I only heard of it threefour years ago

                                        A gal I know was dating a guy who admitted upfront they met on a dating site first date tha he was on the spectrum

Wha the fucks tha I asked   You know. The spectrum.   I don know   Autism.   Heard of it couldnt define it   Autism spectrum disorder.   Tells me nothing   A developmental disorder involving impairments in social interactions, communications, challenges with sensory processing, repetitive behaviors.   Tics   You could say that.

Arent we all on the spectrum

You could say that.

Tics  Believe Ill say tha

                          If I think otherwise I think of colour scales grades gradients blackestwhite whitestblack Ill think visible light spectrum electromagnetic spectrum

How autistic of me huh

she laughed

                But now of course that’s changed. Neurodiversity. Neurodivergent.  she chuckled

                                                                                                        Now ADHD . .

. . I don know whatha means

Please.

Pleasewha  Im not yanking your chain

ADHA is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. You’ve heard of that.

Tha Yah

          They drug the shit out of kids for it It aint really better living through chemistry  Far cry

A really far cry

Its the times

EVERYONE

               Stop an smell the fuckin roses

Who has time for that?

Make time

            Don chew a tablet swallow a pill pack a suppository Although on second thought third option aint shabby

I’m not your straight man.

No youre not  I interrupted you attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADHA . .

. . Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder  I despise acronyms  Tic  Forward   Were on the same page

In addition there’s autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia . .

. . Ive no idea whatha is

You live under a rock?

If I did I coudnt smell the roses

Childhood development disorder . .

. . Where everyone begins

   Yes.   It’s clumsiness in otherwise healthy kids.

Clods

Clods?

Oaf lug hulk   palooka Clods

                                 Thaswha we called them Didnt drug them when I was a kid

Shall I remind you, times change.

Often not for better

                     So wha youve described fall within the spectrumsheesh of neurodiversity  are neurodiverse neurodivergent conditions situations

Yes.  These, if you would, neuro-differences, are recognised as a social category similar to differences in ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, ability.

You don know this

                     McDonalds

They first opened you could have a hamburger a cheeseburger fries a soft drink a chocolate shake a vanilla shake

Menu

Done

The world’s more complicated than that now.

Or

      Was it made complicated to sell product

0841,  day-between-2-Ts,  24  7. 24

1234,  Sunday,  28  7. 24

https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/#:~:text=ADHD%2C%20Autism%2C%20Dyspraxia%2C%20and,orientation%2C%20gender%2C%20or%20ability.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder

I feel shit in my bones  Im boned tight

What the hell are you talking about?

Id say intuition but aint something I have

                                             Jewish buddy of mine Abe describes his feelings  kishkes  in his gutswhich is profound to me  Only gut feeling I ever get is when its time to take a shit

That paints an ugly picture.

Wha can I say tossed his handsup to either side of his head  Im a reality star

that brought a big hoho out of his buddy

Good belly laugh

Yeah, you have that effect on me. Reason why I hangout with you despite your occasional crudeness.

Only occasionally

Leave it be, that’s what I tell myself alright?

Awright  Awright

                   You look beautiful this afternoon  Thanks for meeting me for coffee

Thanks for being available. You realise how often you turn me down.

   Do I

You do.  I don’t take offense, not knowing you as I do, but it’s how often you don’t come out because it’s something you’re involved in, and involved, not with anyone else.

                                                          You being with you.

he nodded casually I like my company Im good company

You are, yes you are.  I’m grateful you asked me out.

I owe you many

You do.

         Would you like to tell me how beautiful I look again?

Stunningly beautiful naturally beautiful Wash your face brush your hair come out no adulterations

You’re a weird bird, man.

I like things straight

So you’ll have black coffee.

Youll have fancy

Need to cut the coffee with something or it’ll upset my stomach.

                                                                   Follow me circling back, kishkes? I’m gonna have to remember that.

A good one to keep

                      Another

waitress came to the table they ordered

                                            she ordered an obscene pastry   You’ll try a bite, won’t you?   A bite no more  he ordered dry rye slightly toasted warmed through   It’ll cool no sooner than she brings it to the table.   All things cool   You’re not alluding to us?me?   Im not  The toast

Another to keep

Also from your Jewish friend, Abe?

