Marzipan   No

                   Not it  Don like tha either

Sugary sweet  Had a little taste in Nawlins years ago scraped it off my tongue with my fingernails

Let me think.

   Sugary

Thinking.

Was literally snapped was kneejerked tonguejerked

                                                          If I swallowed Id have lost it

Being a bit dramatic?

gagged

Ohshit.

         Not kidding.

Tellinya

          Thinkinbout it   Bile

    Ah.

          Believe I have it.

Say it quietly

Pralines.

Ohfuckyah

                Diiisgusting

Sweet?

OhChrist

           I was younger  Its occurred to me since than I prefer bitter to sweet  A fan of IPAs  Cant tolerate wheats

Think my lone standouts Drambuie

That’s sweet.

It is My Dad an I usually share it with strong black coffee

Ah, the bitterness.

Compliments like sweet an salty

    New Orleans.

Yah

Mardi Gras?

Yah

Beads?

Crazyyah

How long were you there?

Shortest week of my life blew past in a blink of an eye don remember sleeping

You attribute that to something?

There was the pure raw excitement city didnt sleep either

                                                                       Yes

Yes?   You can attribute it to something.

Yah a sly smile stolecross his face

Was it someone?

No one

         Nobody coud keep up with me

Then?

Thirtythree healthy grams of jetblack hashish  Respect

                                                            Smoked dope down an back with the guys Saved my stash for Nawlins

    It wa . .

. . May I?

Yathink

I think I do.

Help yourself

Innnnnnnnnnsannnnnnnne.

Christ  Hit all the ns buckwheat 

she laughedbowed

Now get your ass back into bed

                                   I aint no marzipan or praline

How would you know?

After we kiss deeply

   Yes.

he liked that hed led her beyond blushing

                                             not that it wasnt absolutely delicious

1823,  Reggaefriday,  19  7. 24

1308,  Saturday,  20  7. 24

Steppenwolf  Sookie, Sookie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsdwIr0nWc

he tossed bones turned tarot

                              refused to sacrificedisembowel an animal stir through its entrails to foretell the future

his results were sketchy mired   muddled

seeking clarification he went to his music to help him sift dustaway the fine detritus obscuring his perception went to his vinyl  randomly plucked an album

Steppenwolfs 1969 fourth album

Monster

encouraged

he turned it

gently set the needle down

closing his eyessat back   listened

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3REXu1ZO3BY

“. . . America

Now it’s a monster and will not obey

The spirit was freedom and justice

And it’s keepers seem generous and kind

It’s leaders were to serve the country

But now they won’t pay it no mind

‘Cause the people grew fat and got lazy

And now their vote is a meaningless joke

They babble about law and order

But it’s just an echo of what they’re been told

Yeah, there’s a monster on the loose

It’s got our heads in a noose

And it just sits there watchin’

Our cities have turned into jungles

And corruption is strangling the land

The police force is watching the people

And the people just can’t understand

We don’t know how to mind our own business

‘Cause the whole world’s got to be just like us

Now we are fighting a war over there

No matter who’s the winner

We can’t pay the cost

‘Cause there’s a monster on the loose

It’s got our heads in a noose

And it just sits there watching

America where are you now?

Don’t you care about your sons and daughters?

Don’t you know we need you now

We can’t fight alone against the monster”

1342,  Saturday,  20  7. 24

Steppenwolf  Monster/Suicide/America medley

https://occult-world.com/astragalomancy-divinations/

Muddy Waters  Hoochie Coochie Man (I’m Yours)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz2uycb0DFE

Whawill you have

she pursed her lips

Whaever you like

Whatever?

My treat

You’re treating?

Don say like its extraordinary

                                 We havent run into each other in awhile

Not since our last date. she sniffed

Dondo tha

   What?

Sniff We agreed to date

                           I didnt take you to bed didnt up the ante not thatha woudnt have be nice

No.   Somebody else.

Which woud be none of your business

But you have.

Which is none of your business

Well, I’m not gathering any moss.

