chuckled she may have missed that  asked her  A cocktale

    Cocktail.

                      Can I think . . . I have to drive home this evening.

pointed over his shoulder with his thumb

                                             Ive got a couch You can take the bed Id change the sheets

I don’t think so.

                prided herself  straightforth  no beating around the bush

he had no problem beatinround the bush

                                             although preferred hitting it    hed oblige

What did you have in mind?

Whaever

           Wha do you have a taste for

    I think that depends on what you have.

Im pretty sure I can makeup anything you might want

I don’t know.

                  I have pretty eclectic tastes.

As do I

 

I have to drive home.

I can drive you home

                       We live not seveneight miles apart  No problem walkin   Its a nice evening

You’re not having a cocktail?

No  A beer

 

I could have a beer?

You can have whaever ya want

                                     You struck me prone to a good cocktale than a beer

Why’s that?

Because youd rather have a glass of wine than a beer

                                                          But since I don drink wine theres none in the house

You’re correct.

                 A chilled sweet white wine.

Ja

      Not here

Cocktail, cocktail, cocktail.

                               What, cocktail.

 

Anything I’d like?

Exotic if youd like

   Hmmm.

 

Hmmm.

                You know?  If you don’t mind I think I’ll pass this evening.

Is that oka . .

. . Of course of course

                           Some other time

 

You’re not gonna put the screws to me?

I woudnt want screws put to me

                                     Some other time 

    You’re awfully nice.

Im not

            Some other time

An exotic cocktale

    I think I’d like that.

                                     

2345,  Tuesday,  24  6. 25

2205,  Saturday,  25  10. 25

spurred on  Stone Blind influenced

                                     out the corner of his eye he caught two stones at the foot of a crumbling driveway tremble

reading as he walked his peripheral vision wickedlyhoned

he heeledstopped closed the book on his finger

the stones across from each other appeared once to have been the same stone

                                                                                   their facingfacets flawless exact

    an ant lumbered towards them

                                             they shivered

he wasnt seeing thingsimagining

                                 immediately his mind went to Jason and the Argonauts the Symplegades Cyanean Rocks formerly Planctae when sailing vessels went between them to enter the Euxine the welcoming Black Sea the rocks crushed the ships and sailors between them

silently shivered

                   didnt throw the ant off their traipsing

and when the ant went between them the stones snapped together  crushing the ant like a grape

    when they retreatedretracted the ants smashedshared exoskeleton fell away the hemolymph  juice  smeared on the stones was absorbed asif they were sponges

 

he took a breath

                     a marveledbreath

his bookmark finger throbbed

                                  he hadnt realised how rigid tense his body had been

fantastic

    fantastic

        unbelievable

at once he decided hed keep this episode under wraps

if he hadnt witnessed it he wouldnt have believed it

he opened the book

                      Zeus’ skull was cleaved by Hephaestus  a smithy  his and Heras son  which released Athena  fully grown fully armored from her maddening confinement

    the myth wasnt any more fantastic than what he witnessed     

1508,  Saturday,  25  10. 25

1758,  Saturday

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Journals/AJP/8/4/The_Symplegades_and_the_Planctae*.html 

revisited Lebowski in ’15 saddledup Creedence

                                                   Help me remember things I don know

his girlfriend at the time told him he was wrong

                                                    she found the lyrics  he was wrong

Are you upset, angry at me for showing you?

No

You’re sure.

Im sure Im not your exboyfriend

                                    No     Although

I prefer  Help me remember things I don know

But that doesn’t make any sense.

    How many times has someone reminded you of somethingOh  I remember

                                                                                      Although  Prior

Yaswore ya didnt

 

Make sense

she grinned  Gawddamn  had amazing dimples

                                                       tried to remember what went sideways between them

It does . . now.

Despite me likin my lyrics more I appreciate you sharin the correct ones

Really?

he really didnt like her ex

                            Yes  Thank you

You’re welcome.

 

    aah

remembered

she took him up on Ifya ever get an itch I cant scratch give me the courtesy an say so

she didnt cheat on him

they called it a day

the itch  the scratch  didnt last long

    she calledasked if hed like to meet her for a drink

Coffee

No.  A drink.

No

Really?  No?

 

Wha have I told you

What?

Lemme help you remember things you don know

Goin out a door it doesnt hit me in the ass  I don look over my shoulder  I don check my rearview mirror

    But we always had a good time together.

We did

 

We could . . . again.

Kiddo

       Tha doors shut

There’s someone else?

    Not tha its your business

                                   No

1045,  Saturday,  25  10. 25

Creedence Clearwater Revival  Green River  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPK_sl7h44

He’s your brother.

couldnt refute that

                        He is

Why would you say that about your brother? he had the proper indignation  had someone excoriated his brother

I was being accurate

He’s your brother.

You said

           How you hold your family and I mine as Ive said before   tyranny of family  I do not abide

since it was nearing Halloween

                                  The Dude does not abide

What do you mean?

Big Lebowski

What kind of answer is that?

The film

Yeah. I know.

Then you get it

I don’t know what you’re talking about. getting exasperated

was probably time to mosey back to the ranch broheim was getting lost in the woods

                                                                                           Tyranny of family

They are not sacred infallible I shoud submit

                                                   Theyre people

Yours is family in a genteel chivalrous manner refuse to speak badly of one another evenif they act badly an shoud be called out

                          Ya let it ride

That’s what family does.

    Who told ya tha

That’s how we were raised.

Badly However  Im an exception

                                        My siblings were raised like you an yours

So when I say if my brother wasnt a maniac he woudnt be happy

                                                                          Im being honest

1645,  Thursday,  9  10. 25

1016,  Saturday,  25  10. 25

Big Lebowski  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dS4Lrhd7wk

Bachman-Turner Overdrive  Let It Ride  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmSXIOlN6mY

The Hollies  He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnX7bqzzoSs

a hot day

a cold beer sounded good

unusual he went this early

                                 but it was hot           besides

they finally brewed their anniversary double IPA

theyd been lax

prior when he stopped he pressed the bartenders thats what they called themselves they poured beer they were pourers

          Pourer When can I expect the anniversary double they rolled their eyes

Youre telling Kendall mentioning I asked

they said Yah

I best not hear otherwise

                             Im not beatin my gums

 

hot day

cold beer

walked inhalted in his tracks

                               to the gal sitting at a tall café table to his left Look at you was worth the look

Wharya been

she grinned  Recovering.

she said the nicest things

You say the nicest things winked

a greeneyed sprite changed her haircolour like a chameleon  was peachcoloured

                                                                                     could have come as a surprise in a cereal box wrapped in white cellophane or a toy in a Happy Meal

Recovered  Looks good on ya

    You damn near ruined me.

Ya didnt complain

she considered that

                          There was nothing to complain about.

I left no stone unturned

You didn’t.

Buy you a beer

You’ll recall . . . that’s how it started.

0630,  reggaefriday,  24  10. 25

0930,  Saturday,  25  10. 25