DROUGHT

            tangentially

a drought in the sense of peoples physicality lack of fitness which he witnessed in airports a once-a-year endeavor  rolling their baggageLUGgage as they sipped coffee or cold drinks munch paperwrapped foodstuff wheelslocked tucked underfoot in transient appeals of bay restaurants “The TSA would like to remind youbadger you that any unattended baggage is prohibited in the terminal area. Any unattended baggage will be removed by the airport police.”

drought

   slovenliness

although inclinedmanipulated September11inherited  as TSA (Transportation Security Administration) adjunctsyes herd airtravelers line them up have them dressdown scour their bags and bodies with ionizing radiation Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) forhe loved it benign undivested itemsanwhynot (BUIs)

                                                                          ticketed passengers slough through airports which compared to when he was younger now seem no more than shabby bus depots regaled to inner cities remote compounds located on the outskirts of urbanity

 

if airports ran like German trains he wouldnt have realised how deep a drought America was in

1420ish,  Sunday,  24  9. 23

0912,  Thursday,  28  9. 23

https://www.rd.com/article/what-do-airport-body-scanners-see/

Republican presidential debate this evening on FOX  again 

                                                                    former dodged it

much like he dodged military service for Vietnam

so much for presidential timber

   cowering

2117,  day-between-2-Ts,  27  9. 23

Fuck you ya really whining about white boys . .

. . I didn’t say whit . .

. . Ya don have to I will because prior you havent whined about black or coloured boys being disadvantaged So now yare whininbout white boys who cant keepup with women of all colours an therefore we need to assist them Fuck them fuck you  Disadvantaged my ass  

For millennia women were denied educationdenied participation in society an politics by men In kind with tha wha the Supreme Court pulled on Blacks in 2013 gutting preclearance because Chief Justice John Roberts wrote nearly fifty years fifty years  things have changed dramatically voter turnout and registration approachfucking approach  parity minority candidates hold offices at unprecedented levels THOSE CONCLUSIONS ARE NOT OURS ALONE He doesnt say who elses An the reason Black voting rights existed was BECAUSE preclearance existed to defend their rights

They determined fifty years was plenty

                                          Id retort 1619  Fourhunred years would be appropriate  Therefore 2013 plus threehunredfifty years  2363  now the fuckin Supreme Court can prattlehave something to say

An regarding your whining about disadvantaged white boys Lets visit tha in millennia They cant keep up with their female counterparts fuck em       

1732,  day-between-2-Ts,  27  9. 23

https://www.rockthevote.org/explainers/shelby-v-holder/

Chief Justice John Roberts  https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/570/529/

hadnt had this debate before

   eventually he conceded higher or by degrees was  different

though different buddys opinion is gentler  less combative

                                                             however

he was combative assertive prone to confrontation  aggressive

                                                                  they were comparingvaluing  evaluating  womens attractiveness  physicality he had to inject intellect and their opines drastically differed to use his word

he ardently maintained his standards were substantially higher  holdingup his lefthand palm parallel to the ground eyelevel  This is me  holdingup his right likewise collarbone level  This is you

at playin particular was breast size

                                      buddys audacious opinion was that women have developed larger breasts over time for his for mens pleasureNO

he didnt even care if a womens breasts were augmentedNO

                                                               when buddy issued thatwhen it bound out of his mouth he punctured the airDealbreaker  he also reminded him that a singular thingone thing  made a dealbreaker   not an accumulation

So  lemme say this about your different standard Youre attracted to the vintage silvermetal womans silhouette on truck mudflaps

I am.

Vacuous 

             Rest my case

1411,  Sunday,  24  9. 23

1243,  day-between-2-Ts,  27  9. 23

Tha was   reallyodd he muttereddusting scales lengths of rustcoloured papery onionskin out of his hair with his fingers

Comeuppance said a mariachi

Ohno possibly miraculous

   NO Not when considering your wastebeing someone who prides himself Waste not want not Youve been a wastrel

Take tha

Tha Whadahell

Yah 

       Whadahell  Nowya got a mess to cleanup

on the kitchen floor crackscrevasses the counters range the hood on his shoulders in his clothing down his back papery onionskin

           at first out of the corner of his eyelike a snowflake he saw something fall

it hit the floor

he stepped over to itstooped

piece of onionskin

                   Whadahells this  Tunic he read thaswha its called not a week ago

he touched his finger to his tongue daubedup the skin inspected it it was onionskin

                                                                                         Huuh  

he went over to the trash opened it flicked the skin off his finger with his thumb into the waste closed it

the shallow pot on the stove where he was reheating coffee began making noise a ssshh steam beginning to rise

crossing back to it he turned off the electric burner pickedup a ceramic cup decorated with pawprints and opposite two blackcats blueeyes silhouetted against the overall wrap of a skyblue field 

