bc i im ot tbi, &, ARMC,
“Do you have anything you wish you could take out of your memory?”
“Yeah, Dad’s screaming. My ALF’s screaming. Uncle’s screaming. Biggest screamer of all. Papa’s screaming. Granny’s volcanic, mocking laughing my 16th birthday. Calling my promised truck, a dream. She went a decade. After she saw news’ saying school piling on too much homework. Before she ever reputed.”
“Did you forgive her?”
“No, I said if she’d listened to any of the billions of warnings the tbi’d never happened.”
“Do you want to move back to Winder?”
“Yes, I do. I miss the people. Hunting. Fishing. Girls. Fun.”
“Do you think it’s changed?”
“Sadly, yes.”
“Do you like shooting pool with Dad,” Dave.”
“Very much. He even watched a UGA game with me. Said it was very interesting.”
“Do you have trouble sleeping?”
“Yes. It must be my meds. I wake up very thirsty.”
“Do you have anything to do with rejecters?”
“Command from God. I can’t.”
“Do you wish I'd stop asking questions?”
“I like it.”
“Do you want a college degree?”
“Very much. But my psychologist said reading 6/16 24 months put a 4-year college degree in my head.”
Acapulco beach bar has Mexican beach music. The band members look like the Grateful Dead in straw hats. When we got here, they were playing the Rolling Stones. They then switched to beach music.
On our sand laden blanket, beneath a scorching sun, her in a string bikini, me in bikini shorts, Susan sips her daquiri & asks, "What do you hate about Donald Trump?"
"I am with the concensus. i agree with him." 60% USA agrees with Trump. We approve.
"So many hate him."
"His education is unreal. Trump was born and raised in Queens, a borough of New York City, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan. The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television series, from 2003 to 2015. As of 2020, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $2.1 billion.[a]
Trump entered the 2016 presidential race as a Republican and defeated 16 other candidates in the primaries. His political positions have been described as populist, protectionist, and nationalist. Despite not being favored in most forecasts, he was elected over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, although he lost the popular vote. He became the oldest first-term U.S. president,[b] and the first without prior military or government service. His election and policies have sparked numerous protests. Trump has made many false or misleading statements during his campaign and presidency. The statements have been documented by fact-checkers, and the media have widely described the phenomenon as unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist.
During his presidency, Trump ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, citing security concerns; after legal challenges, the Supreme Court upheld the policy's third revision. He enacted a tax-cut package for individuals and businesses, rescinding the individual health insurance mandate. He appointed Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In foreign policy, Trump has pursued an America First agenda, withdrawing the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. During increased tensions with Iran, he ordered the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. He imposed import tariffs triggering a trade war with China, recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and withdrew U.S. troops from northern Syria to avoid Turkey's offensive on American-allied Kurds.
A special counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller found that Trump and his campaign welcomed and encouraged Russian foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election under the belief that it would be politically advantageous, but did not find sufficient evidence to press charges of criminal conspiracy or coordination with Russia. Mueller also investigated Trump for obstruction of justice, and his report neither indicted nor exonerated Trump on that count. A 2019 House of Representatives impeachment inquiry found that Trump solicited foreign interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election from Ukraine to help his re-election bid and then obstructed the inquiry itself. The House impeached Trump on December 18, 2019, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Senate acquitted him of both charges on February 5, 2020."
"Wow, sounds like you're just as educated."
"Susan, im retired bc of the tbi. All i have is time on my hands."
"You are reading all the time at your mom's," Mom is also Susan.
"I do it bc it helps my healing, education, & makes me a better writer."
"Writers are renowned readers."
"Stephen King reads 74 books a year. i have an inherited box in my closet. But i don't like him. He's too wordy."
"What do you like writing the most?"
"Mainly spiritual growth. I have a newsletter in blogger-dot-com under ssignature1. This morning, i wrote a paper on success. Filled it with quotes too."
"Is that fun for you?"
"Oh, like you wouldn't believe. My favorite cousin, Roger Dooley, used to read & give me spiritual growths all the time. Granny loved reading spiritual growths too. They were thesame blood. Same tree. Roger's mom, Sarah, used to talk about how we're kinned to Kenny Rogers' in-laws. Every family reunion."
"You said your disability gets picked on?"
"Much less than my good grades when i was a cowardly kid--. i guess being a coward was most ot reason. My sister won national honors. She didn't have a problem when she was picked on. Being accepted was all that mattered to me."
"Tell me about your sad's values."
