. . . this . . and then that.

Really

         I thought we agreedit was understood   no  and then that or and that

Goes without saying

Twice in five minutes

OH, but you get to rattle off three aversions inside a minute.

They were tangential

                        Rolled off my tongue

Keggers, frats, a third, what was the third?

Team player

Yeah. What’s with that? Sports you played were within the confines of being part of a team.

Part of being   ON a team

Distinction without a difference.

I disagree

You played with a team.

I played my partvirtually always outplayed members on the team  Hence the separateness I celebrated  Ive told you high school competitions teams fielded were weak  lost considerably more games than won

                                                                                                         But

Because I shutdown my opponentmy  assignment   the teams failure to win wasnt on my back

I succeeded

But . . . as you like to say . . your team lost.

I won

         Thereby my aversion to teams

And your aversions to keggers and frats?

You must admit they go hand in hand

                                         Frats look for pledges  Team members

I can admit that.

Yah

       Ya joined a frat  Note I didnt say  in college  because tha woud be redundant woud be  understood apodeictic axiomatic

The aversionswhy  they rolled off my tonguetried beer from a kegger it was shit so afterwards always brought my own ansince frats plied people with keggers  they were shit  pledges team members  theyre shit

Youre the only exception Ive been able to tolerate

Tolerate?

               Like you’re a bundle of joy?

Im not

        The difference is   you care

I coud care less

after 2PM,  Sunday,  16  3. 25

1008,  Monday – St Paddy’s Day,  17  3. 25

 

                                                                     Anything

 

 

     Not yet

Mariachi wanna kick in

crossed their arms over their chests

Methinks not

Wheres tha from

Methinks

Yah

Old English me long e thyncth T H Y N C T H me long e means to me plus thyncth which means it seems which fellatesOops  Freudian slip  relates to think

Hell of a slip

                    Thas something

No decentDAMN again  meant recent  recent slips

Hey man twice in two sentences

                                      Cant keep on track

Ive no idea

               Though  honestly   diggin thyncth  an attractive word in lower case don ya think

Seems  to be

It do

Mariachi uncrossed themselves and meandered away

Seems  they werent impressed

It do

It do   Iditarod don make a face Im playintryin to make something out of nothing

Methinks youre failing

Methinks your right

                       I declare my rite to fail

   Right Rite Write

Three rights or rites or writes don make a wrong

Standin the old sayinidiom on its head

Why the fuck not

Im with you

You are me

Mebbe youre me

Keep it up an Ill bring another mirror into the bathroom an well be uncounted iterations of one of us

A crowd

Crowingcrowd

                     Does crowd written down look odd to you

Now thayave mentioned it  yah

Mebbe we better stop this nonsense

                                         But it has been fun   Anything  A thing

1120,  Sunday,  16  3. 25

cynosure

              fat chance

bunch of readers scratching their headtheir balls What’s that?

                                                                  balls

because women are more couthrefuse  refuse to scratch their pussies in publicpubic 

let the baboons have at it

                             knock  themselves   out

gal asked him What’s that?

                               Thank you for askingadmitting  your   ignorance

Cynosure

             A person or thing at the center of attention or admiration

he hasnt admired anyone since Aaron

                                          he was surecynosure she stepped off a cloud fullyformed and dominatedoverwhelmed  annihilated the localenvironment unapologetically she found herself in

   when corporate fired her

she squattedshat on their shiny Mexicancleaned herringbone wood parquet floor

to their horror

                she wiped her ass with a copy of their corporate statement produced on natural linen paper

Cunts ever do that?

                       That felt ever sooo good.

she came downstairs  found him

Hey Aaron

Shaddup. Come with me.

he followed her beelinedback to her remote cubicle

                                                       Sit downundo your pants.

They just fired me. I’m sucking your cock.

Hellyah

          wasnt sexual harassment                    

somebody chose to peek that was on them

   skullfuck wasnt even close

                                  she chokedgaspedspasmed thought momentarily he might have killed her

gasped  she swallowed

                                smiled

Hope this gig works out for you, cowboy.

Where you going

Fuck if I know.

Youll let me know

I don’t think so.

