Life Must Only Be Given
Yes there are bad things.
Cheese rots.
Lumber rots.
Roads and bridges crumble.
Sharp edges on the perimeter of society.
Dull them yes, keep them outa the wind we must cut though,
Until we reach that place.
That place where nothing is taken.
Only given.
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.
I killed a mouse the other day.
On purpose.
Fucker died a horrible death.
I set two traps, thinking there might be two mice.
One mouse. A smart mouse. Reaches in to grab the peanut butter rather than stick his entire head in and SNAP!! the fucking trap catches his front right leg and SNAP!! his tail sets off the second trap.
Mofo tried to chew his arm off to get outa trap one.
Fuck I was sick.
The traps had been set by Mechanical Hunter Williams at the rear of the drawer under the range (stove, oven whatever)
Distance from traps to where I found the poor bastard in the morning: 4 feet.
Motherfucker dragged himself from the back of the stove to the middle of our kitchen floor.
Ahg. Jesus. Terrible.
How big life?
After getting rid of the evidence before it traumatized my wife, I tried to forget about the murder matter.
Within an hour found two other baby mice, cuddled up together and trapped in a plastic garbage bin.
I could see that they were terrified and giving each other comfort.
Bully for them, I thought.
Two people in that situation would have eaten each other by now.
As King of BarryLand, I let them go.
(“But not anywhere near the house!” my less gawdly wife warned me. Like I could control where they went upon release…)
Two for one.
I had to kill a food thief who shat on everything we found dear.
I saved two who had done me no harm but who were prone to my mercy.
Course, lawdy hep either of those two if they git to fonda Honeycombs.
Good Alcoholics Know
1. Alcohol is yer fiend friend.
2. Where Alcohol is, you are.
3. If Alcohol ain’t coming, you too.
4. You can catch a ride with Alcohol.
5. No worries, Alcohol will bring the real you.
6. Alcohol is a good friend who borrows money.
7. Some loans you don’t expect repaid.
8. That’s the way life and cookies crumble.
9. You can get over Alcohol but Alcohol will never get over you.
10. You can do Alcohol and it’s reciprocal but enough about who does whom.
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.
Too Many People On The Paid For Nuthin’ Plan And Nuthin’ Is What People Get Paid
Most folks know about pensions.
They function on the lopsided basis of
people still working paying a portion
of the people no longer working’s rent.
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.
Luke how many animules are jumping into the sea! The sheep must be sinking!
Public not in danger after 80 firefighters resign, city says
Montreal police plan more protests over Quebec’s pension reform
Life Has A Clear Purpose. It Wants To Grow Some Mo’.
Many folks know the universe is expanding.
They understand that everything in the
universe must be expanding as well
on account of it all being in the
same soup pot and if a spud
in that soup knows about
this expansion thing yet
don’t expand, that spud’s mashed.
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.
Okay, we’re all toast but why you wanna be burnt? (from being drug along)
Mama Gonna Let You Break That Window If You Got Yerself A Real Good Reason
Many folks know about professional.
They understand that Howard is just called
Howard or dad or honey at home and he
don’t have a colt .45 strapped to his
side when he’s snuggling with his
daughter Suzy on the sofa but
see him tomorrow morning
at ten-fifteen and da
judge gonna sentence someone dead.
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.
See, its like this.
Here I’m me. Out there I’m who they need me to be. It’s them. Not me.
Okay its me, but you get the picture.
And I’m not pretending with you.
Just them. Out there.
