You can’t believe your eyes, deepfakes, AI manipulations, you can’t.

shrugged

           You must think Im tha other dude you have drinks with  Im good

You’re good?

               You believe your eyes can tell things apart, real versus fake?

My eyes

I read wha I read

I see wha I see

I don participate in social media have applicatio . .

. . They’re called ap . .

. . Applications

                        Participate in doomscrolling go down rabbitholes take detours

Detours

    I know where Im going

 

What other dude?

A detour

No.

      You said dude.

Youre correct  Lemme correct myself

Dudes

             Youre the social butterfly busybusy bee

You enjoy the distractions

                             Links  ifya woud

Being antisocial doesn’t make you better.

I am not antisocial

                    I just have better things to do with my timelike at the grocerystore yesterday the cashier You certainly read a lot  I do  The books arent gonna read themselves

Im sayin as much to confirm that I can believe my eyes

                                                                You seem to have doubts

Sunday afternoon,  19  7. 26

1028,  Saturday,  25  7. 26

Narrow Escape  The Orchestra of Mirrored Reflections  (sounds similar in places to Pink Floyds Careful With That Axe Eugene  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeB_HC1-m20 ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGcoLN2JLvo

What was that about?

    Last night

Last night.

At twentytwohunredthirtyseven

Always the military with you, eleventhirtyseven, P, M, yeah, by someone who didn’t serve.

Woud never have served unless an existential threat to my family my country

                                                                                         Last night

You’re abruptusually abrupt. You might have outdone yourself.

    Last night

                  I saw on youtube tha Brian Tyler Cohen had something to say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuPl3c2zLo knew the White House Correspondents Dinner had been on

 

 

Yeah.

My reaction

I was embarrassed

I felt shame

 

 

I rarely feel either

 

I’m sorry.

Im sorry

              For the country

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deluded sick motherfucker felon

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuPl3c2zLo

he only queued in because his brotherinlaw mentioned in passing that another White House Correspondents Dinner was in the offing this evening fell on its face last time  redux  maybe  finish the job

    felon spasms over America

                              HES VERY VERY UNWELL

2237,  reggaefriday,  24  7. 26

a changeup  still lousy

                                 of all the bodies hes pickedup this was the first in a long long time

a young woudnt get older acorn woodpecker 

picking it up off the street their head lolledrolled  neck snapped

                                                                     he might have made an exceptionnot  taken umbrage of the car driver though  he had ample a glut of umbrage  it dribbling a bit away  helped

squatting tenderlyscooped them up risked jeopardy as cars went through this twentyfivemiles per hour residential street as if it were a thoroughfare shadowing an interstate

                                                                           Comon little one

he placed them in soft dirt under dense shrubs at the edge of the rotting road

                                                                                   no words

other than Hope you had time to enjoy life

no idea how long theyd been from cracked eggshell to cracked skullbroken neck

stoodup

          umbrage drizzling  honeylike saplike from a wounded hive a wounded tree

    black humour reared

without it hed be lost

                         Well little one  probably clobbered by a Skylark

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Seals and Crofts  Hummingbird  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fysxCBOIa9U

    So  perhaps a bit untowardalthough Ive  Ive  given it thought  so despite being older than me Id think youd have given it some thought too

expressionless  I have not.

Well  I woudnt take tha puss to your graveyoull scare a lot of people off

I don’t want to talk about this.

This

          Broheim this is inevitable a reality timell come  woudnt want to think itd catch you flatfooted

Not right now.

Fine

          Then Ill tell you wha Im gonna do   Allya have to do is listen

Awright

            Youre nolo contendere

Although

Nearer than meso Im writing my obituary

                                                 Highlightin my greatest hits

Because nobody knowsem better than me an I want my remembrance to be accurate

Not some  Im so fuckin sad

                                 Theyll be droll  an melancholy

    Ive also given it some thoughtyou brought this up so Im surprised youre sitting it out

What did I bring up?

Dating apps

             Woud I post an uptodate photograghwhich of course I woudnt because Im never going near one

An uptodate versus an older onceuponatime    Thas me

I did, but I had no idea we’d wander into these woo . .

. . Cant see the forest for the trees

                                     Nevertheless    Here I am

To glam or not to glam obit photo

Jaysus, man.

                I’m sorry I interrupte . .

. . No not at all

                  None whasoever

 

 

To glam or not to glam

You said.