"When i turned 16, he said dating pretty girls i had tro drive a shiny sports car. i COULD NOT afford a shiny sports car minimum wage on, minimum wage on a college bound diploma. So i bought ALL i could afford. A $2000 truck. Junky Toyota. Then everyday, everyday, everyday, he wanted a truck payment. The truck needed parts everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday. Insurance on a minor in a 4-wheel drive is outrageous. As much as a sports car. I was beyond, beyond, beyond overwhelmed. My grades fell. Plummeted. I set out on revenge. Valentine's 93, i unbuckled & prayed for death. Driver dozed. After being slung all over, i was thrown out the rear window. ARMC hospital, 4-Seasons, Peachtree, Peachtree, Sandpiper, Windmoor rehabs. im still seeing psychiatrists, which you gave me a ride to last week. i had all the speech therapy possible. The doctor retired me to my passion. Reading & writing. Said that's the brain's quickest healer."
"Do you want to go fishing again. Our last time on 82nd Way was fun."
I thought so too. i caught the first thing."
"A turtle."
"It still won 10 of your dollars."
You said you also caught the first fish church deep sea fishinng."
"Yes, i did. i joked about a pot. Nobody agreed."
"I'll winthat 10 back next time. 20."
"When i get home, im working on my success writing."
"Success blog or book?"
"Blog. It reaches more people that way."
"Have you seen a reduction in the traffic?"
"Yes, i have. Nothing is open. Grocery stores, banks, gas stations. Stuff like that are."
"There may be a reduction, but i still see a lotta people out."
"I wish a pond were in walking distance."
"I know. in wish our coy pond were allowable & it had catfish."
"I agree. i like catfish most."
"But your condo pond has no fish. What's up with your pond lady?"
"She won't buy any fish bc they keep disappearing. That happens all ot time."
"What'd your mom do with the metal detector you got from your [deceased] uncle Robert?"
"We just make plans for it. Looking for treasures that washed ashore."
"When will Liz, your sister, visit?"
"As soon as she can is all i know."
"Bc Florida just got opened up."
"It has. i know her work's always keeping her busy."
"It sounds like you to experienced soemthing simiar. Your dad wanted a truck payment EVERYDAY."
"It clinically drove me insane."
"How insane?"
"Enough to unbuckle & pray for death. But the school loved me. An answeresd prayer my Freshman year. It's funny. The second i said the prayer, i could tell it got through."
"But it all went away."
"I didn't eevn have to say it."
"All temporal stuff fades away."
"Like looks."
"Huh?"
"The pretty girls who rejected me turned ugly."
"You plan on being a bachelor the rest of your life, didn't you say?"
"Yes, when i drove junk, girls wouldn't have a thing to do with me. It was 12 years old. Then i got a 4 year old truck. Girls treated me like i was a prince."
"What is Prince's real name?"
"Prince Rogers Nelson."
"Oh, same thing."
"I expected different too."
"I love him."
"So did Alan in my dorm. i love Kurt Cobain, who Courtney Love killed."
"How long did you study Weiter's Digest?"
"I studied WD a decade."
"Is that your college?"
"The most helpful thing i read is reading & writing is the best thing i can do to improve my skill. So that's what i do all the time. Read & write." It reinforced Mom!
"You said you prayed for popularity. Did you get it?"
"YES. I had all the popular friends. Graduating, i stopped my wheelchair & walked. It got a standing ovation & went on the front page of the news. It's on Powervideo. WBHS 1993 graduation. I want it."
"Is it on YouTube?"
"Could be."
"Were you unmedicated with Granny?"
"Completely. It was all her fault. She banned meds. She didn't believe in meds. That means i was EXTREMELY irritable. 93 to 18. Or 17. 24 years about. i was so ill."
"What is your secret to success?"
"Persistence."
"Makes sense."
"YOu have to go for the trhings that don't come easy."
"Then why don't you go for a woman?"
"At 225, i decided i don't want 1. All ot 225 were little lessons."
"Do you & Dad still play pool?"
"When we can. We always do at Terrace Temple."
"Didn't you play in tournaments?"
"Yeah. Me & an old buddy did."
"Is there anything you don't like about Indian Village?"
"I don't like it they won't get up a pool tournament. i also don't like it there's nobody my age."
"What'd you say your mo doesn't like to run on your pc?"
"Defrag & system restore. i don't know why. College & Windows advise that."
"What do you dislike about Windows?"
"I hate Word. I prefer Wordpad."
"Where did you 1st use Wordpad?"
"Rehab i 1st use Wordpad."
"Who was marriwed in your rehab?"
"My occupational & physical therapists were married. I didn't learn that for years. The occupational therapist moved to Savannah from Atlanta after i graduated."
"Whos is that racecar driver in your family?"
"Hahaha, Elmo. Not family. Just a very close friend."
"What do you smoke on a regular basis?"
"That's marijuana."
"What got you started?"
"That's beer."
"What do i keep hearing?"
"It sounds like a parakeet."
"What do you dwell on?"
"I dwell on loss."
"How many women have you dated?"
"I've dated 4 women in 45 years."
"Who was your 1st rejecter?"
"Danielle, 1988."
