a fresh new word

                     heard it he couldnt pronounce it asked the sayer if they could spell it

they looked at him asif he had two heads

                                             Im not shittin you When Im ignorant I admit it

she cleared her throat of course sayer was a she  guys are densebecoming denser

                          Five syllables  ooh she was going to school him  School me

                                          Au-to-poi-long e-ses.  Autopoiesis.

Autopoiesis

Correct.

          A system capable of producing maintaining itself by creating its own parts.

Please tell me this is biology not a computer

A cell, yes. A machine? Likely, but not soon.

Promise

    Who are you?

Joe thrusted his hand out confident she would take it as someone who believes they are superior always do

she took it Thank god knew how to shake Saoirse.

Oh Christ of course you are

                             Again please he held her hand after they shook  Its tha with a string of vowels

Again  Ignorant  Youre my first again please

Saoirse.

         Pronounced first syllable sur spelled S U R second syllable shuh spelled S H U H.

Sur shuh

Got it. Good for you.   

                            May I have my hand back?

Im a romantic Enjoy holding hands  Taking long walks on beaches at sunset

                                                                                 laughed  cracked himself up

Woud imagine thas how some resumes posted on online dating apps appear

                                                                                  Wha a maroon

Be he or she but more likely he

May I buy you a drink after your clutch breaks up

                                                      I apologise  I didnt mean to interlope intervene interrupt

Logophile

A what?

Arya kiddin

I am.

      she laughed mouth unashamedly wideopen he dug that  deepthroated

I like you

Of course you do.

                         I’d enjoy a drink afterwards.   What you reading?you come to a bar and read?

Make a mean Bloody Mary here Reading The Vegetarian Kang South Korean won the Nobel Peace Prize for literature a week back

I didn’t know that.

Ignorant

Must suppose I am.  chirped birdlike

An The Pornographer John McGahern read a lot of The books Baldwins The Price of the Ticket Coates The Message

And the pad?

Clipboard paper pen

                       In case Im moved

Moved?

Taken

        As you have

But more on tha later

                         Please Enjoy your friends

Maybe you’d like come and join us.

No

     No thank you

she was taken back a bit obviously

                                       Decisive.

Astute  I am

               Enjoy your friends please

Then a little later.  Joe.

Yes  Please Saoirse

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She told me I have too much empathy, and sympathy.

                                                               Do I?

Crowdsourcing

No. Talking with people I trust isn’t that.

Kinda is

           I woud thinkbelieve believe  you know without asking    Confirmation

    Maybe.

What do you think

I think I’m struggling, don’t think, know, to understand the difference between them. There is a difference.

Yah

     If they were the same theyd have the same name Why we name things peoplewere namers to distinguish betweenem

    Okay. That was absolutely no help.

You want help

                  Lookem up in the dictionary

You are frustrating. her frustration came on strong and clear through the telephone

I prefer maddenin  More accurate

                                          Awright  But don take me at my word

Empathy is our ability to understand how someone feels

Sympathy is our relief not having the same problems

                                                                You have my sympathy

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1035,  Monday,  21  10. 24

Isnt this kinda weird

his brother standing beside him arms loose hands crossed at his groin turned his head he was already looking at him looked him in the eyes

                         Is it anymore weird than standing in Sula at the cemetery above the confluence of the two valleys where Lewis and Clark first entered what would become known as Montana where you intend to have your ashes scattered?

Yes

Why yes? That’s to be your resting place.

Ashes don rest Scattered Ill be as close to the earth as I coudever be playing in the sun an moon wind an rain among wildflowers grasses weeds harassing insects an ants until I dissolve

                                                                           Am absorbed

You wont be Not entombed here

                                   he stirred the grass with his toe at the foot of what would be his brothers grave someday

inevitably

I don't know that.

                    his brother walked across his grave taboo  once he was buried

he laughed

              shivered farcically  Ooooh felt like someone just walked across my grave.

Christ

        Seriously

Brother, I don’t think we’ve ever been serious except for wakes and funerals.

                                                                                  Have we? I didn’t know?

    No

               No   Cant say tha I remember a timeNo  The night before I got married and you took me to bed held me in your arms  said You love her. Relax. A whole new world for you today.  You chuckled  A whole new adventure.

Then you kissed the back of my head  said Go to sleep.

                                                             An I did

I don’t remember that.

                                        he chuckled

reminiscing early this AM before falling asleep,  Monday,  21  10. 24

0927,  Monday