It
was
quite
a
clever
way
to
manipulate
the
inventory
switching
SKU
numbers
so
that
they
scan
as
higher
ticket
merchandise
thus
hoodwink
the
unwitting
buyer.
I
would
kiss
Sally
on
the
cheek
if
she’d
forgive
the
time
I
spilled
a
cocktail
on
her
blouse
while
mentioning
Cal
lost
the
1949
Rose
Bowl
even
with
Jackie
Jensen.
Sometimes
Ely
is
closer
to
home
than
Vegas
speaking
of
which
I
was
once
on
en
route
to
the
Black
Hills
when
my
Model
A
overheated
and
Tom
Joad
confiscated
my
license.
Despite
this
you
don’t
want
to
stay
and
chat
take
a
shower
sip
coffee
have
a
peek
at
the
Milky
Way
through
the
telescope
mounted
on
my
oceanfront
deck.
Funny
how
a
pandemic
can
rise
and
fall
along
with
the
price
of
oil.
The
point
is
you
won’t
beat
back
oppression
by
engaging
Tesla
in
a
game
of
ping
pong
or
sketching
Degas
at
the
Lapin
Agile.
I’m
waist
deep
in
your
glory
and
slowly
sucked
down
like
Tarzan
in
quicksand
so
let
me
loose
dimpled
pantomime
don’t
you
know
what
it
means
to
give?
Do
you
even
know
your
own
father?
You
expect
the
mirror
image
to
hug
you
but
may
only
end
up
mugged
so
be
cautious
because
you
could
get
a
cramp
laughing
too
hard.
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