ordinarily he wouldnt have touch it with a tenfoot polegiven it wide berth 

                                                                              however  her fault she caught his eye

infected affected him

he was pleasantly surprised 

                               itd been awhile since he was arrestedwhere he turned his headcaught a glimpse turnedaway then rubbernecked back looking again  harder

   despite himself he wandered closer 

slogans ran amokdid nimble cartwheels across his mind Clairol’s The closer he gets, the better you look.  Does she or doesn’t she? 

               he wanted to learn if she did or didnt

 

she was talking with a woman who stood askance 

                                                     messaged in her spine hipsarms crossed

he had trouble discerning if they engaged in a friendly conversation or argued

the redhead who caught his eyethat was a rarity faced him the other now danced around a bit like she had to use the bathroom 

           he saw then he caught the redheads eye  something beckoned in her face

he strode up 

              talked directly to her We know each other but from where

Danceypants turned a smirk on her facelike a torn page  was not inviting 

                                                                               but he wasnt asking

Red nodded  Yes.  Where?

Excuse me, we were talking. Dancey said

Yes I understand  

                      But Im visiting and refuse to miss this opportunity whether Im correct or mistaken  I assume yare familiar so can reconnect at will  Am I wrong

Ren, are we going to conclude our conversation or do you really want to . .

. . If you don’t mind Susanne, can I call you later?

Danceypants was miffed but she contained itflashed in her face only a moment 

                                                                                    Yes, of course, I understand. I’ll talk with you later.  Excuse me. she said sidestepping him and walked away 

You’re a godsend. he nodded Although I can't say we know you each other.

he laughed his laughter eased her 

                                      Woudnt think itd be hard in broad daylight to recognise a knight in shining armor

Oh, you’re funny . . knighthuh?

Split my time court jester too 

                                  Youll please forgive my forwardness  I saw you at a distance an wanted to confirm I saw wha I saw  I was obvious  An when you recognised I was watching you I had to go all in 

                                                                                                     Play poker

I do.

Then you follow I was committedcoudnt pull my investment back

  Investment.   Is that what you call it?

Believe it or not I havent been curious in a long while 

                                                        Youll have to forgive me satisfying my curiosity

It kills cats.

Luckily Im not a cat 

                     Leaving you to kill me   Joe he extended his hand  Nice to meet you Ren  No W I believe

she shook his hand  No . . no W.  Lucky?

I play poker 

              Anya do look familiar 

You’re visiting and I look familiar?

No  I told your friend I was visiting to throw her off Perhaps Ive seen you around but I havent seen you looking like you look this afternoon 

                      Fetching 

You fetch?

I coud

he interested her in a drink a place she knew   in walking distance

they ordered  talked 

                       the liquor was lubricating

they laughed easily 

Your friend in the park

Yes.

I didnt cause any harm or upset

No. We have a friendly . . a . friendly sparring relationship . she parries, but refuses to thrust.

Yare the thruster

I am.  I’m combative, confrontational . . I have a hard time bringing her along in any of our discussions . . 

. . Doesnt want to hurt anyones feeling or risk being brusque

Yees. it hissed out of her like a balloon going flat  It’s maddening.

Well when you call her this evening you can admit I was rightwe know each other 

I wouldn’t be lying.

Unlike me 

           But you bailed me out thank you

Ren laughed gloriously openmouthed  didnt cover it with her hand  it was infectious  he laughed with her

 

later 

      My friend Susanne is a polack or rather I call her a polack . she’s not really.

No

No. I tease her because she puts vegetables in her meat drawer. 

                                                                      What do you think about that?

 I think he winked maybe she ought to put meat in her vegetable container 

her breath caught Are you suggesting . . what I think . you’re suggesting? now her hand came up over her mouthher eyes startling brightgreen

  I am 

         Anyare not a prude

her hand fell away she laughed deeperlouder than he had heard her all afternoon 

                                                                                     No . I am not.

0946,  Sunday,  11  9. 22

123preferred,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  5  10. 22

  They’re baack. 

                  an inner Mariachi mimicking the classic plaintive Poltergeist pronouncement then they began to chucklereally enjoying their tease

Not funny man

Oh but it is  Thought ya left tha in your wake 

                                                  It was only two days  three strikes an yare outnot two

he didnt have a beef with herhis hisher reasoning 

                                                    but this particular Mariachi relished his errorsexpressed evident delight an amusementpossessed an I-told-ya-so quality an inevitable was at the front of bobbing heads Whas going on wha we looking at that congregated whenever heshe shehe confronted him 

                                                                              Enjoying yourself 

I am smiled any bigger their head might split

I was wrong

 You were 

            Ill give ya five of six is perturbingbetter than eighty percent then zipfive of seven zipfive of eight while occurring within the realm they werent exact but still more than sixty percent Idbet  Zerosixzerosix showed again this morning thas six of nine baby Devils number sixsixsix anon percent 

You woudve bet

I did

      Cleaned up on the clowns round here

I know where this is going

Yes  Careful

             Youve been wrong before shehe heshe giggled    

Don think so

So whaya thinking I cant read your mind like you can read mine

  Exactly

they blushed 

               So wha of it

Nothing 

         Maybe next iteration youll be the Exterior filled to bursting with Internals In the meantime yare one of my Mariachis each of ya bring something unexpected to the table  which I appreciate

Why yare present is beyond me but I enjoy your companydespite occasional provocations  An for tha yare aware I cant get my hands on you 

Around my throat 

Yes

      Yare immune exempted

Lucky me

Lucky youse 

he woke to zerodigitzerodigit 06:06 rearing its head againspreading a hood like a cobra

0606,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  5  10. 22 

0939, Day-between-Two-Ts 

They’re baack.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOkSvLqkafU 

Iron Butterfly  In the Time of Our Lives  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hfOwaG2glA

he sat across the aisle from a gentleman on the bus 

                                                      a gentleman  thats what he deferred to no matter how gentlemanly or ungentlemanly the individual appeared  though since riding regularly seven years ago the state of riders had declined precipitously 

                       if he had his druthers theyre not as appreciated as they once were his too aggressive  in actuality his rarely were   an ugly hungry homeless man who kept a dog hit him up for food   Yare hungry   I am . and if you don’t mind me saying . . it looks you can afford me a ten spot, easy, no sweat.   Aah you are perceptive   I am. he said extending an open palm towards him   Man if yare hungry  eat your dog 

                                                   had he his druthers hed have offered the man across from him a bar of soap he smelled like an illkept gym locker room  after spending years crisscrossing the country playing college ball also sparringturning quick bucks in gyms he knew RIPE when he smelled it

Grumblemumblemumblemumblegrumble  man was looking directly at him

he let the first barrage pass

then the man laughed open mouth missing teethblack teethquite a maw

                                                                                   Grumblemumblegrumble mumblemumbleAHgrumble

  Excuse me yatalkin to me 

                                Ifya are I didnt catch whaya said

Excuse you.

Pardon me

the man glared  I said Excuse you . . don’t interrupt me when I’m talkin to myself.

2231,  ReggaeFriday,  9  9. 22

309preferred,  Twosday,  4  10. 22

BOH! variant of BOO!   he did not know that

pulse  legumes dried beans lentil peas   he did not know that either

                                                                        he knew there was more he didnt know

which made him wonder why so many act asif they know more than they do

                                                                                 BOH!

Nope cant frighten them sane or drive them away

he woke this morning at 05:59  hopefully smashing the streak of zerodigits that had run roughshod over him for nearly a week

         albeit only 7 minutes off 06:06

BOH occurred to him at 209PM he scribbled it down on a piece of paper folded in the back of the book he read as he walked he liked to capture odd curious things

he usually recorded time per the 24hr clock 1409hrs  but that day 209 appealed to him  Thursday 8Sep ‘22

an inner Mariachi shoved its way to the front of the crowd and shouted Does 209 this afternoon help you imagine

  Help

            Fair question Do you think a number can help one imagine

If theyre open to suggestionyes

Wha does 209 suggest to you

Me

You  Us 

         You askedhave at it

hisher herhis face went flat like a placid pond photographers cop hard-ons finding one because rockyshore brush autumn trees above them sky are perfectly inverted a slick mirrored image  water doesnt often stand still pose 

                                                                                                                      209

An Area code  Serves a generous portion of California beneath Sacramento east of San Jose north of Chowchilla thats funhuh Oakhurst west of June Lake Lee Vining engulfs Stockton Modesto Tracy Merced Turlock 

                                                                                                     You

209  Afternoon 

                    Id say it was pretty damn near that time early 80s  a lithe attractive woman collapsed on the streetsidewalk before me  Coconut Grove  She was semiconscious moaning incoherent  I picked her upcarried her to Mercy

       Turns out her gall bladder ruptured she had thought it was a particularly painful menstruation

We dated briefly she thought I was her knight in shining armour

I made a few of her nights but I wasnt

                                         Not a billing I wanted to fit  

shehe heshe blanched thought he could hear them Of course hed have some shit like that to kick my area code in the puss

he saw them pale but didnt make anything of it 

                                                 was magnanimous  he rather that than otherwise  next time aroundnext life its possible he might find himself playing a part in the Mariachi

209preferred,  Thursday,  8  9. 22

1141,  Twosday,  4  10. 22

Edward Everett Hale 

                       I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. 

                                       which obviously is something Republican senators representatives governors state assembly members havent the gonads to do 

former rants

              Is McConnell approving all of these Trillions of Dollars worth of Democrat sponsored Bills, without even the slightest bit of negotiation, because he hates Donald J. Trump, mans talks of himself in the third person and he knows I admits himself am strongly opposed to them, or is he doing it because he believes in the Fake and Highly Destructive Green New Deal, and is willing to take the Country down with him? In any event, either reason is unacceptable. He has a DEATH WISH. Must immediately seek help and advice from his China loving wife, Coco Chow!

  DEATH WISH

                    Get out of my head magagot

sun time,  Monday,  3  10. 22

https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-says-mitch-mcconnell-083459630.html  

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/10/trump-says-mcconnell-has-death-wish-in-menacing-post/

I’m afraid I don’t understand.

Wha

she leaned forwardhe liked that her bikini top was revealing 

                                                                 You said you took an angle on the manatee, swam towards the beach to intercept it.

Yes

And successfulas you say, you didn’t touch it.

No I didnt he was thinking in kind at this very moment her top was barely keeping her concealed 

                                                                                                       Peekaboo  a nipple winkedperched proudly on a marvelous aureole

Then why did you swim all that way if not to touch it?

I wanted to be in its presence was a rare opportunity

But why not touch it? he didnt know her well she seemed impatient 

Just reach out and touch it 

YEAH! 

       Take the bull by the horns as so to speak.

she does not know of what she speaks he thought shed feel the breeze by now her nipple certainly did 

                                                                                                             For the same reason I don touch women I date until an invite is apparent  Otherwise I leave the wildlife alone

But it was right there, right in reachYES?

Coud have reached out and touched it

And you didn’t?

No

If I was you I would have.

You don think the manatee would have minded

Come on . . who could blame you if you did?

Theres some truth in that he wondered if she had a sense of humour

There is.

You have a sense of humour

her face puzzled 

                  A sense of humor?  Yes I do.

Thas a good thing

Why do you ask?

   actions speak louder than words 

                                              one thing led to another

0748,  Monday,  12  9. 22

1221,  Monday,  3  10. 22

The Fixx  One Thing Leads to Another  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIe-Cj071l0

perhaps zerodigitzerodigit yesterday was too vague  the digits were the same  it began 2 04:04 then 2 06:06  skipped a day then 06:06  5 of 6 mornings 

                                     hence he was sangfroid ignoring Simons anticipation

he woke this morning halfhour late 06:36 the skipped day was 07:36

maybe he was out of the woods

maybe the haunting numbers would cease

he hadnt recovered from the clockwork waking of his father while he visited him  91 years old and still set his alarm clock to wake in the morning 

                               I set it to wake me, I want to wake each morning.

Hedging your bet  he joked

                              It doesnt get old does it Dad

  No it doesn’t . . but I do. 

                            he smiled wrily

0636,  Monday,  3  10. 22

1024,  Monday

zerodigitzerodigit a tasty foreign dish came slopping at the trough again this morning5 out of 6  he was curious if this might be the start of another 4morning streak 

                                                hed find out tomorrow

which is why he wasnt an fan of anticipation no matter how attractive Carly Simon made it 

                                                                                                 he wasnt tiedup free

but missed his partner in crime they were criminals outside sociallyheld values tastes 

                                                                                         Whywoud anyone want to be like somebody else fall for influencers celebritieswho cash in on the gullible 

                                                                               Whywoud anyone want to be gullible 

he couldnt imagine 

                    an the depth of his imagination was considerable matched by his crime partner despite her absence

Wasnt anticipation religious Who had time for that

                                                     A hierarchical usually selfconsumed talking head who told others what they ought to do however not acting in kind

he had parents

he saw their game their inheritance

                                      couple of shakesshimmiesshook himself free  didnt look back

  long game 

              its the long game that counts

couldnt understand how that simple truth falls on deaf ears 

                                                              deafened by want and greed

tomorrow hed see 

                   in the meanwhile  Playtime!

0909,  Sunday,  2  10. 22

1124,  Sunday

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis  Can’t Hold Us  https://www.youtube.com/watch?

 

  Hmm 

          showerhead didnt protestsqueal this afternoon after he cut the lawn and laid in the sun on the grass with bigfoot a feral cat who adopted him theyd been buddies for nearly ten years after a tenuous beginning lotsa scarring on his hands arms legs fromhed say Getting to know you

he hadnt closed the shower curtain

                                      maybe looking out through the window it saw them and decided he wasnt so bad decided to cut him some slack 

                                though might have been whiny out of nowhere because it could 

                                                                                                   or maybe it realised it doth protest too much 

                       the night before foraging again in the wilderness he struck gold returned home with a vivaciousvixen who appreciated showering before letting the games begin 

                                                                             the game began in the shower 

the showerhead perhaps an unannounced voyeur 

                                                      really got an eyeful

244preferred,  Saturday,  1  10. 22

1737,  Saturday

Bing  Getting to Know You  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1LNc0RRhnw

they were discussing  gradients  how one exhibitsare simultaneously introvert and extrovert

they his friendnot an acquaintance arguedwere adamant that they were an extrovert only went so far as to say extra observant

he let the moment ride   took a breath   yes he was an extrovert 

                                                                    Yare extraobservant 

I am.

Evidence

You don’t think it’s obvious?

  Obvious  No 

                  Im majority introvert however were I to place my situational awareness beside yours the Venn diagramwe know how they an graphs excite you my sphere woud dwarf yours my perceptions understanding if I woudthough I don predictions   exceed yours

An whilein this moment you might say otherwise that Im wrong defensively saw the colour was rising in his face theres no need to be offended  I am more observant than you 

                                                         No  I don notice men runninghe couldnt resist the dig however I am aware of them They don attract my attention because thad be a waste of my time 

he took a moment 

let the blood fall 

                     I disagree.

Then lets leave it at tha

What if I don’t wish too?

   Id remind you you said you wished you coud defrag your brain  Unsolicited   

1409,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  31  8. 22

1218,  Saturday,  1  10. 22

situational awareness  https://www.ckju.net/en/dossier/situational-awareness-what-it-and-why-it-matters-management-tool

Putins address yesterday:  http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69465

evidently batshit isnt in sole possession of Former 

or other autocrats who call themselves President

1046,  Saturday,  1  10. 22

Dionne Warwick  What the World Needs Now (is Love)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDLymfXVqYc

   Wha  what to make of wakingup at 0404hrs back to back then this morning 0606

first inclinationhis by his daughter hop on numerologys back 

                                                                 8 plus 8 plus 12 equals 28  2 plus 8 is 10  1 plus 0 equals 1

1 is fiercely independent competitive determined values their freedom are original authentic exhibit leadership qualities are self-reliant 

                          theres thatwhich sounds like him

 

but tomorrow theres tomorrow morning 

                                            and tomorrow morningthis morning  0707better 

an hour later figures still hungup on Chicago time  had visited

he waonders 

               7 plus 7 equals 14  1 plus 4  5 

                                                  28 plus 5  23    5  Nawhat

5 is curious craves freedom adventure is able to flow and adapt when experiences feel too routine or predictable they leave 5 is truly attached to being unattached

