Bang Bang Shrimp

fresh off Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens 

                                                   he was in stride

 

called home

              Illinois

he was homeless otherwise  home is where the heart is

                                                                thats where he left his

his sister pickedup

her misfortune

Hiya Sis

Did you want to talk to Dad?

Ill talk to you

    Oh. Okay.

Its Tuesday You guys go out for dinner Tuesdays

We do.

Know where this evening

A seafood place I like, it’s my choice tonight, we alternate selections between the four of us, sometimes five, your brother will join us.

Our brother Or your brother

Did I say your?

Yadid

Our.

Ah  So if I may . . .

 

 

What?

May I

Oh sure, may ahead.

Behind us

    You’re difficult to talk with.

You need to get out more oftenif I may an I shall   between the four of you dining this evening you go to the same four restaurants as if they were parts of a circuit

I wouldn’t say that.

I did  Wha woud you say

                             Whas the name of was the latest restaurant the four of you anmaybe our brother ate at

 

she chuckled I can’t, it’s been a while.  

Whaya havin

I really like their Bang Bang Shrimp.

    Bang Bang Shrimp

                           Sounds to me like fuckin a short woman

Oh God . . .

1017,  Tuesday,  26  8. 25

sometimes he just couldnt help himself

                                             sometimes  thats an Amish crock of shit  he could

but then what fun would that beNONE

he Chautauquas

                   watches podcasts where people discuss debate issues of the day political social scientific

reminds him of when he first began reading The New York Review of Books reviews of books had he seen at a bookstore a library hed have virtually no interest in not only reading but cracking it openperusing its contentYET

               learned to appreciate the art of writing a book review   say     blacksmithingreally

bladesmithing  a whole book

he queuedup curious podcasts

buckled in

took the ride

    was riding

and realised he was terribly distracted by both men

                                                        what was with old men dyeing their hair their beards

he had a word for it

                        feminising

he cut women some slack

                              his verb obviously named for them

but some of them went over the top

                                       ultra-feminisngQUIT  both men and women

Shakespeare lines  Vanity, thy name is woman. it wasnt

                                                              it was Frailty, thy name is woman.

Hamlet

found it was hard for him to suffer vanity in others  hence dyeing

                                                                         ageing   were all dying

he chuckled darkly

                       Ultra-feminising

he wondered if anyone rememberedsaw Beneath the Valley of Ultra-Vixens the one thing Roger Ebert wrote that he liked  a   lot

                        sweet piece of a trilogy preceded by Vixens  Supervixens sheesh Christy broke my Hartburg

nonetheless

    nonetheless   please quit feminising ultra-feminising

                                                                            his wish each time he won breaking the turkey wishbone

1727,  Monday,  25  8. 25

1111,  Tuesday,  26  8. 25

Vixen  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuqendEYwY

Supervixen  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbji7on0dxQ

Beneath the Valley of the UltraVixen  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sG_TUd7aBUs

It’s not funny, Dad.

Whos laughin

No peanut butter sandwiches are allowed. No peanut or almond M&Ms as a treat. The school doesn’t allow it, so don’t do it.

                    Please.

Its preschool  Kids arent fourmaybe four

                                              An I cant imagine dolts given their parentage

    It’s  school.

Ya don hinder kids immune systems

                                       Your children are not genetically predisposition

Best nip ithard in the bud

                             Letem eat dirt

You did your siblings did

And I remember Mom crawlin’ all over you . .

. . Which she was welcome to but knew her braying wasnt changin a damn thing

                                                                                      Her job took her away more than half the month

She was child three of four  me  eldest of nine       

    Way ahead of the curve

Dad.   That was then . .

. . Then  can still be

                         Sterilise the shit out of everything  hows a child to develop a fulsome robust immune system

Hate to sayanya know my feelings on hate  Wha doesnt killya makes you stronger

                                                                                        Your kids their kids continue down this path

Youre raising a generation of  of    of wha  I cant thinkwha

    Yes I can

                    Weaklings

I hope you have a better word for it

 

Dad.

         Your attitude doesn’t fly any more.

No

To the detriment of your childrens generation  An forth

cleared his throat bellowed Step right up step right up get your EpiPen

Fuckin corporate fuckin Pharma hucksters carnival barkers snake oil salesmen

                                                                                    Sell fear  doubt   agony

Money in the bank

Tellinya kiddo

                   Letem eat dirt    

1327,  Monday,  25  8. 25

https://www.allergyasthma.clinic/blog/why-are-peanut-allergies-on-the-rise 

Whas old caan  yatell me    

                                Whas old

she asked

              Are you tryin’ to humor me?

No Rather a direct question

                               Im older

So is my older old or is an old man a definition of  not necessarily age  not years

Ive met young men who were old

Funny you should say that. I’ve met them too.

    Okay  So were treading the same water

Same.

So if you had to define an old man  An old woman    Whawoud your definition be

 

I’d have to think.

                  Have you thought?

