they walked in the old part of town many of the buildings are required to have signs affixed near entryways THIS BUILDING IS AN UNREINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURE  possibly murderers accomplices of palm trees insurance companies demanded were cut down because their fronds damaged cars that parked under them and might possibly injury or kill someone

                        he argued at City Council meetings not to allow vehicles to park beneath them or post signage that advises drivers if their vehicles are speared by falling fronds it is a risk they assume

                                                                                               in the Councils infinite wisdumb they voted unanimously to have the palms cut downcut down hunredyear old trees that buildings were designed around  ASSHOLES

they entered one such building to have coffee it was brisk outside

                                                                       Hey Trotsky . .

. . Would you quit thats not his name

I know, but I use it as a trigger to help me remember his name, he doesn’t mind.

Really

Yes; called the Von Restorff Effect.

Von Restorff Yacant remember his name is Tyler but you can remember the name of a mnemonic technique

Yeah, I remember it by thinking German Restore.

However Trotsky two syllables yare unable to recall Tyler

                                                               Also two syllables

Don’t know what to tell you.

Ya might concede yare an idiot

Tyler was animatedalways is  he was roasting beans he thought perhaps it was a contact high  he caffeinated without ingesting it

             sounded plausible

                                  enthusiastically he also chimed he was considering running for mayor he and a buddy were discussing splitting mayoral responsibilities be co-mayors 

So Tyler he said A day mayor an a night mayor  Id assume youd be the nightmare

Tyler looked at him pushed his glasses down on his nose Nightmare?

Sure doncha think Yare outlandish usually thinking outside of the box those are reasons why we enjoy having our coffee here We want to support you

                                      Id be happy to helpvolunteer if you decide to run

Wow! I’d have a campaign sta . .

. . Volunteers . .

. . Aww come on! We could put together an outrageous campaign . .

. . An still not win

But we’d present, arguably, thoughtful alternative solutions to the city’s problems.

                                                                                       Tyler then turned to his buddy  And Dude, you’ll have to quit calling me Trotsky.

 

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409preferred,  Monday,  7  3. 22

A donut does it

Huh?

The kids over there

                     two little girls were sitting together the eldest had taken two donuts from a white paper bag gave her sister one and they were eating them while their parents had gone inside the coffee shop

he had been the only person on the large wood deck sitting at its edge sun on his back waiting for his buddy who had gone inside for coffees he had pen and paper and was writing that he wasnt high yet off new edibles they triedhad taken two hours earlier although between times they had hiked perhaps the exertion detained or sublimated his high

which was a first

his buddy looked over at the girls

                                    I’m not following.

You remember when your boys were little that one donut was plenty for them to enjoy with their glass or carton of milk

No.

No

We didn’t often have donuts.

Thats a fuckin crimewha kinda parents were youI mean look at ya now ya bought cookies to have with your coffee

We just didn’t eat donuts that often.

Gypped your boys Id say once every couple of weeks Id surprise the girlswake them early for school so we could roll over to the bakery after breakfast and I could treat them to a donut and milk

They thought it was the shit

Then a donut did it

                     Id have coffee a couple donuts wed talk about the day school work their Moms trip where she was that morning friends They didnt seem to have a favourite donut always changed it up time after time

                                                                                                            Thinking about it

maybe they set me up when they were older Sunday mornings football season Id buy a dozen and a half a bakers dozen mind you for the three or four of us since they didnt have favourites a moving target wed eat donuts throughout the day That was different than when a donut did it

Unadulterated innocence 

But maybe that comes with having girls as to having boys

I miss those days

I don’t know what to tell you.

Not asking you to say anything

                                  Was just sharing beautiful memories courtesy of those two little girls

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High Noon,  Monday,  7  3. 22

Lesley Gore  Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atY7ymXAcRQ

The Cryan’ Shames  Sugar and Spice  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7RlzkVS3U

       

I gotta get a new phone

                        flew out of him like he were a madlyshaken bottle of sodasticky ejaculate foam going everywhere

I jumped backleapt away  he still got my shoes

                                                    New phone Didnt ya get a new phone halfyear ago

I did . .

. . Something wrong with it . .

. . No.

No

No.

Arent ya a little embarrassed ya GOTTA  gotta get a new phone

No.

he shrugged playing the embarrassment card didnt work he was loathed to reason or argue hell do wha he wants no matter

       Then Ill ask the stupid question not that Im really interested  its kinda like counting twentythree follows twentytwo  Why

he stepped nearer I stepped back he stepped nearer  I don dance

                                                                        nearly whispering Because what I heard.

Heard From a credible source   Your credulity is often manipulated

What I heard makes sense.

Lotta things make sense to you that blow me away

No. This makes sense.

he was beginning to creep him out with his  confidential voice 

                                                                 he thought I don wanna be taken into confidence  particularly by someone I have little to no confidence in  Wha make senses An maybe if you say it out loud not like it were a secret youd hear it might not make sense

OH . . it makes sense alright.

Alrightee Give it to me

With the phone . . complimentary porn's on it.

theres some marketing for ya

I wouldn’t pay for it . . but if it’s on the phone, free, complimentary, I’ll take it. 

Kinda like an e-gloryhole  Knock yourself out man

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