he liked to pick on hershe knew  because she insisted she wasnt religiousbut was the first to leap to religions defence

                   to date her classic from yet another bumper sticker It’s not a religion; it’s a relationship.

You tellem Sis

                   called her Sis as she had an I and an S in her name because a friend who introduced them was in the habit of either shortening peoples names or giving them nicknames

evidently a lifelong endeavor

                                         disliked the word  the cool kids in high school signed senior yearbooks with an impersonal Lots of luck in your future endeavors.

who was the cunt that thought that one up

    S  I  S mocking him

Sis  I was reading Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

                                                                     In it he cited Henry Coswell who in 1839 wrote he was holding Jonathan Edwards 1746 up for ridiculethank Gawd if you know religion you know Edwards you know Arthur Millers 1953 play The Crucible which compared Americas Communist Red Scare to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692  they werent only held in Salem but also Ipswich Gloucester Andover Methuen other communities

    Tell me Im not swingin an missin  

Coswell wrote I quote Religious mania is said to be the prevailing form of insanity in the United States.

I like tha I like tha an awful lot Religion paired with insanity

                                                                  I must admit either another versus an obsession of mine as you know or another bending of a continuum up or down as some might consider religion  reasonable

 

Sis

What do you expect from me?

Nothing regarding history

                              Your consideration of Coswell regarding his observation of midEighteenth Century Edwards

Or 1692

          Preceding in America before America

Witches an warlocks succubi an incubi Ohmy

                                                   Lions an tigers an bears roll off the tongue more easily

A defence

 

Nothing

    Aww Sis   Youre lettin me down

Saturday afternoon,  14  6. 25

1219,  reggaefriday,  27  6. 25

they were going to meet for coffee in the cityhadnt met in kind for better than half a year

                                                                                               usually took coffee at one or the others house

they were streetching out

 

as the bus was pullingup he was taking it south buddy phoned

                                                                           Ja

Say. I’ve invited two friends for coffee. Turned out they were also going to be in the city.

When did you know

A few days ago.

It woud have been nice if you asked

Asked?

          I figured you’d be cool.

You figured

                 You understand thas rude

 

 

Bus is here Ill be there  Hanginup

You’re taking a bus.

I am

 

    he arrived last

they hadnt waited had their coffees before them

thought A different breed

as one reached for his cup he interrupted him extended his hand to shake welcome

                                                                                        Stan  Joe  Weve met before

I don’t recall. Surprise

turned to the other Mike  Long time no see

Hello Joe.

shook buddys hand

Gents youll excuse me Headin in for a cup

turning to the shop he saw hed have to negotiate several tables filled with coeds to get to the door

thought Fuckin guys  Gonna be congested loud  conversations minimised  distracted

                                                                                                 All because

 

he returned with his black coffee in a ceramic mug

they were drinking from paper cups

conversation was stilted was interrupted by assumed surreptitious Wouldya look. leer was more like it  the three would look as a shapely coed arrived or one seated slapped the textbook before her sat up tall streetched her arms up then bent her elbowshands behind her head  held the pose aware of them  giving the old men a thrill

he thought These guys

he relaxed enjoyed his Harrar only place he found it listened to them share stories high school days off to college fraternities they joined brothers they made

                                                       alien to him

it was cool

    he smiled when they laughed

 

before the gang brokeup he shared an insight

                                                 If I coud he hadnt said throughout coffee Its occurred to me they were getting to their feet age is attracted to youth inclined his head to the tables of coeds as vampires are to blood

buddy butthurt asked

                      What do you mean by that crack?

Gotta go or Ill miss my bus

                                Gents

1420,  Thursday,  26  6. 25

1008,  reggaefriday,  27  6. 25