Hearing aint listening buddy

                               If Im in deeper waters than ya care to be say so

absently his head down he passed his cellphone back and forth between his hands

An that damn thing is a distraction Set it down on the table

It’s not distracting me.

It is 

     You readily admitted you cant do two things at once Its distracting you Maybe its face like a mirror throws your reflection up an sets you to wondering about your next on-line dating hit thinking who she might be

                                                                                                          An wondering yarent listening to me 

You don’t understan . .

. . If yare listening to me youd know I understand 

                                                     Put the phone downDisconnect If youd rather look at your phone well have a beer some other time  I don wanna interrupt your fantasies

I’m not fantasizing. 

Oh  but you are 

 

maybe the accusation made him set it down maybe not

                                                               setting the machine down inspired him Fired a neuron as he was fond of saying

not five minutes later as they talked about his recent hospital stay 

                                                                      So, do you know how to tell who the head nurse is?

Umm its identifiedstitched onto her tunic declared on her IDher employment badge

No, the knees of her scrubs are soiled.

deadpan

he laughedcaught him off guard Thats funnyvery funny  usually my purview but thats funny  particularly coming out of your mouth 

               he kept laughingthinking he couldnt remember the last time he heard him tell a joke he shook his head thoroughly enjoying the moment

sundry sexual chatter followed 

not five minutes later

                       they were talking about the next time he had people over to his place for a pool party Could you do me a favor though?

Favour Sure

Yeah, thanks, don’t wear your drag suit; my friends are more tame than yours.

                                                                                  he howled at his own joke

he couldnt help but join himMuthafucker was on a roll

drag suit implying crossdressing not the Speedo polymesh his daughter gave him that he wore while swimming laps

Man ya ought to quit playing with your phone more often

                                                             You can be funny

after 1738,  Thursday,  24  6. 21

1232,  Reggae Friday,  6  8. 21