Which is none of my business Nice rolling stone analogy

                                                             Whawill ya have

God, you play hardball.

You know me otherwise

No.  Not you.

                  Anything?

Except a champainintheass cocktail  unless youre willing to get up on the bar an strip

You say the nicest things to a girl.

Paint pictures don I

                      Please  Have a drink well get caught up  I ask I text I email you don say

You didn’t ask me out.

I was askin how you were

Because you’re concerned?

Because youre my friend

Not your acquaintance?

Woud you rather be my acquaintance

                                         We can make tha happen

No.

       Be my friend.

I am

I was out last night with my girlfriends we tied one on.

                                                           I think a beer.

Preference

Slops.

Ohno

You said whatever I’d like . . except stripper champagne.

Not slops  please

You understand . . . it . . nearly sounds like you’re begging.

Ill beg if you prefer

You’d beg?

You heard me You know me not to pull punches

You don’t.

            Why not slops? Why not cheap beer?

Because  an I don know   if I go up to the bar an Pabst is the cheap beer I might hurl

Hurl?

Yup

Why’s that?

Had a long conversation with my daughter late this afternoon about her female checkup Quite deep quite extensive quite  detailed

From your expressio . .

. . I can only imagine

she laughed

              It’s one for the books.

Then file it away because it seems to be humouring you  By your expression

I haven’t the words.

                       So about Pabst?

he swallowed hard exaggerated a wee bit

                                               Pap smear

I know my girls clean youd think thered be different terminology

There is.  Papanicolaou test.

Yes Say again

   Papanicolaou

Sounds like a Hawaiian drink

                                Say   Ill have a pina colada with you if youd like

With a straw?

he didnt grimace

                   A pink straw

1334,  Thursday,  18  7. 24

1144,  Saturday,  20  7. 24

Rupert Holmes  Escape (The Pina Colada Song)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1IrtS83EA

they were bombinround freewheelin their conversations usually did  sallied rallied  verged on nonsense when sense made no sense   You don’t say?   Ya donsay   You don’t say?   I do

wha did he say

                   I get it IUD   Understood

she asked IUD?

                 What?

Which woud you have me answer first

You did say, IED, too?

Yes

Yes?

Interchangeable babe

Interchangeable? I’m not sure how you see that.

It’s a nice wordaint it

                       Im liberal Imagine if the quoteunquote weaker sex developed a sense of terrorism

    Terrorism?

Yah Think jihad crusade one in the same

Awright. Where’s this going?

he smiledlaughed deeply

                             Strap on

Though we coud take this in a whole other direction

Would ya stay the course please?

Of course  Jihad crusade

Yes. That. 

Imagine a couplefew couples detonat . .

. . Blown up?

    Ya don have to take tha tone

                                       Yah

Blow  up  why?

For the reason tha the womans partner refuses to assume responsibility for their birth control  They coud get fixedNo They coud simply wear a condom rubber prophylactic your choiceNo  They are blatant are adamant Im not wearing one of those You got us covered

An inconsiderate partner

The woman women can leave testimony explaining their decision  IED for IUD

AwJesus.

Elsa

   Elsa?

You switching things up?

Female terrorism doesnt seem to be in your wheelhouse

So you bring up my friend Elsa as a seque?

You mentioned her earlier

Did I?

You did

         Ya mentioned she was  nomadic

I found it an interesting word choice  one not heard often

She is and a very smart woman, you’d like her.

Ive not met her I believe

No you haven’t.

Id like her because you do You per se have vetted her

Vetted? I supposeyes.  I suppose I have.

You have

           Now when you say Elsas nomadic you mean shes couchsurfing

Look at you.

Hiphuh

she laughed

                Hip? Classic.

Rather than groovy Id be dating myself

You are dating yourself.

Only because no one will go out with me

                                           Fortunately for me I like my company 

Jesus.

        If you’d ask.

Elsa

1309,  Thursday,  18  7. 24

1027, Saturday,  20  7. 24