It was art. He gave you an F?

Yah It was understood I understood

What was to understand?

The kite had to fly If it didnt Id fail that quarter

Your kite didn’t fly?

Oh no no way in hell it was gonna fly but it was   it was lovely sinuous had different coloured paper looked like bullet fins kindalike a rocketship   but not

Sounds like it was artistic.

It was Very

And the class was art.

An it didnt fly

An F?

Yah It was worth it

                     Freaked my Dad outhe said How the hellya get an F in Art?

When I got an F Winter quarter high school PE he almost shit againhad to remind him of Seventh Grade Ar . .

. . Wait.  Physical Education?

Yah

You got an F in gym?

Yah

How’d you do that?

It was gymnastics I didnt like gymnastics

                                             So I went up to the gym teachertold him Id be in the gymnasium shooting hoops

He let you?

Yah He knew mewas my backfield coach football tha Fall

And you got an F?

I did Class was gymnastics not basketball

So, it wasn’t that you didn’t care to do it, rather you couldn’t.

No  I could

            Howbout this I didnt like gymnastics so I didnt care to do it

Thas a drop-the-mike moment

I gotta go

Catcha later

1650,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

1136,  Saturday,  16  12. 23

. . . you ought to write me a letter. he said into the phone

Ive written you lots an lots of times

Write me another.

Forwha purpose

I’m only get trash mail, flyers, bills. It’d be nice to get a, get a letter.

I imagine I know the feeling

So you’ll write me?

Ill write you back

That’s not what I meant.

I know whaya meant

   So you’ll not write me.

Thasnot wha I said  was it

   No.

No

Would a postcard count?

It would

Cool. I can do that.

                     I’d get a letter in return?

Whad I say

Sweet.  Listen, I gotta run. We’ll talk soon.

Howbout you call me next time too

I can do that.

Do it

        Be cool

You too man, you too. Bye. 

1022,  Saturday,  16  12. 23

Joe Cocker  Letter  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMtQQ1EfcPQ 

they knocked him for his routine

                                   be it family friends strangers overhearing joined in

What a lousy routine.

                        or

You ought to break that like a bad habit.

he appreciated their unsolicited  concern

though he had a response a quip he liked quips werent a dime a dozen

                                                                          Your breathing Oughta knock tha off

routine

        wasnt a bad thingmade his bed every morningHell he even made his bed before going out to deliver his two paper routes

              did them for ten years through his freshman year of college

which at that time exceeded half his life

his routine was stone

he found that people broke themselves trying to break his determination they didnt care for his assertiveness his thoroughness

               like their agitation would make him quit

once he got his jaws on someones throat there was no shaking him

which he believed an admirable quality

his old man would say Ifya look up assertiveness in the fucking dictionary he rarely used fucking except to drive home a point you’ll find his picture in with the definition.   He gets it from his mother. 

he smiled he liked the thought of being in the dictionary

routine evidenced his singlemindedness

                                           even if others that had stood with him cowered or walkedaway he wouldnt

it wasnt courage

when ones right 

they had to be steadfast determined

                                         routine assisted

That’s not the hill to die on. family and friends cautioned  

to wit hed reply If not tha hill Which

                                        Every hill is a hill to die on

his rationale

              standing on top the heap ones difficult to defeat

Knock on wood hed rap his skull with his knuckles

So far So good

0829,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

High Noon,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

Sheena Easton  So Far So Good  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nMWmqjDxI4

thought occurred to himhes usually besetbesiegedbarraged with thoughts a regular fuckin wellspring

cats on the bed began shifting around when bomber a big marmalade male entered  hed become the harbinger of BREAKFAST Get your ass out of bed its time to eat

                                                         their abrupt stirring disturbed his sleep Rise and shine dimwit

Whoya callin a dimwit

Look who responded

                            it was a good argument

as the cats leapt down off the bed followed bomber down the hall rubbing sleep from his eyes he thought

                                                                                                                           Have you recognised that as firstborn  two years you were an only child  without a sibling

                                                                               then damn broke loose

eventually in yearly succession  he became the eldest of eight

                                                                   they didnt have television

Your brothers and sisters had a sibling siblings

Interesting

           not interestinghe disliked interesting  it was vague ambivalent noncommittal like the echo of the word growing fainter and fainter

Will you marry me?

   Interesting.

his thought was fortified as he made the bed that perhaps that was why he had no problems being alone a one-year old two-year old wasnt hangin out on streetcorners with buddies

                                                                  yet

his sibling cravedneeded companionship

they even stayed in lousy marriages

hed have to pass the thought around and see what a jury had to say

though first hed have to find firstborns to see if he was a one-off or if aloneness didnt affect them either

its a thought

an idea

he asked around at work office provided him access to thirtyone people a fair sampling

there were three firstborns but they were an only child  they couldnt stand being alone

the others had siblings

                        they couldnt stand being alone

he had his work cutout him

thought itd be easier

now hed have to make like a petition-taker outside a market

                                                                Excuse me excuse me (if he offered em a buck likelier theyd stop an answer three questions: were they firstborn did they have siblings do you need companions so youre not lonesome)

no takers

            Dammit

should have stopped at the bank for singles

   couldnt say he feltfreaking nanorarely   he couldnt say he felt lonely

he was thoroughly entertained      

0820,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

1017,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

The Big Bopper  Chantilly Lace  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGXFVOc5I8Q

