Point No Point

                 didnt look over at him said it straight ahead matter of fact

   What’s that?

Wasnt Camano

What’s that?

An island

And the point?

No Point

            Woudnt be to anyone other than me an mine 

Who’s . . . mine?

No need to know

I don’t know anything. was torqued

   No

No?

Yes   No

So why say?

Didnt realise you were listenin

I wa . .

. . This time   In this moment  Buys no reprieves

                                                     Chalk it up to inopportunity  unfortunate   Misfortunate

No hair off your head have no skin in the game

   I’m curious.

Tha buys nothin

                     Which you know

You can be a real fuck.

   Which you know

the birds in the trees over their heads grew real loud

                                                          sounded like an argument

Noisy

   What?

             I didn’t hear what you say.

I wasn’t listening.

Said noisy

Ah.

      Thought . . . nosey.

Thought wrong

                     Werent listenin

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they hadnt met in awhile

for three people they had waay too many moving partsnot him he was content with his exceptionally low carbon footprint

                  Maw an Paw said Waste not, want not.  as Biblical as they ever got

they knew what they were talking about  nine children his maternal grandmother lived in their home

the others  widows were galavanteers

                                                       galavanters wasnt giving them credit enough

they traveled around the globe

they took group tours

he asked groped tours

they said Ain’t none of your damn business, is it?

they were right

then theyd smile

                    Who the fuck knew

case in point they were simply moving targets

                                                  his Paw said  Boy, a movin’ target’s hard to hit.

his paternal Grandfather said Don’t shoot at a running rabbit. Wait. He’ll stop, get up on his hindlegs, check the terrain, check if they’re being pursued, shoot ‘em then.

ate lotsa rabbit and squirrel growingup

the Sues

           made it easy to remember their names

one Sue didnt have children her galavanting was an simple easy continuation of what she and her husband enjoyed

the other Sue had sons

                          one autistic  on the spectrum  the eldest

he interruptedintoned  Were all on the spectrum

My boy she replied is really on the spectrum.

                                                 Nearly fifty, he never learned how to drive, but is now somehow convinced, or was convinced, that what he ought to do is learn, buy a car, deliver food and make his fortune.

he laughed

she deadpanned him

Wha Thas funny

It’s not.

   Yaknow wha Id suggest

the other Sue snickered

                           Ohbrother, here it comes.

What would you suggest?

Talk him into standup comedy

                                 I believe theres few autistics who do an their wild take on things will likely catch people with their pants down

Who knew

she gave him a withering look

Those gimlet eyes doncha gimleteyes me

                                           Black humourbut don bring tha up with him he might think a blackface autistic comedian woud be a scream the rage

   Although

Coud be

the other Sue Jesus, Joe.

Were often confused NO

                          If I put my mind to it I coud probably put a schtick together  though Id be alluding Out of your sons mouth he coud coud  Im sayin coud   crush it

   Is he funny lookin

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Overton Window PERIOD which took the place of the actual punctuation in his mind

whenever he had the needgot a bug up his ass to try to be superior to him hed roll out abrupt  terse words ending in PERIOD

what it did for him he had no clue

Balance.  Counterpoise.

   Continue  I follow

You follow?

Of course which whenever he said incited him

You know what I’m talking about?

I said of course

he rarely believed him when he said Then what is it? a petulant child

he stuffed Woudya growup

                        Truly continue your discourse but Ive gotta say regarding counterpoise I have to tickle myself  Counterporpoise

Image is delicious a vivacious gray wet watermelon feel if you havent touched or held a porpoise

You’re changing the subject . . obfuscatin . .

. . Overton Window

                      An approach to identifying ideas that define the spectrum shook his head like Jimmy Durante albeit Durantes comedic shake to exascerbate his bulbousnose were all on it  define the spectrum of acceptable governmental policies at any one time They can be enlarged ideasconcepts changed or diminished

The window tha politicians typically act freely within thathey consider acceptable we good

   We good he was being petulant

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https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow#top

Jimmy Durante  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMLANn9ujqE

they were as easily entertained as he

                                          hence  easy fast companions

a parcel arrived from his daughter

he expected it the day before but the post office isnt what it once was and it seemed if felon has its way Yes its he neutered felon every chance he got spunks longgone  the post office wont ever be again

   the ponies and riders that died during Pony Express will have died in vain

entertainment

                  cats cant resist an opened box

he emptied the box his daughter sent and set it on the floor leaving the cardboard flaps extended theyd have to leapupover them to get inside

they watched him he believed in anticipation as he unpacked it the three sitting nearly hip to hip

there was a pecking order

                             the queen october her kittens shy a female bomber a huge orange tabby took after his old man Robert who was one of his four outdoor ferals who also adored open boxes                                                                                                                  however

would the order survive their temptation

   NO

the box begged

                 bomber shy went to all fours casually titillated wandered to opposite sides

for shits and giggles he thought to step to the remaining sidebut before completing his thought they launched simultaneously UP INeachs four feet landing within a fiveinch square their chests pressed together heads averted slightly cheek to cheek

                                 hadnt seen anything like that since college Miami a small seethingbubbling hot tub five naked coeds pressed breasts to breasts     

he inserted himself in their midst

                                      also nakedcouldnt help himself

they were awfully high

the girl he brought to the party took exception

she left

he tried to cajole her

                       Awcomon I know we can squeeze you in lots of squeezingtugging goinon under the bubbles

   she drove

it was a long walk home

it didnt occur to him to mind it

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