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

  . . . wasnt something you see everydayin fact he hadnt seen it before   but he was in Chicago

hed seen women applying makeup in their rearview mirror it turned sharply left so they could see themselves without leaning he assumeddidnt see that they returned it to its functioning position after they finished their face 

he was grateful he wasnt born a woman not with the expectations societyculture heaps on them 

                                                                                                     had he been born a woman he would have been a real bitch

truth be known he preferred unvarnished women women raw  occasionally a quick toucheyeliner blush  occasionally lipstick 

        he didnt trot after those who were high maintenance 

his patience didnt soar to those heights 

what he saw in traffic waiting at a red light was a man behind the wheel either trimming his moustachehe hoped in the rearview orhe hoped not pulling hairs out of his nose

he looked to be of Arab descent

                                  he was able to watch because he wasnt drivingsat in the backseat inbetween  and did notdid not point it out to anyone in the car 

was too busy thinking

                       Thas not something ya see every day

when traffic beganlurked forward the gentlemenstill his hands at his facewhat-have-you veered left into the lane he was riding in then corrected abruptlyright 

                                      as they passed he glanced and saw the gentlemans eyes shining

                                                                                                        convincing evidence 

then quickly out the rear window he saw him wiping his eyes with the heel of his hand 

SOLD

noonish,  Monday,  19  9. 22

1126,  Thursday,  29  9. 22

When you knock on a door after youve knocked step aside  Do not stand in front of the door

he was teaching an employee how to repossess furniture

his employer rightly  thought that his practises were too  dramatic  for the company  he walked a fine edge between legal and illegal  he assured him that when he let furniture he told each and every customer that if they refused to work with himhad money issues if they were dishonest crossed him hed come for the furniture  that was sufficient to be legal 

         he also told his boss if he took repos away from himhis methods theyd never have a successful repossession again

You teach them what you know.  And we’ll see. 

Why step aside?

Because 

           I told you to 

   Im not keen on because because when I was young whenever my parents had no intention of discussing whaever matter I brought up or questioned them  that was their single word answer  Subject Closed

Well . . I’m curious . .

. . I was too

              Suffice to say  you familiar with no knock warrants cops pull them off

Yeah. They go through a door without warning . .

. . Guns drawn

                 Because theyre fearful but the laws on their side Lotsa people have ended up dead

Standing aside is the oneeighty of a no knock warrant People on the other side of that door want what they have an yare there to take it away 

                             Its not a pretty situation Things can get hot

Don stand in front of the door 

he learned the laws end small claims court did not lose a case he brought

    company did not conduct a successful repo after he was relieved of what he believed was a promise to his customershis responsibility

1338,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  31  8. 22

1014,  Thursday,  29  9. 22

Doors  Break on Through (To the Other Side)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFeUko-lQHg  his repo theme song

   his father is 93 

                    he wants only to Eat Drink and be Merry 

they havent found the right dress yet

 

0404 back-to-back mornings,  Thursday,  29  9. 22

Kinks  Lola  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemG0cvc4oU

he slowly peeled the package she gave him 

                                              her handsanxious fingersentwined    she couldnt take itgasped  It’s a tshirt.

he smilednodded expected that  Thank you sweetheart 

                                                         but did not speedup his unpeeling

You don’t shake your gifts. I like to shake mine for hints.

  No still peeling I don 

                            casually distracted However knowing that bit of information baby Im terriblytempted to gift you a vial of nitroglycerin

Hahaha . . you’re funny.

   he liked teasing her  just enough for a little BANG 

he finally reached the pink cardboard box inside

                                                   maybe the tshirt was a ploy  rather she filled it with sticky raspberry-filled Bismarcks  a faint fruity scent emanated 

she noticed 

             I slightly sprayed perfume.

Aw its fragrant very pleasing like the lipstick kiss marks on the back of her envelopes

I thought you’d like that.

I do

     it smelled like the insides of her wrists elbows at her throat behind her ears behind her knees 

                                                                                                          Really  a tshirt

Yes. she trembled with excitement Open it you’re killing me . I want to know if you like it or not.

he grinned 

            Im sure Ill like it 

You’re stalling open it.

                        just like a kid  nice how surprises could still render her 

Yes

     Im opening it 

  Quit saying so do it.

he pulled the top free undid the paper a green tshirt embroidered Provocateur mimicking her handwriting 

                                                                                                               she genuinely touched him                                        

she smiled It’s what you do.

I love it 

         Though the catll be out of the bag

  There’s that, but I like to think when you wear it there’ll be no excuse from someone not to know and take offence.

You enjoy offending people.  

Not necessarily  if they earn it

Seems it’s earned . as you say . . frequently.

Frequently not always

Would you say very frequently? smiling like a Cheshire Cat dimples to die for

  Id say  Idsay I read a lot about a lot of different subjects

Very frequently?

                  Answer the question.

Apparently

Yes . apparently . . casualties of one being well-read.

Oh I like that  Can I cite youquote you

Sure. That’d be nice I’d be happy if you did . in a sense would complete me.

Complete you  How so

Citing me . . exciting me. 

Oh  I like that too 

                      Thank you baby

You’re welcome, love.

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