                                                                               a piece of rust onionskin shuttledfell into it

he looked up at the textured offwhite ceiling

it darkened like an oncoming Midwest storm

an intense flurry of onionskin occurred

then as quick as it began the room began to brighten rusthaloes round the light fixtures brightening as the onionskins thinned thinned  then ceaseddesisted

everywhere in the kitchen

shambles

   mariachi Got your work cut out for you this morning even before you had your coffee

Please  nearly begging

You may not have known theyre an excellent source of vitamins antioxidants flavonoids  particularly quercetin which is a potent antioxidant anti-inflammatory which particularly for you anti-inflammatories are beneficial

   Yes

Yes

I did not know

Now ya do

            So when you get this mess cleanedup bag em Do not throw them away  Ill also note you washed the floor yesterday 

            A little dirt wont hurt

smartass mariachi

0843,  day-between-2-Ts,  27  9. 23

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he was on the AI bandwagon again

                                     took everything in himeverytime not to throw a brick at himknock him off it

but to be fair he was frankhonest regarding his perception assessment 

it fortified his ardent belief systemhis working premise

                                                           he didnt want to work that hard 

anif one hasnt had to work hard  AIs God

It’ll make everything easier and easier for people. We just need to follow the solutions it gives us

NO  Directions directives  Not easiercertainly not easier for the people who will lose their jobswill be displaced by AI

Thasaid you know Im a luddite I can an do appreciate it as a toolappreciate its functionhow it can assist me when I research on-line  But thas the extent of it

As  You  Know

Ive minimised my dependency on electricity antha said When electricity collapses  Where does AI go  Where do we go since our younger generationsour infrastructure have been weaned at its tit  Easier and easier means dumber and dumber and dumber and dumber

I don think thas an good course 

                                  Things ought to remain difficult ought to test our mettle

Howbout advancement for disabled people? 

                                              Are you against that?

No Though are you for disabling all people

                                              No Ifya woud we got in under the wire we enjoyed childhoods we would not trade for the world  How woud you like to be born right now

                                                                Exciting times he almost Freudianslipped  exiting  Im being facetious Its underappreciated High on the unappreciated list  there with irony sarcasm an absurdity

Not for me  You

 

   You

he didnt think so would punch a hole in his AI

1415,  Reggaefriday,  22  9. 23

1301,  2sday,  26  9. 23

he wandered into her backyarddescending porch steps towards a picnic table on a separate patio that he helped her move because she asked

                            he had her ask again nicely and then again more nicer because he did not want to move itbecause  he was being a prick

she wanted it angled

it fucked with his chi

he said so

Well I live here you don’t.

Yawanna to contend with bad chi interrupted flow   breathe

I think I’ll like how it looks. she evaded his question asif that erased it he was used to that Which is why I’m asking your help.

        If I don’t like it we can move it back.

No were not he thought

                         Well  Youll have to live with it not me

What are you saying?

Youre quick

                Wha am I saying

I think . .

. . You know

   I think you’re saying you won’t be visiting me often.

Cela va sans dire 

It goes without saying.

   Yes Correct

walkingup on the table drink in hand he was pleased he didnt make a polite pour of her 15 year old Redbreast  the crystal tumbler held at least four fortifying ounces  he felt its sensuous innate heatpromise through the glass

she walked up behind himplaced her hand on his back

Still fucks with my chi

I like it.

he took a sip

she sipped Scotch

Something else

Really?

           Really something else?

Yah your new birdfeeder it hung just off to their right You texted me a picture when you hung it

I recall.

In the pic it looked larger than it is  I suppose now thawas for lack of scale

I’d agree, yes, I recall not wanting toshall I say . . risk . including the picnic table in it.

Despite me being able to recognise where you hung it.

I don’t think . . despite.

                           So what else?how’s your Irish? 

Ample thank you  Yare generous

I didn’t pour it. 

No

     But you had it in your cabinet

she nodded graciously

it had been uncracked

Thank you very much

You’re welcome.

   Not so fast doll

                       I may not be

How’s that?

The birdfeeder

she gazed at it  You like it?

I do

Then what?

Ill return to scale so not to leave you in a lurc . .

. . Which you do incessantly.

Gotta keepup

Oh . . not that you’re unlike stoodup aligned dominoes falling over each other.

Aw thank you thawas very nice

And accurate.

An accurate When I go I go

You do.

         So please, what of scale?