 

    So in addition to an accurate blackletter greatest hits  My photo

                                                                               Im placing a dick pic

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1300,  reggaefriday,  24  7. 26

Pink Floyd  The Great Gig in the Sky  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PMnJ_Luk_o

I like tha   I like tha an awful lot

You talkin to yourself

Cant be if youre replyingcan I

    There is tha

Theres there there 

                       Youd agree

Kinda backed me into a corner

Me

        Did it to yourself

How can I help

 

Help

        I wasnt lookin for help

Neither was I

                   I was musing about Minnesota neighbourhoods I had the pleasure of riding through driving truck delivering furniture  apartments an homes

Got to stretch my neck out

Like the kid you approached north of Loring

    Notorious Loring Park

                               Some awful crimes committed there against gay people

Him  I remember tha kid

You started the truck Had stopped it because of the graffiti on the alleyway wall

    Remember wha it said

Spraypainted ANARCHY  Though spelled  A  N  A  C  H  Y

                                                                     Yasaid if they cant spell theyre doomed

I did

You startedup the truck then killed it Told the black kid who was riding with youI cant remember his name

I cant either

You told him to sit tight youd be right back

                                                Crossed the street to the hellstri . .

. . No Thas grass between a sidewalk an a street

                                                         Median greenway

Jah

       A triangular slice like a piece of piekid was thumbin for a ride

Jah

       Right side of his head long greasy black hair  Left side facing me a soaring eagle tattooed on his shaven skull  Black leather jacket  Black jean  Bikers belt cyclechain  Boots

Jah  thas him

                  You said

    Wha

First you excused yourself  He gave you deadeyes

                                                         I had to ask  You get laid lookin like tha

they howleddisturbed mariachis who were doing their damnedest not to get dragged in

YOU  GET  LAID

                               Fuckin priceless

snorted    

    Some people just cant take a joke

Might have been an anachist

laughed Might have

 

    So

             Wha was it you liked

I liked Residents note street smarts are required after dark

                                                                Deftly reminding me of upscale restaurants

Jacket required

Jah

    Choice

Excellent memory

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twist fist

. . . sonofabitch   why cant I call it to mind

What’s that?

Cats  Animals For all the right reasons

                                           Since time immemorial  Prey   Apex predators got it

I’ll need more than that.

Type of muscle   Member  Im high

                                       Sudden contraction

    Twist fist

Twist fist? leered at him

No

Fast twitch?

Jah

             Although

Kiddalike twist fist

Nobody on God’s green earth would know what you were talking about.

    I disagree

Awright. 

           You walk up to a perfect stranger that you’re constantly imploring me to do when you accuse me of speaking for everyon . .

. . Im asking your opinio . .

. . Accuse me . . of speaking for everyone.

                                                    You walk up to someone, ask them what twist fist means.

I got no problem

                    I can go anywhere I want to ask

Anywhere.

Ill go to Loring Park Minneapolis Minnesota

I said anywhere. cocksure look on his face

Where residents roam

Roam?

Note street smarts are required after dark

    What the hell are you talking about?

                                                Ask. looking constipated

Id bet there a majority woud know woud smile at twist fist

Why do you say that?

Heard of fisting

Fisting?

              No.

Tellya wha  You got your everpresent cellular appendage

                                                                  Look it up  

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1005,  reggaefriday,  24  7. 26

Loring Park  https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-pride-behind-pride/

texting

  :  :  you’re still getting your afternoon breeze?

  :  :  No dead still .. and did I mention hot?

  :  :  you did mention hot – crazy no breeze

  :  :  No breeze .. and hot.

  :  :  maybe you’d fare better if you dropped the adjective  THINK    weather

  :  :  No can do, it’s HOT!

  :  :  which is a state of mind

Mark Twain  Ifya don’t mind it don’t matter

  :  :  I mind.

  :  :  I don’t

Only weather. I see weather weather, whether weather if or no wouldn’t want wether

  :  :  Wether?

  :  :  a ram or goat castrated at a young age

a bellwether, shepherds, goatherds, attach a bell to the lead animal in their herd. A trendsetter, which, unfortunately, you’re not. Keen to follow the herd that yacan’t stop crowdsourcing for any decision you want to make

  :  :  Two heads are better than one. The more heads the better. Makes sense.

  :  :  more head if sex I’d agree

 

 

not a bellwether quit texting him      

0859,  reggaefriday,  24  7. 26

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/commonly-confused-words/wether-weather-whether/ 

she returned to the corner booth where they sat

                                                     he smiled at herchuckled

What?

Kiddo  Your brastrap is caught on the lip of your purse

                                                  Ohshi . .

. . Im sure no one noticed

You did.

I knew what you were doing in the Ladies Room 

                                                               she blushed Despite the softlight  colour looks great on you

gently nudging the bra down I was flustered. 

Wasnt the first time youve taken your bra and panties off

No.  First time at a bar . . . . and because I was asked.