Elvis Presley  Are You Lonesome Tonight  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVdtX7uSnk

of recent

           when saddlingup to urinals he hadnt any spit    Intro

his old mans process

                       he strollzup unzips let loose the Kraken  his manner of speaking  a funny guy

either hawks a loogie or spits

hes been sighing

unenthused

needs a boost

invigoration

hotshot

             nobodys keepingup                                                        

its one thing to be in the leadanother without competition

                                                                  a challenger

they complained he buried them                                                                                                     

fact was they werent invested 

                               had other priorities

which theyre welcome to  Wha

Priorities, man. Other prioriti . .

. . Yacant say

There’s no point in sayin'.

                            You wouldn’t be interested.

hadim

        knew

he held nothing back

his interestsHis required time energy   investment

                                                     skin in the game

superficial didnt cut it

Hey, man, got better things happenin’.   we’ve

nobody over his shoulder

nobody hustlin him to piss an get out of the way

approximately 1445,  Thursday,  14  12. 23

2151,  Thursday

Dead To You  Sigma  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkfk8xmLoXA

Korantemaa  By the Time You’ve Finished Your Coffee  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mj5JrBxwqA

was tryin like a sonofabitch not to apologise to a friend

                                                          had handed him his ass

went back and forth and back and forth with himself

   decided Hell no

                    decided they were on par

albeit both subpar

he went to gasoline stations for gas

on occasion bought a cold drink out of the cooler 

snagged a chocolate bar  a bagged snack

he didnt go to dine

friend

        passing through Maricopa California while visiting fell hungry

thats what he said

                      I got hungry.

had to appease his hunger

bought himself some gasoline station fried chicken

selected pieces out from under heat lamps

Youah ask  when it was friedhow long itd been laying out

I wouldn’t do that. Said I was hungry.

Was it a known stop in town

How doya mean?

I go to a local Liquor and Deli People stand in line to buy fried chicken mojo potatoes tri-tips sandwiches barbecued out front every morning over white oaksmells amazing  but when theyre gone theyre gone an they go

Its got a couple gas pumps on the side

                                         Was it like tha

It was a gas station.

Restaurants in Maricopa

I said I wanted to eat I was hungry.

shook his head Hungry for gasoline fried chicken

                                                   You da man

then later

another friend had been to Iowa

Casey’s. she said

                    My friend thought I’d be hungry when I got in and stopping for gas before picking me up from the airport in Waterloo he bought me a couple slices of pizza. Was on waxed paper.What?

Didnt say anything

People speak with their eyes too.

   Yah

        Aint got lyin eyes 

No. Straightforth eyes.  Usually yasay.

Tryin to spare ya

                  Wha slices

One bacon, other sausage.

Yare not keen on sausage

No.

    He ate it.

How was your slice

Bacon was crispy like I like it.

Theres an upside

Odd though.

Hows tha

Wasn’t made with tomato sauce.

Bianca

Oh look at you.

Have my moments

You do.  No, not bianca.

Nacho cheese sauce.

                      Really?Again?

Tryin to spare ya some grief is all

1927,  day-between-2-Ts,  6  12. 23

1254,  Thursday,  14  12. 23

. . . Stopstop stop.  You’re lyrics are wrong.

No Im gonna sit right down and write me a letter . .

. . Myself.

Me

No.

     Myself. she tried not rolling her eyes but like when hot throwing dice she couldnt help herself

   I saw tha

Couldn’t help myself . . . it’s myself . not me.

The lyri . .

. . Let me, I’m the singer. Goes like this.

                                         she sang I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter and make believe it came from you. I’m gonna write words oh so sweet they’re gonna knock me off my feet.

then said And so forth.

I sang winkedhe hadnt a voice Im gonna sit right down and write me a letter  and send it on to you

You did.

Write me a letter is different than write myself a letter

                                                            Do we agree

I think you’d rather not.

Not

No. I agree me and myself are different words, me, an object, myself, a special object, pronoun, a reflexive pronoun, when you're the subject of the sentence, when you are doing something for you. 

                                                                                    You’ll recall I, me, myself; subject, object, reflexive.

No

    Though I appreciate you recalling it

My intention was write me a letter and send it on to you Perhaps a shy bit lazy including me I coud have left me out write a letter and send it on to you

I think you like the way it sounds.

Im gonna have me a hamburger have me a beer Im ingesting  But writing isnt having is it Im having a letter having a babyhalving a baby as Solomon said hmm Solomon is he Simons precursor cocked his head like a chicken

Solomon says cut the baby in half

No. No.  I think the game relates to Peter Simon. The disciple. Saint Peter.

Ah Who walked on water King James Matthew chapter fourteen lines twentyeight twentynine

Look at youyoure good.