His mother

Learn something new every day, who says that?

Coined it Emerson

                     Knowledge is when you learn something new every day. Wisdom is when you let something go every day.

No.

     I meant you.

I do

You do, except not in those words.

                                    Case in point.  I didn’t know it was Emerson.

Something else not to forget

                               Abes mother

Ah. Abe. Yes.

She informed me Verklempt Overcome hard to speak choked with emotion Shed put her hand to her throat  As a matter of fact when Abe introduced me as a friend she did that She was not happy with me

But you grow on people.

Thaswha Abe said

Elle laughed

Another

Verklempt, verklempt, verklempt.

                                     Think I got it now, sure.

A personal favourite

Tracy the waitress returned served them their coffee the obscene pastry and said shed be right back with the toast  I want it to be warm, be back.  off she went

She’s certainly taking good care of you. You think if you ordered your notorious barelyfried sunnysideup eggs shed jiggle while she walked

both hohoed deeply  inside joke

There you go. set the rye before him

he set his hand atop the slices warmed slightlytoasted

                                                           Crushed it kiddo

Oh thank you!  Need anything else? Jam? Marmalade?

Marmalade

             I wasnt thinking

Uhoh, the walls are crumblin’, crumblin’ down.

Quiet you

           Tracy brilliant  Yes please

Right back.

Youve realised you like watching her walkaway.

Obvious

No. I like watching her walkaway. She has an awfully nice rump.

She does nodding She really does

We perverts gotta stick together.

Yes

     An making an excellent play for us to meet more frequently  Subtle 

You read me like a book.

Youre a sharp cookie

Tracy returned with marmalade selection of Bonne Maman in small jars

                                                                             Anything else I can get you?

Elle said  I think we’re good. You’re spoiling him, Tracy.

quick confident smile I wouldn’t be doin’ my job if I didn’t. I’ll leave you to it. Please enjoy.

they watched her walkaway

Ohyes, definitely.

Thas my line

No.

     Your line is your personal favourite. she sippedshe delighted in her coffee

he sipped his Ethiopian Sidamo

                                  This one is sensational  Trepverter

Trepverter.

Yes

Also Jewish.

Yah

     Literally means  stepwords  a witty comeback you think of only after its too late

Been there done tha

Freakin unpleasant

But a small victory it came to you.

Very small

he made a face

Elle hohoed

1548,  Reggaefriday,  26  7. 24

1103,  Sunday,  28  7. 24

John Mellencamp  Crumblin’ Down  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G68ziTDKGn8 

bomber hadnt been in the studio since he lost his shit Tuesdayfrightened by the sounds of the neighbours machinery outside the window not ten feet away on the other side of the fence while he was steeping in a hypnagogic aside

was terrified

in terror

tore him up

            bit him through his thumbclawed his armsstompedpunctured the inside of his thighraked his belly

all in all what maelstrom painted in blood wrecked flesh would look like  took him hours to quiet the bleeding clean the wounds

wasnt bombers fault

cautiously he came in skittish

                                  nothing does cautiouslyskittish better than cats

he could see the muscular physic working under his orange fur

bomber knew where EXIT was an could hightail it tout de suite if necessary

                                                                                 ADIOS HIJO DE PUTA

he wasnt a cat whisperer

                             but he could herd them

   a bonus aside from bombers redux was him taking what is his napping spot his place at the window atop a Mexican blanket atop a twoshelf bookcase where history physics biology psychology philosophy books were kept

texts that usually lulled emanated sleep in others

bomber parked it

inside fifteen minutes he began plucking the screen with his paw

rarely did that

               his sister shy was the villainplaying harpWOUDYA CUT THA OUT shed bolt

he went to the window looked out

                                     Bomber  Is dinosaur back

   AAH HA well shit   dinosaur

                                   it was nearly ten inches long doubleup a childs Ticonderoga myfirst pencil and eraser

an enormous reptile old reptile

                                 its burrow lair was in the earth at the bottom of the fence

hed seen it four times over the past year

DAMMIT was he grateful bomber returned

                                              if not

he wouldnt have seen Gojiro

1259,  Saturday,  27  7. 24

Rodrigo Rodriguez  Heading Towards You  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZUBhANOOQ

Gojiro  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVsI48kMB4k

she was chewing on somethingsomething in her mouth as she left a message on the machine she bought him recorded for him We’re unavailable right now. Please leave the time, day, date you called and we will get back to you when we can. and installed it as she passed through on her way home while he was at work

odds on  hed bet blueberries

Hey! It’s your knocked-up daughter.

yah

      thatd be his grrl  gleefully espousing his vernacular

rolled out I dig it! Groovy.