    Thank you

burying her face in her hands You’re welcome. 

he leaned overstroked her wrist 

                            Comon   Lemme see tha beautiful kisser

she looked out from between her hands

Peekaboo

              There we are

Why did I do that?

Timing

Timing?

You were feelin your oatsbravado said ya felt warm

I did, although I realize now I was feeling warm, inside, not because the bar’s warm.

a fan turned lazily over their heads

Still warm

she laid her hands flat on top the table

                                          to either side of the fresh drink he promised if she would accommodate him

Now

    Now?

Maybe youd undo another button of your blouse

                                                    A two for one

Two for one.

                What are you getting at?

Another button Youll be three down

                                          he leaned back  lifted his hips  top two buttons of his 501s were undone

eyes nearly bugged

                        So . . if I unbutton it . and another.

You’ll unbutton two more?

Two for one

she unbuttoned the thirdbegan toying at the fourth

                                                          leaned forward

If I do, I’ll likely come out of my blouse.

Likely

 

    Likely . . . you’ll come out of your pants.

Indubitably

                 Ive paid the bill  generouslytipped the barmaid    Were secluded

still toying at her button I’ve never done anything like this before.

First time for everything  Ifya like

                                      Well call it forepla . . unbuttoned her button

    Well  blow me down

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1548,  Thursday,  23  7. 26

he returned to the hospital roomglanced about

                                                     Whars Dad

his brotherinlaw replied  He left. his brotherinlaw would be dead in a week from ALS  just had a baby boy

Left

Left.

his brotherinlaws cheeks were flushed nice departure from his gray pallor

Had an argument

We did. he usually lost arguments to his father

Mind if I ask

He doesn’t like my son’s name.

Jack  Whas not to like

It’s not our name. brotherinlaw was a Junior or the Second

I ducked tha bullet

You did, your brother didn’t.

Was queer it didnt fall to me firstborn male

Queer. That’s an understatement.

You expecting Dad back

No.

Not today

Not ever.

He say tha

He told me to go to hell.

 

the colour began sapping from his cheeks 

gray pallor returned more hued

    I shoud let you rest

cleared his throat

                I should.   Stickin’ around?

Jah  Coffee in the lobby

                            I got a few books pen paper  Ill check back onya

Alright. closed his eyes

leaving the room parsed it to himself

                                          Jesus Christ  Jesus Christ Junior  Jesus Christ the Third

 

taking the hall corner nurses station on rounds   vacant

                                                                  Jesus  Christ

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1128,  Thursday,  23  7. 26

Cryo Chamber  First Rays  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zje1yax-plw

I don understand why you don understand tha I find it queer to see a colon between the title of a book a novel an it concluding with capital A capital N  Novel

                                                             Colon A Novel

You have an example?

Ill make one up

                 he began printing on a piece of paper with the red mediumpoint BIC pen he carried tucked over his right ear

Why do you do that?

Dowha

Always have that pen over your ear?

Also a piece of paper either folded in my pocket or tucked at the rear of a book Im reading carrying

Yeah.

For moments exactly like this

                                To clarify for you or record something I woud prefer not to forget

Time and dat . .

. . Timeandateanday

                        Rolls nicely off the tongue

My apologises if in fact this is someones name

turned the piece of paper to boyohboybuddyboy rolled nicely off the tongue

                                                                             Miguel Macado : A Novel

So why the colonyasee the colon

Yeah.

Queer

    I wouldn’t call it queer.

Im all ears

I don’t read like you.

You typically have an opinion you found it not queer an opinion

I don’t know.

                 I don’t know why someone would.

 

Queer

           It is obviously a book

I certainly don need clarification tha it is a novel

I woud know tha when I selected it

How do you select a book?

Typically I learn of an author or it is a subject tha interests me

If a subject It is nonfiction

                              I don need clarification title colon nonfiction

    Does it occur to you that maybe somebody else does?

No

 

Why?

Book in hand at the library Dewey Decimal System nonfiction fiction separate shelves nonfictions numbered fictions alphabetised by authors last names or in a bookstore new or used usually separated in kind or categorised in sections on selectshelves

Seems to me you’re getting your panties twisted in a knot.

 

    Lemme have the piece paper please

bobyohboybuddyboy handed to him

                                       as he printed beyond Miguel Macado This woud be a legit useto my mind of a colon Led a Full Life

A descriptor

handing the paper back  Whawoud you put after your name colon

 

I don’t kno . .

. . Youre describing yourself

    I don’t know.

Im not asking for an epic gravestone epitaph

                                                   Something simple

I don’t know.

Howbout Boyohboybuddyboy colon More than he was cracked up to be

                                                                               Noncommittal

    Like you

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