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I was riding the bus back from shopping, and a bum got on, with his big dog, a muscular thing that came up to about my groin. All three of us were standing — me, the bum, and his dog, but after a few blocks some seats opened up, and the bum and his dog took two of them. I was still standing.
The bum talked to his dog, but not friendly talk, stern talk. "You better not make me lose my backpack again, or else," and he stressed 'again'. it possible for a dog to make someone lose his backpack, even once?
I was standing right over the man, close enough to smell his stink, and he had plenty. Essence of unwashed clothes with piss on them, and old arm pits.
Fido was very well-behaved, just sitting in a seat, looking out the window, and being scolded by a stinking man. It's all part of riding the bus, but it smelled worse than usual.
Someone got off two rows ahead of me, so I settled into that seat and left the bum's aroma behind, but after a few blocks the odor reached up to me. I was ready to ring the bell and wait ten minutes for the next bus, but the bum rang the bell instead, and he and his dog stepped off.
There was great rejoicing on the bus, but we were idling at a red light, so I watched as the bum approached a door, pulled keys out of his pocket, unlocked a gate, and walked with his dog into what looked like an upscale apartment building. Maybe a condo.
So — he's not only not homeless, he lives in a swanky complex with balconies for every tenant, and a swimming pool.
Times are getting so crazy there's no knowing who's nuts any more. Always, any city-dweller could tell at a glance who's a bum and who's not, but now even the middle class might stink, talk to themselves, and have a dog they treat shitty.
And now, the news you need,
whether you know it or not
• Los Angeles residents who can't afford bail sue to change system
• BangBros offers $10-million for Miami Heat arena naming rights
• How I became the subject of an equity investigation at the University of Michigan
• Crows found to be smarter than we think
• Will Biden fix Trump's border wall disaster?
• Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement
• Honey bees are only living half as long as they did in the 1970s
And it never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops,
• Hamilton County sheriff’s sergeant fired for kicking handcuffed inmate in head back on job
And it never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops...
• Raphael Warnock sues Georgia over early voting restrictions for runoff
And it never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops, never stops...
Links I liked
• Digital books wear out faster than physical books
• The inside story of why the Milwaukee Bucks can't wear cream uniforms anymore
• J Edgar Hoover owned this hotel
• The true story of Irresponsible Party Music
• A rather long but interesting rumination on the way and the why things smell
• How does it feel to have your life's work become the basis on an AI app?
• Comic books for sale fifty years ago
• Eating cats, snakes, lizards, and puppies, and eels
Mystery links
"Like life itself, there's no
knowing where you're going"
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♫♬ Mix tape of my mind ♫
• "Theme from Adam-12" by Frank Comstock
• "Irresponsible Party Music" by offroad77
• "One Toke Over the Line" from The Lawrence Welk Show
The End
11/17/2022
Tip 'o the hat to Linden Arden, ye olde AVA, BoingBoing, Breakfast at Ralf's, Captain Hampockets, CaptCreate's Log, John the Basket, LiarTownUSA, Meme City, National Zero, Ran Prieur, Voenix Rising, and anyone else whose work I've stolen without saying thanks.
Extra special thanks to Becky Jo, Name Withheld, Dave S, Wynn Bruce, and always Stephanie...