   Yes

           Now I understand dick pics

Really?

he laughed

              Really

and took a pleasedpull of the Redbreast

1400,  Reggaefriday,  22  9. 23

1112,  2sday,  26  9. 23

GAZE

he walked into Black Briar to celebrate Halloweenhave a couple of drinks enjoy the crowd costumes  head home

he went to the rear where there was a rustic outdoor patio usually there were tables to be had it was away from the long affable bar awayremoved from what promised to be intriguingif not titillating entrancesNOPE

                                                                                                        not a table Briars was doing a bangup business he spied an empty stool at a crowded table across from a woman he had seen there on occasion she was sitting beside her girlfriend they were dressedhed guess as Bonnie and Clyde she was bonnie and builtwhich wasnt to detract from her girlfriends  bonnie in her own right

he asked them if the seat was occupied

                                          If it was I’d say it wasn’t. she winked  It’s not.

May I

May you what?

Be seated enjoy your company he winkedshe laughed

                                                          he said to Clyde Tough on your suspenders

You’re telling me.

                   Gives me somewhat a slight appreciation, distaste to be honest, of women who bind themselves.

Is that a thing

Not so frequent, though we have friends who have acquaintances who do.

                                                                              perhaps to emphasise she tugged at the suspenderstugged them apartplacing them to either sideher cleavage plumpedDAMN. she yanked them to bisect her breasts again but one slipped in betweenDAMMIT. she elbowed Bonnie Between these suspenders, the sleeve garters, this outfit’s driving me nuts.

You lost the toss, Bonnie and Clyde was your idea.

Yeah, well wait till next year, no he no she, just shes.

Just shes are fine with me.

Clyde sneered her moustache angled

May I buy you outlaws a drink

Please. said Clyde

   Bonnie was slower on the uptake smiledcuriously  lasciviously    Are you entertaining intentions?

he laughed

             Unintended  If this seat were taken we woudnt have this conversation  Works been a bitch I didnt realise it was Halloween until Id already left home was too far gone  Hence . .

. . You look like a teacher, a professor.

I get that a lot

               he pulledloosened his tie unbuttoned top two buttons Tha better

smiling her sneer gone Clyde asked  Are you an undercover Gman? she winked

                                                                                      You’ll never take us alive. 

Maybe we coud discuss the terms of your surrender over a drink   Another Whayare havin

they chorused Please.

If you woudplease  Ive got my back to the bar  Womenit is my experience are acknowledgedserved quicker than men  Coud you hail a barmaid

                            As Ive seen lusty wenches all 

It’ll be a good tip night.

Bonnie heldup her hand Sammy’s serving us, she’s a friend.

Sam I know . .

. . She’s the lustiest wench here.

Ohyah  No doubt

You a regular? Clyde asked  I haven’t seen you before.

Call me a patron On occasion

I’ve seen you before. said Bonnie

Ive seen you You he said to Clyde I havent

No, unlikely, I work out of town. Cherise and I practise a long-distance relationship. We’re not staid, not monogamous, though we’re an item, right doll? she kissed her warmly

Yes, an item to be sure.

Im Joe

Cherise. This is Maddie.

he reached across the table shook their hands Maddies suspenders slipped between her breasts

                                                                                                      Goddammit.

Its becoming . .

. . It’s become a pain in the ass. But thank you.

Yare welcome

               Ive not met either a Cherise or a Maddy before                                

Your lucky day, Gman. said Bonnie erCherise And any women named such after meeting us won’t hold a candle to us I guarantee.

             she leaned forward now her breasts became the objects of attention 

he didnt glimpse

                   Arya crazy Take a gander

Hushit

I am  You crazy

Yare goin off hafcocked   Strategy

AwHell  Suppose yare the boss

I am

       Sammy see you

She did. She’s working her way over.

Cherise leaned forward a bit morerevealed more

Shes . . .

You look

I am shes killing me

                       Feasting my eyes

Feasting I like it

   NO Youd love it

Cherise. 

he turned on his hip towards Sammy

Joe.

Hey Sammy I understand youll likely have Bonnie and Clydes order Them again please  Ill have a celebratory Rusty Nail

What are you supposed to be?  she asked 

Either an overworked teacher or harried Gman

Sammy laughed Awright.  My choice, a teacher.

Yare kind

   I’m not.

               something hung in her silence   Wish I had a teacher like you.

Loaded. sang Maddy

Sammy smiledblushed  

                          I’ll be back. Three traditional ice cubes, Joe?

Please Sammy

Aim to please Joe.

                      she turned and left                       

She got a little thing for you, Joe? asked Maddy

Shes engaged

She’s been engaged better than twoalmost three years. said Cherise  Shit or get off the pot.

