he thought hed play the scenario
in its traditional sense not
that it was correct he was sure the sides swapped but
as long as he kept things traditional he knew he wouldnt throw his buddy too
far off
he didnt wander well off the beaten path
as a matter of fact he was very
Jeffersonian according to Gospel of
Jefferson
Rejecting all organs of
information therefore but my senses . . . They evidence realities; and there
are enough of these for all the purposes of life, without plunging into the
fathomless abyss of dreams & phantasms (which suggests Jefferson had them
and they were vivid enough to catch his eyehis attention). I am satisfied, and
sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting (?) or
troubling (?) myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no
evidence.
he leaned heavily on unevidenced
things
they appealed to
him
Follow me now
You always think I have a hard
time following y . .
.
. Yado
I don’t.
Christ half the time you look like a deer caught in
the headlights ya work too hard trying to keep up rationalising the unexpected
rather than letting it flow over ya flights
of fancy of fantasy
Ya realise Ive
begun this storypremise twice already Im
hoping three times a charm
Give me a moment. You understand
you come on gangbusters. A lot of people uncomfortable with others in
their face.
Are you uncomfortable weve known each other thirty years
Ill tell you, even thirty years
later you overwhelm me.
But
you can’t help yourself.
No I cant help you
Lets try it again shall we
Going traditional so I don throw you off the mark
Okay. Okay. Traditional.
Eminently traditional
Guys are
slob
I’m not a slob.
he rolled his eyes he continued to insist he wasnt a
slob
Im not talking about
you Im generalising
Ya remember we entered this foray
about me making my bed every morn . .
. .
Every morning? I don’t make my bed every morning.
he was sure his sigh was louder
in his head than out of his mouth
I
do Lets segue If you had a date in the evening would you
make your bed in the morningmaybe fresh sheets
What are my chances?
YARE
GETTING LAID
I am? Definitely.
Okay then I wake every morning thinking Im going to get
laid that night Better
Do you really?
No
No Ive just made my bed every morning since I quit
sharing a one with my brother as a
matter of fact when I married I made the bed Ive always made my bed
So weve established having a made bed or an
unmade bed Okay
Okay. I follow.
his enthusiasm was bleeding out his
coals were cooling
Do me a favour now follow an no more interruptions for
explanations Q and A can follow if you
can remember your questions
A guy invites a girl over to his
place who he met at a bar
he has no
art on the walls no books are evident theres no turntable or records
speakers couch is slovenly theres dirty dishes in the kitchen sink theres apparently damp towels lying on the
bathroom floor tub shower is dirty soapstreaked
from the bathroom she can glance diagonally into his bedroombeds unmade
clothes lying on it on the floor
A beer? he asks she thinking shell
need something stronger but he didnt offer
A beer would be nice, thank you. an afterthought I’ll take it in the can or bottle. shes seen his place
he enters the livingroom with a
couple of bottles of beer
he
motions to the couch Have a seat.
In a bit. I’ve been sitting most
the evening; it’d be nice to stand awhile.
he does have coasters on the
coffee table pushes one towards her
Oh, man, there’s my checkbook, I’ve been looking for that. Excuse me, would you like something to nibble on? Chips,
pretzels, mixed nuts?
That would be nice, yes, please.
I’ll be right back. he goes into the kitchen
she quickly set her beer down on a coaster and
opens his checkbook
consistent five figures ledger
page after ledger page five figures
So ya know wha she says
What does she says?
Yah Whadoes she say
I don’t know.
Christ man
She says Yah, I can live with that.
Im not explaining the joke
1530-ish, Saturday,
8 5. 21
1507, Thursday,
13 5. 21
Stones You Can’t Always Get What You Want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUqSNbJuGOw
