descending the drive slowingpreparing to go right to descend more he hit his brakesGAWDDAMMITthrew the car into PARK yankedlocked his parking brakepushed the fucking door out of his way  exited

muttering he squatted  gently pickedup the crushed squirrel walked to the side of the blacktop cleared leavesdebris with his boot created a shallow rut placed the unfortunate animal in it then gentlyagain covered its destroyedbody with loose soil  leaves

rapped on the front door

buddys wife opened the door

                                Joe.startled  she stepped forward put a hand on his shoulder  Are you okay?

Your husband in

My husband? George.  He’s inside.

Could you get him please

Won’t you come in?

Ida  No thank you

                     Could you please get George

Step insid . .

. . Ill wait here thank you

                            he stepped back onto the porch

Ida didnt question him  shed known him long enough  he didnt do a thing he didnt want to and since his wife died he was constitutional   utterly irrevocable

it wasnt wise to provoke him

I’ll get him.

Thank you Ida

                he shut the front door for her

What’s going on Joe?come in.

You should come out

Come in.

Ida. he called into the house  Outside with Joe.

Shut the door

Christ. You’re in a vile mood.

Wasnt

        Then I had to stop on the drive

Why would you stop on the drive?

I might ask why you woudnt  This wasnt Idas doing

What wasn’t Ida’s doing?

Your doin

My doing?

            You’re being awfully cryptic.

Anyare fuckin’ unthinking

What do you think I did?

The dead squirrel

Oh, did I hit him?he ran onto the drive

   You saw

Obviously.

You coudnt wait for him to clear the pavement

It’s a fuckin’ squirrel for God’s sake.

opening the door Joe called inside

                                    Ida  Bring ice for George hell fill you in  Gotta go

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kind of a barrage

maybe blitz more accurate

pain in the ass ideal

acronyms

hed conversed with buckwheat about the National Association of Black Journalists if she heard him saying that now shed lightup

              Why not use the acronym since you know its meaning?

Id no more do tha than Id respond to someone calling me bub buddy boss

                                                                                 I got a name

Yeah. That name’s a real pain in the ass.

Your pain in the ass

What was I thinking?

Nothing

         I swept you off your feet dazzled you 

So you think.

               I think I amazed you.

Yadid

        But I play poker Your tell was evident

the news yesterday batted about acronyms galore sneeze  youd miss it

                                                                             D E I   D D D   W C N that one he knew

White Christian Nationalists 

had a trick to remember it slipped in two vowels to either side on the C   I an A

                                                                                        W I C A N  a misspelling to be sure

But if any organisation ought to or was due a misspelling itd be them

he did know D E I  Diversity  Equity  Inclusion   believed in that

D D D stumped him

it was used in print regarding Republican senators representatives campaign members when they were questioned about formers performance at A N B J  everything he does is a performance theres not an authentic genuine bone in his body

D D D he learned in the next sentence

                                         Deny  Defer  Depart

theres some real comedy writers and wit reporting on Washington politics

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Jim Croce  I Got a Name  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3r4_sG5MtY

he sighed

Big sigh she said

                  What’s that about?

Im wondering if they have a sense of humour

They? she winked at him  he wasnt one to use they he was usually exceptionally tediously specific

he volleyed her wink it was something they shared enthusiastically I purposely didnt say who they were Im trying hard to enjoy pronouns

                  Its a strange world

Like learning a new language in a new environment Then I open the windowlook out see the neighbourhood hasnt changed Still old man cross the street doing laps around the block with aid of his walker old lady Lacey still sneering still sitting in the rocker on her front porch still waiting still irate her husband just walked off

   And, they are?

Seems unfortunately yet another organisation that prefers its acronym to its actual title

They save time and print . .

. . If one knows what their acronym stands for

                                                 An you know me . .

. . Too well.

Im cold to acronyms  Start the drivel I turn off

she laughed luxuriouslydeep

                                   Good thing I’m around to turn you on.

he laughedshe was quick

                             I do not take you for granted

Im happymakes me smile giddy you know where my switch is she rolled her eyes he would have preferred a wink They is the National Association of Black Journalists N A B J

Anwhy wouldn’t they have humor?

Hopefully they have suggested as much by choosing their title  its resulting acronym

Suggested? What are you getting at?

When I unexpectedly found the interview on-line on youtube yesterday I woudnt have pausedwoudnt have been arrested if not for the acronym in the chyron under the video

Tha made me opt to listenwhich as you know I cant stand listening to him

Yes. I know. You prefer reading transcripts.

                                                  Tedious.

I  cant  listen  to  him  bray

Anthat’s tedious too.

Part of my charm

she rolled her eyes again

                         Awright charmin’. Back to hopeful humor.

Their acronym is wha

N. A. B. J.

Yes

Yes.

Yah

Yah, what?

N A B J

We agree.

Woud you agree  N A any  B J  blow job

JesusChrist.  she shook her head

I was an inveterate tagge . .

. . Are a perpetual adolescent.

Havent been able to help myself since I had my first

I wasn’t your first?

no woman he ever met did sarcasm like her

                                            At the end of a long line buckwheat

she scrunched her nose

which appealed to him

she winked

more appealing

                  Whaya doin right now

slysmile sifted across her face

                                 You got an idea?

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NABJ interview former  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3eCCbVr3EU