Yahya can take the boy out of religion but not it out of the boy

                                                                  Lord if its you bid me to come unto thee I dig unto thee like my song on to you  come unto thee on the water

He said Come

               But since Jesus said Come shoudnt the game be called Jesus Says

I see how one might relate although I understand originally it was Cicero Says

Cicero.

         The ancient Roman orator?

Yes Cicero says do this Latin Cicero dicit fac hoc 

                                                      And since he was respected revered a wordsmith Makes sense

Do you want me to say your song makes sense?  Your me?

   If you might concur I coud live with tha

Aah.  I love you. I concur.

Golly

 

yesterday morning,  13  12. 23

1010,  Thursday,  14  12. 23

Sinatra  I’m Going to Sit Right Down (and Write Myself a Letter)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRrgA6bonhY

Simon  https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/names/Simon.htm

. . . Whippets You said whippets

Yes.

   Is tha still a thing

she laughed usually he asked if that was a thing

                                                     Still a thing?  Progress.

Chiding me

Would I chide you?

Bet your sweet ass

she laughed merrily

                       I would you know it.

Awright Returning to the scene of the accident

                                                       Im trying to be polite

Which is out of character . .

. . I don know her Only through you telling me about her If in fact Id met her I woudnt be

No.   You wouldn’t be polite to her, I struggle.

Keep her at arms length

Best I can.

             You were saying?

Her boyfriend does whippets

Her boyfriend does meth. He’s told her he’s only a casual user.

   Meth  Casually

Can you believe it?

I don know much about it 

                              But Id think no

You’d think right.

Her boyfriend

Yes.

Is he still her boyfriend

They broke up.

Recently

Yes.

How long did they go outI mean long were they going out after she learned this about him

Almost a year.

A year

Yeah.

Jesus 

           Isnt tha a dealbreaker hit the road Jack

She said he had redeeming qualities.

1823,  day-between-2-Ts,  6  12. 23

1319,  day-between-2-Ts,  13  12. 23

Aaron Ross  Methlab  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DeXg99eUsU

he didnt want to go must have looked like he didnt want to go

Come on man, you got oodles of spare time yaneed to get out.

An youve done this roomie

I’ve done this.

An youve done this why

Because I found when I've volunteered I’ve met people who share my interests.

Youah remember church

I do.   That was a bad idea. Although there were goodlookin’ women.

                                                                           What the hell, worth a shot.

So  Shared your interests

                             Someones common with youya shared commonalities

Yeah.   Anthen some.

   Really setting the platterhuh

Am I making it sound appealing?

Your endgame isnt it

It is.

       Yaneed to get out. Fly like a birdie.

Stretch my wings

Wings? Yeah.  Among other things.

Are you coming

No.  I’m not your wingman.

he went

Aw man . .

. . Its getting hot in here

   Yeah.  Yastepped on my line.

Weel baby no matter who said it its obvious

                                                Where the hells the thermostat

Over there somewhere. You find it I’m losin’ some clothes.

Arya

I am. she shed her pullover layers slipped a lemonyellow tshirt went down to a ribbed clinging dago-T bra beneath

he shook his head appreciatively An all without a note of music

You didn’t hear it? I heard it.

Thasall tha matters

                       Niceah tats

Thank you.

Youre welcome  Lemme guess

she crackedup didnt cover her mouth genuine dimples

                                                                   Guess.

You like  cats

I love cats.

            felines curled and coiled around her clavicles peereddown into her cleavage drapedover her shoulders stretched oout onto her back hid behind delicate foliage forming sleeves mythic cat Chinese cat Tiger phantasmagoric pussies

I like cats  Now I like cat tattoos Ohmy phonaesthetic Go to hell Tolkien I shoudave volunteered long ago

No, you shouldn’t have.

No

No.

     I wasn’t here long ago this is only the third time I’ve been.

My first

Yeah. Had you been prior I’d’ve remembered.

Thas nice to hear  Unlikely Ill forget you he smiled he didnt have dimples

                                                                             I better find where the thermostat is hidden

I woudnt want to have to fit the bill

Although

 

Although?

he noddedmotioned to her tats

                                 Has certainly proven beneficial  I found commonality who knew

he knew

    

1808,  day-between-2-Ts,  6  12. 23

1131,  day-between-2-Ts,  13  12. 23

Nelly  Hot in Herre  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8

I just want you to know I support you on whatever decision you might make.

                                                                                                              really 

shes pregnant

   ah  youre pregnant

he loved these cunts who try to shift blameslip responsibility  got her pregnant

                                                                                    asif they hadnt a thing to do with it

howbout  demonstrative

                            I want the baby

howbout

           Ill bust my hump supportin yousupportin ussupportin our baby  our child

howbout

           balls

state your case

could also say

                 I don want a kid Lose it

howbout

           some bitter fuckin honesty

put their cards on the table

but understanding

shes willing to endure the pregnancy 

theyre obliged 

on the ropes

responsible

didnt have to put their dick in her

                                     but

they did

I just want you to know . . .

shell let you know

either way

             ready some cash

youre responsible

Is you or aint you a man

2345,  2sday,  12  12. 23

The Boxtops  The Letter  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyq3PUTnpd0