                                        SO WHICH IS IT

zero digit zero digit is four days long

but then theres tomorrow morning 

                                       and like shooting craps his run was over  it didnt matter what the time  it wasnt zerodigitzerodigit looks like a food dish from a foreign country 

so according to the scheme of thingstaken as a whole he determined that this queer 4day exercise ended in 5  a number without any significant appeal to him 

                                        playing roundball or hardball in high school he didnt elbow his way to the front of the line to get the jersey numbered 5 it was 9

                                             the number that represents completion not finality cyclical ending one cycle and the potential for another to begin 9 acts as an usher in this process of transitiontransformation it absorbs from a spiritual source and delivers the real world

                                              a humanitarian at heart who seeks the greater good and having passed through hardshipsharshestships is wiser stronger more aware  thus making them able to understand those who are struggling and is willing to help 

                                    NAH  didnt sound like him either

449preferred,  Reggaefriday,  30  9. 22

0945,  Saturday,  1  10. 22

the cluster around the bar looked at him uncomfortablycouple gals muttered What a mean thing to say

                                                                                                            I didnt say it

he did I repeat it because I agree 

he said  I think I could do with having my brain defragged.

 Yes  Thawoud be beneficial he couldnt have been more enthusiastic 

they viedengaged in maddening back and forths as he stubbornly disremembers who he either conversed with or saw on youtube recently confusing him with the woman who talked about October 28 kind of glaring a year wasnt attached to it it was his kidbrothers birthday '69 

they had been texting about the upcoming Oath Keepers trial  jury selection completed early that day

  :  :  Just for the record  October 28 The March on Rome 

just for the record was nomenclature he used that he disliked  

                                                                  :  :  Out of context – what are you talking about?

  :  :  Deduce. Strongmen (book u got me)… fascism… March on Rome.

deduce again vocabulary meant to incite him  suggesting he arrive at either date or march with reasoningdraw a logical conclusion

  :  :  Saying March on Rome means nothing to me. Or Oct28. What?

  :  :  You told me yesterday the March on Rome was nearing its 100th celebration… but not until Oct28… That’s all.

he imagined Porky the Pig That’s all, folks! 

                                           :  :  I did not – only handed the book off to you from the library because you wanted to read it – otherwise had I said I would have recalled the date – news to me. 

he didnt text for five hours

                             when he did it he replied to a text he sent him minutes earlier  :  :  Sweet moon a new moon slivered brilliantwhite low in the sky 

                                         texted he saw it was watching 7 Years in Tibet on Netflix 

maybe if his brain was defragged he could recall

                                                    but in the meantime they were going to have to remain dependent on his recollections his relatively unerring long long  long  memory 

                                                                           if he didnt lose his mind first

420preferred,  Thursday,  18  8. 22

1110,  Reggaefriday,  30  9. 22

  Christ  how many times on a single occasion is one supposed to be honest  really

she handed him nine dollars the difference of three dollarsthe difference between $21.99 and $18.99 times three holdingreading his store receipt she somefuckinghow concluded he bought three bags of catfud three times three equals nine or three plus three plus three equals ninehe didnt know how she did her math  the total purchase on his receipt was $30.87  three times the erred $22 is $66 less three pennies is $65.97 

                                                                              he hadnt a clue how she devised he bought three thirteen pound bags  over his shoulder a canvas bag  the catfud stuck out of the top of it 

                                                                                                     seemed  Obvious

he handed the nine dollars back explaining she made an errorwas wrong

she blinked real big nice eyes  a petite young gal 

                                                     thats when she said I thought you bought three bags

handing him the five spot back Thank you for your honesty.

he pondered

let the five lay flat on his palm

  Yare welcome

he withdrew his hand folded the bill into others in order before he excused himself thanked her for her time 

walking outadjusting the bag on his shouldercrushing the top of the catfud so it wouldnt jab him in the armpit as he walked the mile and a half home he decided one time is honest two times stupid 

                                                                                   he wasnt fond of stupid AND this was an ongoing trifle between him and the market it repeatedly erred in its favor that how business works it was his business to catch their errors 

                                 BUYER BEWARE

1419,  Thursday,  29  9. 22