walked up behind him as he sat in his shabby rockingswivel mustardyellow easychair

What you watching? she asked

Irony

she glanced at the television MSNBC whole screen was consumed by the guest no chyron identifying them wondered who was hosting

                   he was the freak was listening hard if she interrupted hed hand her her head

she watched CNN

quietly she sat on the couch beside him

looked in his ear

saw his gears spinning

                         listening real hard creating alternative scenarioscrushing the weakest wanting desperately to scream his own questions

COMMERCIAL BREAK

                                   slapped his thighs GawdDAMN commercials

   Who was that? she recognised Lawrence O’Donnell

A retired Federal Appellate Court judge weighting in on Supreme Court recusals Was reminding Lawrence tha when he served if he recused another judge would step in  The Supremes don function like tha  Recuse   One less egg to fry

Egg to fry?

Sorry baby Alluding to the Fifth Dimension

Fifth Dimension?

                  I knew three.  You taught me space-time four dimensions, string theory’s eleven.  Fifth?

he grabbed her by the headkissed her so hard she thought he might bruise her lips

released her

she blinked

Guess I have taught you a few things

I’ve taught you too.

Yahave  Deliciously

                         Didnt see you comin

she giggled  rainwater trickling down chains suspended from gutters

                                                                          unexpected was their Verb unexpectedness their Noun

Fifth Dimension was a singing group waaay before your time

When you were a hippie?

Hippie  Freak

Mine.

Yours

she grabbed him by the headkissed him so hard he thought she might bruise his lips

released him

              You said you were watching irony. What was ironic?

The Appellate judge Sharing his observations

                                                  Hes blind

1726,  day-between-2-Ts – Juneteenth,  19  6. 24

1508,  day-between-2-Ts,  19  6. 24

Fifth Dimension  One Less Bell to Answer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy2YOL8wdBA