Humble

she leaned in  Yes.   What of it?

Lackin

 

    Are you assessing yourselfbecause you are certainly not, or are you tossing it out, bandying it, consumption, fodder?   Chum?

                                 You do that more often than you think.

Offering  so it can be thought of

                                     I havent considered tha in a while

Maybe Im hopeful of a domino effect

    Considering . . considering it?

                                      Or maybe.

It’s me who thinks you do because we spend a lot of time together and you far less than me with others.

You are my human

                      My touchstone

I don trust anyonebut  I have an inkling of trust in you

    An inkling?

                      he wondered if he hurt her or not

An inkling

            Which provides more opportunity for growth  rather than wither

Withered

Nothing

Im  being   honest

 

   There . are . humble people.

However the window you gaze through is small.

                                                               she wondered if she hurt him or not

Ja

she laughed roundly

he saw her sparkle

                     she remembered him telling her I dig how it sounds.

Dig its agreeable laziness, yet poignantdirect.

Ja.

   it felt good in her mouth

almost as good as his tongue

afternoon,  Saturday,  14  6. 25

2127,  Tuesday,  24  6. 25

he walked her out to the car

                             chuckled  This is so very highschoolish  feel like I oughta follow you homekiss you on your doorstep

You could kis . . .

                   took the words out of her mouth   languidly

    Ohmy.  Tha was nice.

It was  Ive been thinkinbout it since you started whispering  tickled my ears

You sounded stern, attracting attention.

I was enjoying the attention we were sharing

                                                We hit it off gangbusters

Gangbusters?

Energetic  Successfully

                         Ja

Ja?  Yes German?

Ja

    I dig how it sounds

Dig its agreeable laziness yet poignantdirect

Ja.

Feels good in the mouth

Ja.

        Almost as good as your tongue in my mouth.

Getting dangerous

I like dangerous.

                      I really like you.  You’ll call. 

Ill call

    he took the keys from her unlocked her door opened it for her

                                                                    Can we imagine were at your doorstep now Hallie

she smiled  crazedkiller dimples

                                      Please.

 

she made him feel very highschoolish

afternoon,  Saturday,  14  6. 25

1914,  Tuesday,  24  6. 25

Dear 34count felon

No Nobel for you

your Kim Jong Un love letters

will have to be your consolation prizes

1818,  Tuesday,  24  6. 25

Peace Prize beginning at 5:25 minute-mark:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpVIu1LdYhE

Awright Buddy youre the perfect guy to play this game with

the party had concluded

the women escaped safely

there was chagrin

not particularly for him more Buddy

                                        Buddy thought the shindig would have landed one

I mean one.

             I thought one for sure.

You?

I got a number

You got a number? When did that happen?

You were chattinup Bets I thought you woud have known better

She was sending mixed messages.

She wasnt sending any

                           Thas why youre perfect for this game

Lets have one more drink sit by the fire ring

Would you rather have a toke?

Nah too late

               Threefingers will suit me I have to drive home

You could crash here choice of bedrooms.

I like my bed

                A drink

Not for me.

            I’ll fireup a bowl.

You do tha an Ill be right back

 

when he returned he could smell reefer perfume in the air                                                            

Buddy firedup the ring

                          he liked the way the flames paintedweaved firelight on the redwood saplings retiring roses flourishing wisteria limegreen leaves lengthy vines  the cabana windows reflected the undulating hues oranges orchres splitsecond vantablack absences

                                                                       I took advantage of the fifteenyear old

Buddy balkedlooked baffledconfused

                                        what fifteenyear old

laughed The Redbreast

Christ.

Wha were you thinkin

That was disturbing.

                       An excellent choice though.

Thanks for having it sharing it

You’re welcome.

    The game

Ah. Yes.  The game.

                      I won’t have to think too hard?

Hey 

       I know you don wanna work tha hard  No

An youre liberated

So what is it?

Awright

             Youre submitting a resume for a job

Provide the top three abilities you possessmore if you wish  thawoud shame any other applicantblow them out of the water

Your very pleasedthus very familiar with your resume  Can practically apply your bulletpoints Agile  Able to move laterally ifya must

I appreciate that, thank you.

                                I can. I follow your thinking.

Fantastic

What’s the job I’m pursuing?

Blithely pursuing  Hard as nails negotiating

On and on.  One in the same babe.

I thought youd think tha way

Tell me, what is it?

                    Then I’ll tell you.

I cant wait

                 Youre submitting a resume to become a eunuch

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she leaned in closewhispered Your friend. 

Which one

There. Pouring. Refreshing Bets white wine.