I have  Older men have time on their hands to play all sorts of things through their heads

I’m afraid to ask.

he laughed

she chuckled slight dimple depressions

 

 

 

You’re waiting for me?

    I am

It would be inappropriate to say without havin been asked

Inappropriate? By what standar . .

. . Mine  Make sense

It’s you.

            That makes sense.

Awright. she was welcome to it  she knew it was hishe allowed her its liberal use

                                                                         How would you define an old man?

I’m guessing you won’t define an old woman because you’re not.

You know me so well

                          It woud also be inappropriate

Yes.  I would agree.

I expected you woud

I’m an agreeable sort.

You are

Would you please, define an old man?

I believe an older man  different   an older man does not want to have sex with a woman who is a contemporary

An old man hopes he can fuck an doesnt care how old their partner is

Oh for Christssake.

    Theyre actually more inclined to desire a companion

Desire. smile slipped slyly onto her face

                                        Desire?

A pip huh

1318,  Monday,  25  8. 25

    A pregnant segue . . .

 

You’re still goin’ on?

Cant help myself

                   Ifya hadnt gone to Subaru earlier an we hadnt convened per your invite for poolitics libations  Id not have known 

he heldup a bright electricpink twentyfour ounce plastic tumbler

Id not have known this cup existed in your cupboard

                                                         Whered you find it

A one-off. I think one of the boys may have brought it home from schoolI’ve no idea, but it’s functional, I use it on the rare occasion I make iced tea.

Its something else

                     I think whenever I have a can of beer here on out Ill pour it into this cup

You’re that impressed.

Arya kiddin

              Look at the colour

What did you make in it?

Whiskey soda on the rocks

Ice cubes?

Ja  Wha the hell

                      Changin it up damn sure the edible encouraged me

I can’t think of a time . . . ever . . I’ve seen you use ice cubes.

I cant think of a time  Its been a long time

Usually straight, neat.

Usually  An understatement

Is.  Yes it is.

                Let’s go out again, catch the sun’s finale the golden hour.

On it

no sooner they hit the deck beyond the sliding glass door the sun inflamed the cup

                                                                          Ohman take a look

he heldup the tumbler clutching its bottom fingers and thumb so none of it was obscured

it positively glowedshimmered pinkpinkpink

                                                 You know the colour

It’s pink.

In the sunlight.

Bright pink.

Fuck no

            Its called sunlit clit

1838,  Wednesday,  20  8. 25

1159,  Monday,  25  8. 25

Howd Subaru go

How about we change the subject? I was there almost six hours.

You sat in the lobby the whole time

I did.

Yacoud have gone up the road a good coffee shop there pastries  crossed the road Whole Foods great deli also coffee

Nah. I was okay, I had my phone.

They had coffee instant creamer magazines guess a mounted television

                                                                             You had your phone

Your kingdom for a horse  Shakespeares  Richard the Third

    You sound . . . irritated.

A waste of time is irritating

                              Some feel it deeper than others

Fox                                          

Fox News, on the television?

Cant call it news why arya buying in

                                        Its like when you call felon a mob bosshes not accurately hes a thirtyfour count convicted felon found liable  a sexual abuser

You’re really bugged. I was the one who sat in the shop for most of the da . .

. . Wasting your time

                      You didnt bring books paper

I didn’t. I forgot.

    Quite an admission

I keep four books in my car clipboard paper pens  Hell Keep a deck of cards toowhy  Ive no idea Maybe play strip poker with dandy of the opposite sex

                             

Are you going to relax now?

Relax

You brought sex into the conversation, that always seems to take you down a peg.

                                                                                                 Sex.

Now thaya mentioned it

                              Im curious

You happen to play with the remote turned the channel turnedup the volume

I did.

What was the seating like chairs aligned like benches side by side couple of small tables chairs

Yes.

At the frontplayin with the remote chairs arrayed behind you

Yes.

Women

Some. Nothing to speak of.

Fiddling with the remote  unfamiliar

Yes.

While you were fiddling its too bad yadidnt pay attention to the women behind you

                                                                                        Cant do two things at once

No I can’t.

    Erica

Erica?

A wirelesswearable vibrator  Discreet  Powerful   Hands-free fun

                                                                        Tha the ladies smartlysynched with the remote if youd only looked over your shoulder an watchedem go off

    Had I known you didnt take a book anwere going to be fiddling Idve brought my Hannes Neo Throbbing Masturbator an sat with the gals

Jesus.

If we had room hed be welcome

    By the byeyoure right  Sex does relax me

  

1830,  Wednesday,  20  8. 25

1106,  Monday,  25  8. 25

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/5-million-verdict-in-sexual-abuse-case-against-president-elect-donald-trump-upheld-by-appeals-court

https://www.pinkcherry.com/collections/vibrators-remote-controlled-vibrators?srsltid=AfmBOoq1M-bSEQPZUJNGVPrERLdA89hVBN2EkLKgfC2DgkBZaZAGLRqa

Anger isnt hate

No it’s not.