                  But I know where you live.

she left

            he never heard from her

his cynosure

2144,  Saturday – Ides of March,  15  3. 25

Aaron

blonde  buxom

                  having a guys name threw him

she was the second woman hed met who had a guys name  Shawn the other

two different employments  back to back

                                             two women with guys names

made him standup and take notice

he was assigned lead on a project  his cohort  Aaron

his cubicle was at the front of the office

hers was at the very back of the room

                                        asif her sexuality could be minimisedkept to a corner

she smouldered

every time he walked back he could smell herfeel her heat

she flirted with him

it be a cold day in Hell hed rat her sexual harassment

                                                         he didnt mind being harassed

Aaron recently brokeup with her boyfriend

he was ten years older than she

he thought they were an odd couple

                                      she was waay too hot for him

Aaron dropped him

their relationship  maybe   five months top

                                               frankly she said  He couldn’t handle me.

woman had handles

she was frank

he liked frank wheneverwherever it stood

                                              You’re older.

I am

How old?

Older than you

My boyfriend was older.

You said

You’re older.

Yah

And you’re far better lookin’ anin better shape than he.

Never met him

Trust me.

he had no reason not to

   management thought their project would run three weeks

he believed half that time but kept it too himself

                                                  WHY

because day by day he went to her cubicle her neckline went lower and lower and lower

he admired

              standing up 

looking down

she seated

only remark he made

                         Youre kiddin me

shed lookup at him asif naïve  say  purr

                                                      What?

Nothing

into the frontend of their second week

What are you doing?

Honestly

Yes.

Looking down your blouse

                               Admiring you

smiled  I’d like you to see something. printouts covered her worksurface

                                                                             she leaned forward

hehis attention  struuggled  to make out the paperwork she collectedworked

she pointed

he looked

pointed again  lookedup at him

Wha

This.  deftly scooped one breast out of her blouse

                                                                he realised in that moment one breast was hotter than a pair

she held it in her palmcircled her nipple with her indexfinger

                                                               aroused it  dimpled her aureole

Something, huh? 

                  then

turning left to her computerscooted out of her secretarial chair  knelt  tossed her skirt up  no panties

shapely  heartshaped ass

looking over her shoulder at him  Something?  Huh?

                                                        then

off her knees  sat  her skirt still highround her waist

                                                          breast still out

slooowly  spread   her legs

clutched her breast

began to masturbate

                       You ought to come in.   Masturbate with me.

too hot not to

one step in  hidden from the front of the office  opened his pants   was in hand

they gloated

              thensimultaneously

went after the otherBONKed heads  reeled

                                                   What are you doing?    Whawere you going to do    You eat pussy?he never did.    All day all night    a wicked smileall teeth and dimples  Ladies first.    Donmind ifya do

   couldnt say Aaron lacked initiative                                                                              

overnight,  Saturday,  15  2. 25

1252,  Saturday,  15  3. 25

the news irritated himrubbed him raw  tossed wet salt in his wound

                                                                             Where did you learn tha

Anwhy the need to share with me

I thought you should knowI did know that it woul . .

. . Cause me ire

I did.

        But, no matter, I thought you should know.

he grimaced there was some nigglin  truth in tha

                                                       From where

Where would you think?

Don   Please

                  Theres too many social apps social media anya know thas not where I live

Facebook.

Is tha still around

Around?

           Where do you think it went?

I thought it had a new namewas rebranded

Meta?

   Yah thas it

Zuckerberg has named his media conglomerat . .

. . There  Tha   Conglomerate

                                  Why woud I follow anything tha reminds me of something viledisgustin tha I coudnt wait to flush the toilet

A nasty turd

   Goodness.   Why don’t you tell me how you really feel?   snickered

Meta includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp.

I appreciate the education

You’re welcome.

Arya on them

I am.

My kids are on them

                       You  thinks its    Facetime yah  had my daughter disabled it

Yes. You ought to.

No

ZOOM

Yes.

      You ought to.

Nah

You’re a fuckin’ social hermit.

Ascetic   simple austere life  Besides

                                          I havent time for all the things I want to do to share time with Inane

It’s not.

But youd defend it because youre part of ityou  engage in it

If I didn’t I wouldn’t have been able to shar . .

. . Share

          Get off it ya shared because   ya knew it woud anger me   snarled

Not wise to prick or goad me

Like you'd clobber me?

Temptin me

              Yah

Social media

 

Yes.

Its overt strategyI believe  the algorithms are to conflict  an outrage

                                                                          The human animal is pliable

Ill be the irritanttha pebble in your shoe burr under your saddle

Happily

Next time ya think to share with me

   Keep it to yourself

shortly after Tuesday,  25  2. 25

1128,  Saturday – Ides of March,  15  3. 25

   Betty’s

upscale lounge fella couldnt walk in without an invite or unattended

                                                                          hed been invited

over the telephone Meet me there. I’ll leave your name at the door.

Are there eunuchs  Doormen  bouncers

                                          she gasped Eunuchs?

Although, not a shabby idea, evenif in name only.

