i went to see Lovey and he said, "hi there.  how are you today?  i am doing well.  I am listening to "Blonde On Blonde" the Bob Dylan album.  pretty good stuff.  ever heard of him?  i have read a few good books in the last couple weeks.  the first was "New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle.  dang yo, very good.  it redefines spiritual writing in my opinion.  the next book i read was "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.  It's about a gorilla who teaches about humanity and the history and potential future of the planet.  very good.  both of these books changed my view of life in a fundamental way.  somehow i had never seen society in the way Daniel Quinn's character Ishmael sees it.  The insight into our common history, how we got to be the way we are, and what we can do now to bring about a meaningful future, is eye opening to say the least.  i highly recommend reading "Ishmael" it might change your view of the world for the better.  after that i read the sequel to "Ishmael" called "My Ishmael" in which Ishmael has a different pupil, a twelve year old girl, in fact.  Quinn makes interesting observations on human nature and the structure of society, although i much prefer the original book.  however, i found myself drawn to Quinn's vision of the world, and so i found another one of his books called "The Story of B" about a religious figure sent to investigate the alleged Antichrist.  i am almost finished with it and i'm enjoying it more than "My Ishmael" and this book too offers interesting insights into the life of the world.  i like, i like.  anyhoo.  reading is fun fun fun!  if you're not much of a reader, i suggest finding a book that interests you, because it really does engage the mind and a good book can be a teacher.  anyhow.  life is good."  that's what he said, and then he said, "Charles, i appreciate you coming to visit me here.  it's not so bad being locked up with a bunch of quote unquote lunatics."  and i said, "Lovey, you are my half brother, and i like the listen to your musings.  i'll be back next wednesday at three."

Salvador Sally walks into a bar says, "May i have some cheese please?"  Bartender Harrold looks at him sideways says, "Would you like that in a glass?"  Salvador says, "Sure," then pauses briefly and says, "You heard about Liver Chunks?"  "No, can't say that I have," says Harrold, "When I was kid I chipped my front teeth on the back door at Lester's house so now I can't say words with a C-H sound in them."  Salvador looks up from his glass of warm cheese and says, "Oh yeah, but not out loud,"  "What?" asks Harrold.  "What?" asks Sally.  "You just said 'but not out loud'" "You're right, I did say that, but I guess I didn't mean to."  "Oh, so that's why you said 'but not out loud?' cause you didn't mean to say 'oh yeah' out loud?" says Harrold.  "Yeah, I guess I was just meaning to think that 'oh yeah' to myself and then I heard myself say 'oh yeah' but I hadn't meant to say it out loud, and then I said,"  "Did you talk to Fredrickson last night?"  "No."  "No?"  "No.  Wait, yes I did, yes I did."  Salvador stopped to take a slow sip of cheese.  "Well," prompted Harrold.  "Well?" replied Sally.  "Well, what did she say?"  "Oh she said the other day she was reading a book about fry shopping but she couldn't remember how it ended."  "Fry shopping?"  "Yeah, she said it was like, a guide to help you find the right frying system to use for home cooking."  The billiard balls cracked together and someone shouted, "Oh yea, boy!"  "So that's like, a self-help book about frying and whatnot?"  "Yeah," said Sally.  "Gotcha," said Harrold.  They both turned away to break the connection and then his alarm went off and he woke up, put on a shirt and suspenders, walked out onto the porch when he suddenly realized his pants were slung over the chair from last night's late game of strip solitaire.

The End

-C