             What do you say?Ive misplaced it she laughed gaylytickled herself  her dimples freakin beautiful

he laughed hers was infectious

                                 I dislike with extreme prejudice

Yes. Dislike extremely.

Ja

       Do you know anything about virtue signalling  I just heard of it this weekend

I have, though I’m unsurprised you haven’t.

Wheres it happen

Wannaguess?

Tha was too big a hint

    Gosh.rolling her eyes It was, wasn’t it?

Social media

Still got wha it takes.

                        Yes.

Anwhas it mean

It’s boasting. I find it to be cynical.

You have an example I can better wrap my head around

                                                             Who boasts

that tickled her  more glorious laughtertears this time

                                                                  You’re hilarious.

Ya really ought to dabbleI’ll share my social media with yo . .

. . No thank you came out sterner than he wanted failure of impatience

                                                                    I apologise

Ahbabe, no apology necessary.

                                   Was poking the bear a bit.

Thank you

               Its a big old bullseye on my back

Yes. smiled large hed loved to be able to shrink himself an swim bathe in her dimples

                                                                            Rather than an example, you’ll follow, it’s more about posturinghold onto your socks, managing impressions, than actual action.

Support a social cause but provide no help

                                                  Jaysus

Yes.

       As you tell me . . . you’re a better man than I am.

Only man Id make love to

deepdimples

1654,  Sunday,  24  8. 25

0927,  Monday,  25  8. 25

https://lawliberty.org/virtue-signalling-ancient-and-modern/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/20/virtue-signalling-putdown-passed-sell-by-date

Too bad they havent a sense of humour

Who?

         Vlad? Felon?

Ja look at you

Not look at me, we’ve been haranguing ‘em the whole of this putsch, this poolitics.

We have we have

                    Now imagine as we know they dolikely have food tasters too body doubles

Unfortunate doubleshuh

You said it.

    Now imagine they had a sense of humour

Where ya goin’ with this?

Alaska  On the red carpet

Yeah. Yeah.

Felon is visibly excited all atremble

He was, he was.

When Vlads comes up on him felon drops to his knees fiddles with Vlads zipper  blowsem

Shocks the world

Not necessarily

                     World knows felons got it in him

Jaysus.

As felons finishing the real Vlad real felon emerge from the Beast slapping each other on the back as they waltzup to the carpet at felons heels an soles

    Bet youre sweet ass those doubles didnt see that coming when they auditioned

God acts in mysterious ways.

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1258,  Sunday,  24  8. 25

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TID0hnCLmC4

Youre not listening  If you did youd agree with me

                                                           Theres simple math no standard deviations

Anyes  Youll argue small sample size

S S S, baby.

No  Small sample size

                          Which is relative to my argument

Ill remind you I said fifty friends acquaintances is awfully generous

Too generous, I’d say.

I said

    One hundred friends acquaintances of yours  very possible

It is.

Ja

     Now of my generous fifty  two agree with me

Of your hunred two agree with you

By virtue of mine smaller than yours more agree with me than those who agree with you

Four percent versus two

Twice as large

Thereby my argument more compelling

But you appreciate it’s a small sample.

Ja

     As well more conducive

Seeing as you coudnt compel more of your compatriots

                                                            Dig the C alliteration

Are you sure that’s an alliteration?

I am

You don’t mind if I check?

On your everpresent cellphone authority  AI

                                                 Break it lose it youre doomed for a while

Alone on an island unable to think for yourself

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1223,  Sunday,  24  8. 25

Journey  Any Way You Want It  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmasR6_1lBo

. . . Well  well . . .

 

he couldnt stand it

                    What’s well?

Well  Twice

irritated him

saw it did of course it did why he did it  he constantlyconsistently was a source of irritation

What’s well well?

Im glad you asked

    Ya kind of provoked me.

I did because it woudnt occur to you to ask me mention it to me although I shoudnt be a prick because your values are were your parents values

Where is this coming from?

Being thoughtful

                    Ive loads of time on my hands an while you coud too you need others  little social butterfly  needs others to entertain you

    I sought a value system different than my parents

                                                             Removed

It was readily apparent since I was a kid

Your values your parents values

                                      I think

Id rather not assume

 

    At first blushId like more time to think of it . .

. . You wont

irritated him

saw it did of course it did why he did it  he constantlyconsistently was a source of irritation

First blush.

              Yes. I’d agree with you.

Why

Why?

Ja

     Why

I couldn’t sa . .

. . Unless you thought about it but you wont 

Why, you?

Ill blame my Maw she taught me how to read

                                                 She opened the proverbial Pandoras Box

Ive been around gorgeous boxes   Trim  Bush

Hers 

Arguably the best

Reading stretched my mind

Elastic then remains elastic

Not that theirs your parents yours atrophied

    I don take my mind out for long walks every day Im inviting trouble

Probably  he laughed

                         Probably why . . . well well . . .

1945,  Tuesday,  19  8. 25

1115,  Sunday,  24  8. 25