Bets was inappropriately named all bets were off    he wasnt being clever she was an excellent poker player   difficult to couldnt read her for shit

                                                  Why are you whispering

When I get excited I tend to raise my voice. Somehow I’m oblivious to itstrange huh?

Howbout I worry about tha Ill tip you off Lower your voice I dislike whisperingtends to attract attention

Oh. Okay.

            Better?

Take it down a notch

Better?

Better

    Your frien . .

. . Buddy

Buddy.   Is his name really Buddy?

Not his given but when he meets people he tellsem his names Buddy anwhen someone introduces themselves thaswha ya callem

    Do you know his real name?

I do

Would you tell me?

No

     He told his name  Hes putting on this spread

A generous guy

He is.

          Care to know what I think of him?

Ifya care to say

I do.  He’s humble.

Hes a nice guy

                    I woudnt say humble

No?  Why?

Ive known him years

                        If I had to call him humble Id have to say  a humble Hugh Hefner

Works for some guys

Gets in womens pants

her expression was choice

                            You think he’s tryin’ to get into mine?

Im tryin to get into yours

a jubilantradiant smile broke on her face

                                                KahRist  Insane dimples

afternoon,  Saturday,  14  6. 25

1057,  Tuesday,  24  6. 25

Lady Gaga  Poker Face  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESGLojNYSo

Accountant dumped stuff in his lap he hadnt expected or knew so he reached out to his doctor and she confirmed the reality of Acquired Savant Syndromeblew his mind

                                                                     which was troublesome  ASS   maybe

SSS  Sudden  Savant Syndrome

wondered if those it had occurred to remembered their lives before he didnt know   wasnt eager to dig too deep

he had thought it was remarkable cinema fiction

                                                      but the best fiction is based on nonfiction

nonfiction

            itd be daring to say reality as ASS SSSs assesssed reality was suddenly stood on its head moved frame to frame to celluloidframe flickering on a wall a screen a windowshade

                                                                                    film viewed from within reversed to those viewing from without

dont leave the projector and 8mm stag films at home at night with unattended boys unintended happens  coming home one finds their neighbours sitting on their front lawn in lawn chairs having popcorn chips white wine sodas and beer

                            theyve been outed     worse

the 8mms were home movies

    he read what he wrote  pushed back from the typewriter

                                                                 Well he said tha certainly went off the rails

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0909,  Tuesday,  24  6. 25

Ready  Versus volleys

    Are you kiddin’ me?

                         Aren’t youhaven’t they exhausted you?

No

    Im tickledpink they continue to occur

Tickled?

Youre not

            You were in the pool the other day

That wasn’t tickled.

    Yah Be inappropriate to refer to tha as tickled We ought to do tha again as soon as possible

Possiblyprobably much sooner ifya would quit with versus.

I cant help myself

                        Ive only two

Will you stop for today after them?

    After

And then after we finish our coffee . . . . what?

Lets make it up as we go along 

                                  I have ideas

How is that possible?

When I wake in the morning I don wake you  I ruminate I think   What does humble pie taste like I wonder why anyone woud watch Peacocks Love Island

Versus bides it time

Then lo an behold hold me low  Voila

But only two?

If more occur Ill writeem downspare you the rest of the day Theyre patient   Theyll stay freshkeep  till tomorra

Ohjoy.

You said it beautiful

Top off your coffee, reheat it?

No thank you Im good

Then a sec while I nuke mine.

ducked an covered

                      Im asking Santa Claus this Christmas for a lead apron

You’re cute.

surprised him also warmed a couple slices of cinnamon pecan coffee cake  drizzled icing

Now I’m, we’re, ready.

Versus

             Hopeful versus naïve

Oh my.

Second

         Negotiate coerce coercion negotiation

she withheld a gulp

                    These came this morning while I slept?

Ja

    Do me a favor?

Anything

Wake me up.

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https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/02/dental-x-ray-radiation-safety-lead-aprons-not-necessary/  “Lead aprons and other lead shields provide ‘no additional benefit to the patient except for some psychological comfort,’ said Mahadevappa Mahesh, a professor of radiology and cardiology at Johns Hopkins University and the chair of the American College of Radiology Commission on Medical Physics. It’s still recommended that doctors and technicians wear lead garments if they’re working in rooms where X-rays are delivered.”

regime change

 

not a bad idea

preferred it to calling coercion a negotiation

 

    Yes  he agreed with himself

If I may?

May full steam ahead

    I have a creeping suspicion that majority of those thinking regime change aren’t sharing your idea of what regime, regimes.

Maybe tell your suspicion to get up on its hindlegs

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she said I don’t know you.

No  You don know me well but you know me

    she was bobbing around the pool on floaties

Your point?

they had just come off a conversation of lies by omission

                                                            the host had sons he admitted he never questioned as teenagers

Which  is unfortunate

How so? he asked

Why

Why what?

