theres nothing a cold beer a raw egg in it and a shot couldnt repair

he sat at the end of a long bar

it was a bar

there was sawdust on the floor

you didnt go there to meet women

filled with working men

hardworking men

wanting three fingers

a cold beer

you didnt go there to talk

hell  the bartender grunted

it was filled with cavemen

if you had something to say you kept it to yourself and took a drink instead

the guy next to you didnt want to hear your problems or troubles

he had his own

you worked it out yourself

you got gregarious too rambunctious 

someone was there to shut your mouth

and if not the Joe seated beside you or at the bar

the barkeep kept a bat or cop nightstick

theyd shut you up 

bounce you

theyd let the neighborhood know you werent welcome there no more

not welcome there you were blacklisted

nobody wanted to hear it

Keep yer shit to yerself

they served hard drinks for hard men

think of it as a confessional

where priests didnt dare enter

go cry on Fathers shoulder if you must

not there

think of it as a library

every stool filled with a book

keeping their stories to themselves

cinched tight between their bindings

1337,  Thursday, 4  5. 17
1356 days remaining or less

the House votes to gut Obamacare(the ACA) (and they celebrated!)

you gotta hand it to Drumpf  he encouraged the House to off 22 to 24 million Americans(for tax breaks)

Man oh man

           Hitler offed an estimated 6 million Jews(with a little help from his friends)

0049,  Friday,  5  5. 17

under the vapour of Thelonious Monk it was a hallmark daya realisation  there was nothing else to call it

at the very least theres an uptick in anything hallmarked(he wasnt referring to the company that names days for its benefit: to-day was Lei Day May Day Law Day Loyalty Day Global Love Day – they have a card for every occasion)

every day  is an opportunity

                              when he sat(it was too weighty for his legs) he wasnt thinking of Hallmark

it didnt occur or prevail in his thinking to call to-day a hallmark day  it simply exerted itselfrevealed its prowess

declared itself hallmark  without condition or manipulation for gain

its stunning prowess was the realisation of every day that passed in his life now was  diminishing his opportunities

he laughed darkly 

              he was nearer his expiration date his Sell By:  than his Born-On date:

his marketHAH  share  was diminishing

Jaysus  Thats depressing she said

Mayhaps  Though I prefer to see it as a realisationIt must be something akin to a midlife crisisan Im still waiting  on   mine

I think youdve had it by now if you were

Ouch  Because Im pass midlife   According to actuaries  their valuations solvency and decay

Thats grim

Thats business

Whered you come up with that

Dont know  I read  I guess thats how actuaries sound when they talk

Dont talk like an actuary  Please

Well  you dont like my accents

Yacant keep to one accent You start out Irish and finish a Yid

Yah   I dont know what that is

Its like your singing  a few words a few syllables sound good  then you spin off the road

I like offroad

You do  but you ought to keep it to yourself

Arent you supposed to be encouraging me if you think Im sounding depressed

he smiled

Babe  I know better   Youd stop me coldStomp on my compassion  Youd tell me everyone is responsible for their own happiness

Ohyou know me so well

I do

Yes you do

           It was a realisationthats all  You think other people realise that earlier than me  Assign themselves  Old  Im an old manIm an old woman

I dont know 

Yah  Me neither

I dont think youll ever be old though  Its not in you

No  Its not

         Still its an innarestin realisation

she shook her head  Yes  A realisation

Thanks for not being droll Buckwheat

I love when you call me Buckwheat

I love you

1933,  Saturday,  29 4. 17

1303,  Thursday,  4  5. 17

1357 days remaining or less

Thelonious Monk  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-aDFlMIglg