As long as it isnt mine Aaron

Oh but it is.

Is not Youre cute

                     Castratos woud be mine

Both yours same difference.

Ah by any other name a rose woud smell as sweet

You’re being awfully playful.

You bring it out of me

                        Anwhile Im being awfully do notas you have before introduce me as your escort your gigolo

she giggled water coursing in a brook  I tease. I must. 

                                                     I'm coopting your language . . it’s so colorful so entertaining . awfully hard to resist.

You do I shall parry

                       Courtesan

Goodness. Their heyday, the Renaissance, Enlightenment, correct?

It was Why I dig you

                        Your beauty your brains

I love your words. You’ve unearthed some real gems.

                                                        Gigolo tickles mereminds me of Jell-O.

Frost lime

Frost?

Sometimes when my Maw made it somehow edges were agitatedaerated looked like frost  hoarfrost

   You know it

Frosty whore. Methinks not.

he chuckled

              Maybe not  You woudnt grewup in Miami

I did.

Family ever traipse north

No. If not the Caribbean, we were sailors, Europe.

I don think I knew tha

                        Growing up in Minnesota winter lotsa hoarfrost   Quite magical

Maybe . . someday.

You don do winters

I don’t.

Too bad Youd be a complete knockout wearing goosebumps

Goosebumps? Really?

   Two in particular

                       Ill meet ya

You say the sweetest things.

                                  I'll see ya there. Bye.

after Saturday,  18  1. 25

1421,  reggaefriday – Pi Day,  14  3. 25

walking into the restroom he immediately thought Whas wrong with this picture

                                                                                 couldnt put his finger on it

   however

            he urgently needed to move his bowels

swung the stall door open checked that there was toilet paper only had to screw that pooch once to NEVER make that mistake again talk about the kindness of strangers in a stall beside you

                                                                                          An guys  Well

Skating on thin ice

it was a healthy purge  noisy

                               over itcouple of stalls to his left  he heard another

wiped

stood  turned

faced the music

                     Ohyes he mused aloud quietly A good one

dressed  flushed the toilet

unclasped the door swung it open crossed to the sinks to wash his hand

                                                                                                  Wha is wrong with this picture

he heard the toilet flush over his left shoulder  fumbling

                                                            he lathered his hands  rinsed them

reaching for paper towels he heard the door swing open  sharp footsteps

                                                                                               Sharp  Hmmm

tossing a look in the mirror at them their footsteps stopped

                                                              she looked nearly as confused as him

Whas wrong with this picture

                           there were no urinals

G’afternoon

she stood speechless

Appears in my discomfort I went right rather than left

                                                          tossing the paper towels away  Have a fine day

I hope youre feeling as rejuvenated as me

                                              It sounded like it

   day one jury duty selection new County Courthouse

after Saturday,  18  1. 25

1211,  reggaefriday – Pi Day,  14  3. 25

absently  Say kiddo    Woudya listen to this

she closed the book she was reading on her finger set it in her lapher legs were across his   tipping her glasses down her nose she looked over at him

often weekend afternoons theyd build a fire pour a drink sit on the couch and read together

You got something?

I think I do

Think?   You rarely ever . . think . you know.

Sppose I do

               Its a beaut

Tell me who it reminds you of

What’s the book? 

                    the coffee table before them was stacked with her books his books  they read like others watched television changed channels

The Metaphysical Club

Ah, you were awfully excited to get your hands on it.

Yah

       I cant believe it was immediately available from the library

An older book?

Lemme look

                                  Published Twothousandone

Not that old.

No

    Excuse me for interrupting you

My story’s transitioning, good timing. she took her whiskey from the coffee table sipped

                                                                                                                   Ohmy  This is so good. Redbreast? 

Yes I broke out the fifteenyear

Really? What’s the occasion?

You

she smiled Gawddamn those dimples

                                     You tryin’ to get in my pants?

Always

             Forever

   Day’s young but enough about your cock. Let’s hear whaya got.

sipped his whiskey cleared his throat

                                             A quote regarding Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior

Holmes. Turn of the Twentieth Century?

Youre good . .

. . Of course I am.

He was named to the Court in Nineteenohtwo

This ought to be a kick.

Here we go

              He was not afraid, in conversation, to flirt with taboos, but it was the flirtation he cared about, not the suggestion that there was anything wrong with propriety.

 

   Well

Well . . . shit.

                 I’m in lovesleeping with Holmes reincarnated.

he tipped his head towards her

Excuse me.

              Reincarcerated.

Ats my grrl

1023,  Sunday,  9  3. 25

1110,  reggaefriday – Pi Day,  14  3. 25