Why didnt you challenge your sons

                                     I pressed my daughters because being sharp cookies I knew they were going to cherrypick an see if Id let tha shit flyNo

You didn’t trust your girls?

Trust had nothing to do with it   I asked They withheld   An I knew they were

                                                                                      Lying creates mistrust

    As a teenager you didn’t lie to your parents?

Arya kiddin me  I gaveem both barrelsNicholson  A Few Good Men  Remember

                                                                             You cant handle the truth

I made my parents choke on wha I did

I woudnt have done wha I did without considering the ramificationsconsequences I played tha shit out long before I acted

                Whenya getup Five every morning to delivery newspapers  I either readem or I was playing out machinations

I only grew more fascinated

Had I lied Id be lying to myselfYou Obviously

                                                    Played your cards differently

Ive no regrets

                An my girls  as much as I disturbed them they werent leaving my house with regrets

Yashoud have questioned your sons

Women are questioned

                           Boys arent

Thas why men are shit

 

 

No  Ya don know me

                        But Ive a strategy

What’s that? she asked

When I meet people strangers

                                 I offend them

Offended  They try an offend me

                                      Lotsa luck with tha

Thick    Fuckin    Skin

My strategy

Offending each other  well get to wha we agree on sooner

Its served me well for years

 

I don’t know what to say.

We agree

    Strangely.  I think we do.

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A Few Good Men  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnO3igOkOk 

I don’t think I like how these trunks feel.

They feel  I gotta get me a pair

    he didnt get it

                    was a little stoned

he didnt elaborate nothing worse than havin to explain a joke

                                                                 Well man if they aint crawlinup your ass youre fine Not really much of a swimmin swimming pool  particularly with other bodies in it

the fellas wife their host his girlfriend

You’re not going in?

Im not too much traffic

he stoodhobbled a bit unsteady

                                       getting it together   pulled up on the waistband 

How they feel now

They’ll do. I don’t think I’ll swim out of them.

Nofor Godssake don do tha

                                Though as I said Not really a swimmin pool

I’m going in.

Need help on the steps

No. I can manage.

    he did

sat down on the edge turned on his hip found the step with his feet scooted forward  steadied himself with his hands found the second step

                                    It’s a good thing the water’s warm, if it were cold I wouldn’t get in. 

withheld  You coud jump in

                        no he couldnt

    finally he found the bottom shallow end

Good

Feels good. You’re really not coming in?

Im not coming in

their host breaststroked over unsteadied him with his wake

                                                                he looked uncomfortable stilted watching him he thought unintended consequences

that had been the conversation with the others before he came down to the pool in his illfitting trunks

Tell ya wha

              a mariachi

Wha

You ever move around like tha

                                   Well put you down

Down

No exit strategy required

Then youll be homeless

Better than livin in a wreck

So you wont be comin with me

When you came in you were unattendedunattached

I don know tha

                 Wha I can recallremember  seems there always somebody   A few

More than a few now

Oh much more

Only because of the compartments coils gyri sulci  gyrification

                                                                   Gentrification  Not allowed   Zoning

Tha was nice  Well done

I have my moments Quoting you 

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1229,  Sunday,  22  6. 25

Where’s Jeff?

He’s somewhere. his wife said

                                       He often disappears.

You don’t want to check on him?

I’m sure he’s fine.

Maybe I should call him, I could call him.

He’s fine. You do he’ll only think I put you up to it, think I’m checking up on him, being a mother hen.

he interrupted them the girls were in the pool

                                                 He mentioned he was going to check on the dog something else he had to do didnt say

There. See. Perfect explanation.

                                   the girls laughed

talking to Jeffs wife

                      Well kiddo ya know what yaoughta do

Ought to do? Regarding Jeff?

Ever go to karaoke

Heavens no.

He plays guitar can carry a tune I understand you used to sing

I did when I was younger. I’m out of practice.

Practise

          Then take him out on a date for karaoke

Why would I do that?

Hes a psychologist ought to be able to pick up on it

                                                        Work him subliminally

    Subliminally.

                     How do you mean?

Off the top of my head two songs you coud sing

Two.

Ja  Ya got Sammy Davis Jr I Gotta Be Me she chortled Mamas and The Papas  Go Where You Wanna Go

Oh my God, you’re funny, you crack me up.

Takeem Itd be a hoot

I really ought to.

You really ought to.

Ja  Really

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1131,  Sunday,  22  6. 25

Sammy Davis, Jr.  I Gotta Be Me  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OwXVBmvQs

The Mamas and The Papas  Go Where You Want To Go  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXO_Eby0ZgQ