he checked the map

she said she lived in Sacramento off the 5

he lived in Santa Margarita

she saidshe implored  I'd be willing to meet you halfway.

from her picture she appeared an athletic goodlooking Asian woman with breasts  she occasioned him to remember he waitedbidded his time for Playboy to finally issuefeature The Girls of Japan  he invested in three year subscriptions before it came out

                   the venture had been worthwhile

it confirmed his suspicion

there was such a woman as a busty Asian

he high-fived himself

which was ridiculous

though if asked hed admit it

there were worse things to admit

Hmmhe wondered

                  he wondered if she was enthused to meet him halfway because she had a sense of humour  that she also realised halfway between them was Los Banos

he wrote her

              MEET ME IN LOS BANOS

never did hear from her again

afternoon,  Friday the Thirteenth  8. 21

1500,  Sunday,  15  8. 21

Jesus Kachrist

              had to be BLIND not to see it coming

walking over to Circle K had he seen the opossum at the bent chainlinked fence tilting above the ruined earth crushed shrubs smashed concrete walk hed have chased it back up into the construction site they were winding down it was nearly Four

but he hadnt

he had his nose in Krazy Kat as he walked

despite it being late

                     newspapers werent distributed meaningfully  Circle K refused to carry The San Francisco Chronicle which left him to the clutches of the Los Angeles Times

                                                          he bet himself a copy would remain for him to buy

two were left

he wanted the headline 

                           AFGHANISTAN FALLS TO THE TALIBAN

it would be the bookend to the framed front page he had at home SOUTH VIETS SURRENDER

stupid stupid stupid USA

as he walkedread home he saw the opossum smashed on the road

poor poor poor animal

                       it hadnt the foreknowledge or forethought like the United States that the road was a parking shoulder two lanes of traffic a turning land two lanes of traffic a parking shoulder

Inevitable

Afghanistan and the Opossum

Lost causes before they began

   had to be blind not to see

before Four,  Monday,  16  8. 21

The American Breed  (Neocon hubris)  Bend Me, Shape Me  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSHo146tQjQ

Nobodys talking about who financially supports the Taliban

1717,  Monday,  16  8. 21

the enemy of my enemy is my friend

visiting

  the TV was On

he walked into the livingroom and there wasnt anyone in it

Aw wha the hell 

                   that aggravated him as much as walking into a lighted room at night and finding it empty

when yare done with something turn it off put it back where you found it dont leave it On or out

he could ask until he was blue in the face

                                               it was a propensity handed down to him from his father

his father was frugal

that frugality allowed him to financially support a family of ten

                                                                   as the eldest it made sense hed be inclined

as he stepped to the television to turn it off he paused it was a cop showhe recognised the young detective he was in his bedroom he made a faceyanked his tshirt up to his nose and smelled it he wrinkled his nose and stripped the tshirt off over his head he walked into the bathroom off the bedroom and started the shower

                                                                                           CUT 

                                                                                                           next scene he opens the bathroom door and emerges with a towel wrapped around his waist 

                                                                        NOW he turned the TV off

Who does that

cop lives alone

why shower with the bathroom door closed

when he lived alone lived with his wife lived with his girlfriend or visited her place and showered he didnt shut the bathroom door

                hell he didnt shut the bathroom door when he used the toilet

nobody was looking for the cop for retribution retaliation

                                                           at least not what he had seen of the series

his daughter who lived alone told him after she checked her doors front and backconfirming they were locked when she went to bed she closed and locked her bedroom door

                                                        the security of one last barrier to be breached

he understood but it irritated him that she felt compelled

                                                           fucking worthless guys 

the TV cop threw him a curve

                               made him wonder

when he talked with daughter and mentioned the closed bathroom door she laughed

                                                                                          Dad, when don’t you wonder?

she had a point

1900,  Saturday,  14  8. 21

1157,  Sunday,  15  8. 21  thirteenth anniversary