About Our Future
10-9-98 F 11:38 AM
Lunchtime at Wilshire Hill. Nyah brought a box of See's chocolate-covered almonds and caramel. I ate four or five of them. It's hot today. Shirelle wants to know if I want to go bowling with her and friends tonight. Things seem bad again. This morning in bed, she said, "johnz, tell me one good thing about our future."
I said, "Tomorrow's Saturday and we don't have to go to work."
My debts still own me. What else? An old Portuguese writer won the Nobel for literature. Jose Saramago. I've done nothing today and haven't felt like it. I haven't read the paper. Haven't typed. Haven't studied. Haven't cared. What else? The Yanks are on tonight. I wouldn't mind having a smoke when I get home. What else? What else? How many times can I write "What else?" Maybe we'll hear the story Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain after this. George Washington was president from 1789 to 1797. He ran unopposed both terms. His vice president, John Adams, succeeded him, but only lasted one term. In 1801, Jefferson took office for two terms. He purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon and dispatched Lewis and Clark to have a look. James Madison took office in 1809. The War of 1812 flared up during his term. During that war, The Battle of New Orleans was won by Andrew Jackson AFTER the Treaty of Ghent was signed. In 1817, James Monroe won the election, and established his doctrine against European aggression in the Americas (We'd handle all the aggression ourselves, thank you). Eight years later, John Q. stepped in for a term before Andrew Jackson was swept into office and ruled from 1829 to 1837. His VP, Martin Van Buren, became the eighth president, but lasted only four years before Willaim Henry "Old Tippecanoe" Harrison took office in 1841 and died a month later. Tyler "Too" ascended to the Oval Office, but was voted out after one term in favor of Polk and his war against Mexico, but after one term, one of Polk's generals, Zachary "Rough and Ready" Taylor won the election, but died of a heart attack while in office. Some suspect foul play. His body was exhumed in 1991, but arsenic tests proved negative. His Veep, Millard Fillmore finished out his term, but lost the office to Benjaman Franklin Pierce, followed by Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, and Hayes.
Lunchtime at Wilshire Hill. Nyah brought a box of See's chocolate-covered almonds and caramel. I ate four or five of them. It's hot today. Shirelle wants to know if I want to go bowling with her and friends tonight. Things seem bad again. This morning in bed, she said, "johnz, tell me one good thing about our future."
I said, "Tomorrow's Saturday and we don't have to go to work."
My debts still own me. What else? An old Portuguese writer won the Nobel for literature. Jose Saramago. I've done nothing today and haven't felt like it. I haven't read the paper. Haven't typed. Haven't studied. Haven't cared. What else? The Yanks are on tonight. I wouldn't mind having a smoke when I get home. What else? What else? How many times can I write "What else?" Maybe we'll hear the story Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain after this. George Washington was president from 1789 to 1797. He ran unopposed both terms. His vice president, John Adams, succeeded him, but only lasted one term. In 1801, Jefferson took office for two terms. He purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon and dispatched Lewis and Clark to have a look. James Madison took office in 1809. The War of 1812 flared up during his term. During that war, The Battle of New Orleans was won by Andrew Jackson AFTER the Treaty of Ghent was signed. In 1817, James Monroe won the election, and established his doctrine against European aggression in the Americas (We'd handle all the aggression ourselves, thank you). Eight years later, John Q. stepped in for a term before Andrew Jackson was swept into office and ruled from 1829 to 1837. His VP, Martin Van Buren, became the eighth president, but lasted only four years before Willaim Henry "Old Tippecanoe" Harrison took office in 1841 and died a month later. Tyler "Too" ascended to the Oval Office, but was voted out after one term in favor of Polk and his war against Mexico, but after one term, one of Polk's generals, Zachary "Rough and Ready" Taylor won the election, but died of a heart attack while in office. Some suspect foul play. His body was exhumed in 1991, but arsenic tests proved negative. His Veep, Millard Fillmore finished out his term, but lost the office to Benjaman Franklin Pierce, followed by Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, and Hayes.
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