                                 Knocked-up.

a message he saved

2009

he doesnt listen to it often

he listens to hear her voice

                            remember her voice when he struggles to hear it

shes dead

afterwards he took a lukewarm bath

day was hotnearly a hunred

wanted to bathewash away the dried sweat before bed

dripped lavender into the running water

laid back

            the message played in his head

memorised

clearing his throat he spoke

                                Yes Yes   Yes

I know what I need

I need to be like others

Amnesiacs

Orso they seem

Yes

Amnesiac

he wept

if wishes were horses beggars would ride his memory obscene

trying to forget only etched them deeper

cut in stone

his parents would ask incredulously  How is it you remember that? You weren’t two.

No fucking idea  None

2354,  Thursday,  25  7. 24

1254,  Saturday,  27  7. 24

Did yasay sugarwood

I did.

You said it like I should knowwhich isnt to say it isnt teaming with possibilities   A nickname

Yes.

Not one for you

                Obviously

Fuckyou. You don’t think it could be?

   No   Sorry dude not at allnot ever not even on your best day out the gate No

he failed at a hurt expression What kinda wingma . .

. . Im not Thas crap

                      Ya either got wha it takes or take whaya got an go home hopefully not draggin your dick in the dirt asya go

Why sugarwood

You’re kiddin me. You told me you watched Ozark.

Tha youre watching now for the first time

I think that’s beside the point.

Beside an undeclared point oughta take tha haughty look off your face

                                                                            Whas your point

Mister I Don’t Forget Anything.

No  Mister Got A Long Memory

                                 Yet again slippedup confused by whaya think you remember Which as I belabour your memory remembering is for shit

So take it by the hand lead it away for our friendships sake

Sugarwood is a nickname of the fellow that Wendy had an affair with. You remember Wendy, Marty.

And

Uhmm, Jonah.

Charlotte Ruth

Yeah.

Wyatt Darlene Jacob

Yeah.

Russ   Agent Petty

Yeah what’s your point?

I don remember Sugarwood Shame on me

                                               Thasaid Wood doesnt entice me as it seems you  Anasmuch repulses you

You really got a nerv . .

. . Call em as I see em

                        Gawdbless sexuality in all its shapes forms possibilities

1355,  Reggaefriday,  26  7. 24

1011,  Saturday,  27  7. 24

Jesus somewhere off in the distance an ass brays

   a box

man has his head up his ass

ask a child

             Where do genies come from?

likely theyd answer a bottle or a lantern

A box?

theyd look at him as if he was nuts

on the Spanish-language outlet Univision (9November 2023 – he just heard it – was dumbfounded which means dumb finally found him  on occasion that happens) former said

“What they’ve done is they’ve released the genie out of the box.”

                                                                         maybe

former thinks that Jack  a Jack-in-the-box  is a genie

a great sense of humor

                             HAS ANYONE SEEN HIM LAUGH OR EXHIBIT JOY

got scowl glare down pat

1559,  Reggaefriday,  26  7. 24

1216,  Saturday,  27  7. 24

to save time, the 4:30 minute-mark  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7brFna6RWM 

he was impressed with himself  was watching Netflixs Ozark

                                                                   it showed in his face  superiority

You ever see it?

Arya fuckin with me

What?

         What do you mean? I’m watchinwe’re watching it, my girlfriend recommended it.

When

When? What?

Recommended

We started watching it twothree nights back. We’ve been bingeing.

Girl friend  Two words

Whatever.  that irked him

It premiered Twothousandseventeen  Four seasons

                                                       Ive watched all seasons twice  Great series  Noir

Glad you finally got around to it

I fina . .