Careful Might sound like you got a hard-on for men

Shiftless men damnright, but for that matter shiftless women too. Lack direction, lack rudder propulsion.  Yeah.

They oughta take wha they want

We all ought to take what we want.

                                      she indicated with her thumb over her shoulder at Maddy  This one. At a mutual friend’s party not a half an hour after we were introduced she had me in the pantry.   Jesus.

She seduced me.

I didn’t. 

          We needed more china place setting, you’re taller than me, you could reach them without the stepladder.

   I heard a story that you removed the stepladder. 

Don’t be crass.

I . . believe . . . you grabbed my ass when I went up on my tiptoes.

Maddy laughed I was stabilising you.

Cherise rolled her eyes Then she stabilised my breasts.

                                                            Was a hot time on the old town tonight.  China wasn’t needed.

Nope.

Theyre hot  Think we can wrangle something to get between them

Woudya shaddup

I still cant believe you havent taken a gander at Bonniessorry Cherises tits

Whacha thinking, Joe? asked Maddy

he eyed her eyed Cherise

                             Quite the pair

Would you be more specific?

Yes. said Cherise  More specific.

                                     There are three pairs are across from you.

Theres a chance man

SHUT UP

Theyre loading the chamber

And you’ve yet to give us a glance.

I don glance

   You don’t glance?  asked Maddy

Yawant cursory estimations

Oh. 

I’ll second that.

Thank you grrls

Here we go. Sammy 

                      Did you want to start a tab, Joe?

No Sammy  Well settle

   Really?  Quick work?

Stop

What time are you off, Sammy? asked Cherise

I’m early shift. Off at Ten.

Maddy asked Would you like to party?

With you three?

If it’s cool with your fiancé.

I don’t have to ask permission from my fiancé.

Then you’re free? asked Cherise

Oh shit

Shaddup

The three of you?

Just the three of us. And you.

That would be fun.

It woud be a riot 

Jesus man

Wha Not a riot These women  Yakiddin me

                                                Evenif nothing comes of it or one or two or three  Nice way to spend Halloween  In their company

Ten then. Seeya then if not sooner for another drink.

Then Ten. Maddy and Cherise chorused

                                            he wondered if they did that a lot

Shit

Now you. Cherise

Me

You.  Maddie

Wha  

together You don’t glance?

they did do it a lot

                   I don

Crazy. said Cherise

Not reallyI prefer to admire

                                So I gaze

GAZE? together

Yah

Could get you slapped.

Either of you thinking of slapping me

they took up their drinks and sipped together

Yare thinking

Actually said Maddy  I’m thinking why three ice cubes? Three ice cubes in your . . . what?

Rusty Nail Drambuie Scotch

                              Why woud I dilute either Only slightly  If I had my druthers Id have it shaken but I cant say ever where my druthers are at the time nor am I James Bond

Ah. not together

Gaze

they looked at each other

My nipples are getting hard. said Cherise 

Mine too.

Gazing is . . exceptionally intimate.

Yes 

     Admiration too 

                      Have either of you attended an art museum and glanced  glanced at the paintings  Oils  Watercolours   Sculptures

                             Id say no

Glancing is horseshit                          

   Is if I may demeaning

Wed relish you 

Look at you

              

To gaze is to relish

Hey thas my line

Yare me  Mine

Theres tha

There is

he held his glass up in toast

                               To treat or treat

they smiled warmly consciously

                                    Treat or treat. together

they sipped their drinks

he went between their eyes to bring them into the moment

                                                             then

one at a time 

he gazed

Cherise

         he gazed at her nose a good nose west Indian broad a beautymark on her left cheek full lips she parted themher tongue eversobriefly darted leaving a sheen of saliva where it touched a good chin jawline her throatanother beautymark long neck elegant curved collarbones strong shoulders freckles on her chest constellations

he reached towards her  with his wristhis hand bent back he gently pushed against her right breast  she sighed

he gazed

          he pushed bit harder the cloth collapsed top of her aureole  eclipse   crescent

he sighed

gazed

   withdrawing his hand he slowly lifted his eyes to hers

gazed

looked like she was coming undone

her nipples harder

   he turned his attention to Maddy

Cherise uttered God. That was hot.

                                      she took a deep sip of her drink                

he took Maddy parcel by parcel

she was more feminine than Cherise finer features marbled redhair wave mosslichenspeckled greeneyes more freckles

         she seemingly absent remotecontrol  pulled her suspenders to either side of her breasts released them let them snap

he ran the back of his index finger against their swell barely grazed a nipple through her shirt

leaning back he returned his gaze to her eyes

she whispered words they sounded like another language

   

   Let the games begin

Patience

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1505,  Monday,  25  9. 23