roomz

We live in a house that rents out rooms. They are always full since it's in a great spot for foodies and vacationers.
Tonight a room is open when it shouldn't be. 
We found out the lady who rented the room got delayed when a landslide took out the path in front of her train. 
She was coming in from somewhere up north when the heavy rains did their thing.
 I hear the train is tightly packed with people out in the dark. Wow. 
If you are in your own space consider yourself lucky. Apparently those folks out there are not having a good day. I hope her vacay works out better than it's starting.

Nasalrod - Wage Slave (Official Video)

Shopping.

I'm a wiz at executing a shopping mission.

Waiting in line can easily take longer than the actual shopping. I know what I'm going to get and where it is before I even get in the building.

My partner notsomuch.

I'm married to a hunter gatherer who has the focus of an astronaut. Every bin and shelf is scrutinized.
Looking at the basket I can't complain. She selects and curates that trolley like it's gonna be a magazine cover.
It's also about quality, she gets only good stuff for our bodies. She has to justify getting things for me by telling me how cheap it is.
"Don't worry I found this in the trash can next to the discount bin"
It's so hard for us to get more than a couple nickles together I feel bad buying myself anything.

O knows it's worth it for us to have good fuel.
She does what she has to do and keeps me on my game.
I got the job (Olive comfort object) by being patient and thoughtful, still I have to work on it.
I can't just hand her her teacup.
I show her the tea, let her grab the handle, let her hold it to her cheek feeling the warmth.
Next, she mouths the words "I love you" then I can slowly distend my arm and smile while she takes a sip without ever breaking eye contact.
Anything less is a joke.
You don't toss Olive her tea like it's a plastic bag at a garage sale. lol.

While we were shopping yesterday we met a codger who claimed to be a fan.
He said he hasn't seen us in a long time.
Tom and his wife enjoyed watching us roll by all the time but our migrations changed.
They were worried we may have been hurt or gentrified. When we mentioned that we have been together 10 years and he thought that was real cute. He has been with his spousceepoo for 56 years.
I bet he takes his time handing over tea cups too.

Tallbike riders are appreciated by trees as pollinators this time of year.

In the hardware store just now I told the clerk I was looking for a clear light-bulb

. She asked what kind and listed the many kinds. I politely cut her off. "thanks I'm just looking for the normal, clear A-19 light-bulb." She started telling me the power saving advantages of compact florescent.
I say
"Thanks anyway friend. It's no biggie, the light will only ever shine once and for but a few seconds. I need to show my audience it's real before I devour it at our show tonight." She stood there blinking and then started trying to find me a deal.
"If you want to eat three light-bulbs, this three pack puts each bulb at half the price of the singles.
I asked her what kind of light-bulb she eats and she started waving me off
"I wouldn't eat any light-bulbs, go buy your stuff."
Olive is going to doing some public speaking tonight so I thought I would be her backup band by crunching some glass.

Yesterday after our show, someone's grandma Noreen gifted me a bag of 6. one inch square pot brownies.

She warned me that they are strong and she only needs a fourth of a square to get a head change. 
So I got home and ate all of them. 
Not because they were cannabis, because they were delicious brownies. 
I been partaking (in the devil's lettuce) every day since aught' 1985 so I have a bit of a tolerance. 
It wasn't gonna be a big deal until Olive flipped the script.

 I thought I was done doing anything useful for the day. 
Then Olive approached me with a handful of towels and a paper bag full of stuff.
 "Hey I need you to give me a bikini wax." 
What an ordeal that turned out to be. 
I have done this a few times, it comes with lots of giggles but it's never actually pleasant. "Operation:unmentionables" came off well.
 It was just a mighty surreal emotional rollercoaster.

a gun rally inspired my poem pen

Hammers that see every problem as a nail, pushbutton bravory amerikkka fail,
Waiting for Obamas to take away your gun, right wing radio manipulating everyone,
Stuck in the truck, all you hear, talking heads selling fear,
So much posturing, lies and apprehension,
Too many folks need a penis extension,

People get enraged over anyone who is different,
They read their bibles but never knew what it meant,
Guns represent fear and never look powerful,
Scared people desire the most rounds allowable,

Gun and pill lobbies are the worst,
They put the good of the sharholders first,
They don't hear the killing and maiming
Or the ethnic and sectarian violence flaming,

Worst president ever, NRA picked him,
People love anyone who tells them they're victims,
Most Americans want strong gun regulation,
Cavemen are embarrassing our once great nation,


Can't climb a fence, obsessed with home defense,
Mad at the world because it makes no sense,
Awful priories society fractured
but not in China where those guns are manufactured,

This is the big one, Someone's breaking in,
We waited so long for the fun to begin,
Can't wait to shoot, I hope they don't run,
bambambam
We just killed our son.