. . I recommended it to you midfirst season

You recommen . .

. . I did But

               I aint wearin a skirtnot tha she does

I don’t think so.

Think

        I know so  Anyone I knew I told them this was a series like Peaky Blinders Also Netflix

I don’t think so.

Ive said it once

Ill say it again

                 Pussy whipped

Without gettin any

None Zip

           Dare I say  Fool

You can keep those thoughts to yourself.

OhHell no

            Not thoughts   Truth

Wake up

Acknowledge it

Quit the superiority complex

                               Yaint tha

1700,  Monday,  22  7. 24

1652,  Reggaefriday,  26  7. 24

of course hed have this conversation with his brother

he called his fathers house checking up on him

phone rang and rang

picked up

two seconds in hungup as he was saying Hello hello

called back

picked up

Hello hello thought hisfather was fucking with him   Hello   hungup  five seconds

called a third timeCHRIST

pickedup

Wha the hell   Hello  Hello hello . . .

nine seconds into his series of hellos his cellphone rings

                                                           his brother who lives in the city with his Dad

hungup on his fathers call answered his brother

                                                  Im trying to call Dad

That was me.

You

     You with Dad

I am.  I can’t remember how his landline works.

Donya just pickup the receiver

Apparently not.

Jesus

You said it.

his brother just returned from a long vacation in England his daughter lives in London

since their father was napping he got caughtup with his kid brother

he did high tea

didnt think hed enjoy it  did 

visited Brighton took a train there

really enjoyed it

LAUGHED

             We visited an old part of town, brothels, in Soho.

Whadyasay

              Yasay sharehole  Yasaid brothelsyah

   Did you say sharehole?

You said brothels

                   Sharehole made sense to me

   No.

        I said SO HO.

Ho  Share Hole

                   Right

Soho asshole.

1050,  Reggaefriday,  26  7. 24

1222,  Reggaefriday

a high glass cabinet door shatteredshowered shards slivers onto the tiled kitchen floor

WHAT THE HELL WAS THATYOU OKAY

she didnt move

was barefoot

upset

crying

he entered the kitchen

took a breath

                  Stay still Ill get a broom an dustpan

he was deliberate

cleared a path to her

had her remove her bathrobe bundled it outside in

got her to the kitchen threshold

gave her his shirt

naked one feels vulnerable

                                 Feel like any glass got in your hair

No.

Maybe get a comb go outside gently comb your hair Ill get this cleaned up

he swept the counter the floor

washed the counter the floor

she showered

sat in the livingroom listened to music sipped a claret from the liquor cabinet giggled nervously its door was glass  

Thas tha Spickanspan

Thank you.

Youre welcome

she sold him on a glass of claret   . . . plum, cherry, and licorice flavor notes.

What happened

Truly. What happened? No idea.

I didnt hear it slam just heard glass

Well, you know the kitchen cabinet doors have that action where you shut them to within a couple of inches, they shut themselves.

Yes Youll recall I was against tha but its your kitchen

I do recall. Your expression when I decided to go ahead with the installation was priceless.

I suppose kindalike your expression standing there in broken glass

How do you mean?

I expected something of the kind

Expected? That waswhat?three years ago?  It’s been a long tim . .

. . Until it isnt

                Words been out

   What word?

Your clever kitchen cabinets

What do you mean?

Tempting fate

What did I tempt?

Either spooks or gnomesId bet gnomes

What are you talking about?

Paracelsus

Who?

Paracelsus Elementals

                          There is as much difference between the bodies of men an the bodies of Nature spirits  elementals  as there is between matter an spirit

Shoud have opted to shut cabinets like we have been

                                                        But no   They caughtup with ya

You’re nuts.

Your cabinet glass was smashed

                                    Egnomeously

How’s that?

E G N O M E O U S L Y 

                         G N O M E

Defied the Elementals

You really believe that?

Something to chew on Technology isnt elemental

                                                         The clarets surprisingly good

1728,  Monday,  22  7. 24

1138,  Reggaefriday,  26  7. 24

https://sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta25.htm

Mother Nature  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDkiq5jD5Hc