"What piece of junk did you drive?"
"A 79 Toyota."
"What is your favorite food?"
Grandma's chicken frozen casserole."
"Who is your publisher?"
"Lulu.com. Under Michael House."
"What do you sell the most?"
"Diaries, tehy made me a millionaire. Not everybody knows a TBI survivor."
"What did the Church girls do to you?"
"They all rejected me."
"Why do you read on the front porch?"
"For my tanning."
"What kind of shows do you like the msot?"
"I most prefer court shows. Susan."
"What did your dad say about Nigeria?"
"That's where they got the N word."
"What do you write the most?"
"Sometimes it's my writing ministry."
"Who is that college guy you lived near?"
"No, you're talking about Drwin, our neighbor. i told him in college i learned he says only the strong survive."
"Did you like college?"
"I learned dorm life is overrated like sex."
"Who was your dirty rehab manager?"
"Marian Hope."
"Who was her secretary?"
"Michelle Vincent."
"How about the dirty doctory she led you to?"
"Dr. Callahan."
"What are you wanting?"
"I want to resmoke." We fire up. Though i just put 1 out.
"What ever happened to your condo's chump maintenance man?"
"He disappeared."
"What do you do about your speech impairment?"
"Mom is my decipherer."
"How long have you lived in Florida?"
"y next birthday will be equal to statham."
How many years is that?"
"17."
"Are you waiting for a milestone?"
"Something big is sure to happen."
"You still dont like women?"
"Not crazy about them."
"Why?"
"No man has rejected me."
"How do you... perform?"
"I lose stimulus during sex with women."
"Past pain is remembered."
"Did Michael Stipe off drugs improve?"
"YES."
"What did you & your dentist talk about?"
"Hippa laws."
"How far apart were you & your high school girlfriend?"
"Freshman Senior."
"Who's your doctor?"
"Dr. Snead.
"What do you have planned when we get home after i cook supper?"
""My .ministry."
"Have you ever had a neighbor killed?"
"Yes, a neighbor i just saw at the mailbox & Brandon Smith, a childhood friend. Redneck."
"Have you ever had a business?"
"Yes, MH Lawn Service in high school."
"Are you as adroit as your mom?"
"It's hard to match Mom on her pc & me on my cell."
"What do you do on your balcony on your cell?"
"I work on my outline,"
"Have you ever entered writer contests?"
"No, but the journal im working on i will."
"What neighbor did you shoot pool with?"
"Jim."
"How many games did you used to play for years?"
"17 games a day."
"What is your cousin," Jakobie, "going to major in?"
"Video games."
"How far do you avoid peopel?"
"6 feet."
"What si your problem with sex & women?"
"Ustimulated."
"What is your favorite music?"
"Country."
"What kind of storm do you like most?"
"Susan, i love hurricanes."
Do you like West coast more than East coast?"
"IU've seen no difference."
"What did you expect more?"
"Treasure hunting."
"What is your favorite bar?"
"Chile's."
"How about in Largo?"
"Applebees."
"What does government owe you?"
"My claim."
"What do you want do be?"
"Teleminister slash writer."
"What was your papa?"
"Electronician/plumber. He likes me being a writer."
"When you get an RC Cola, what do you mean?"
"Rum & Coke."
"What amazed you about your street?"
"Why Tammy & me never. 2 cuties."
"What singer did you like most?"
"Kurt Cobain. I identfiied with his stomach pains."
"When was your last girlfriend?"
"Never had 1."
"How do you get nicotene?"
"My vape pen."
"When Justin was killed, who was he running from?"
"Police & drug dealers. i think the police got him 1st. Just like the did Dad."
"When were you most miserable?"
"In my assisted lviing facility."
"What helped the most?"
PRobably AA."
":You ever had a friend say something s/he knew nothing about?"
Yeah, Jimmy never seeing Atlanta news said Tampa Bay was worse."
"What was very aggravating as a kid?"
"Granny's shrugs every time i said i broke down. Daily."
"Have you ever been investigated?"
"The police investigated me when i turned in a drug dealer."
"Have you seen a girl on drugs?"
"Yes, on FB. i used to babysit her."
"Have you ever been married?"
"No gf. No wife."
"What did your Grammar teacher say about women?"
"They're good with grammar & bad with math." Hehehehe.
"What did your friend do with the checkbook he found?"
"Wrote bad checks at a store."
"What drug did your dad make?"
"Dad & a college professor made crank."
"What did Lori ask you ni the 6th grade?"
"If i had a hard on."
"What do you need?"
"A debbit card for donations."
"What donations?"
"For my ministry."
"Has a friend ever stole from your papa?"
"Yes, a leaf blower."
"Did you hear accusations about Justin?"
"I heard he was on crack."
"Did your uncle ever give a neighbor a job?"
"Yeah, Todd gave Jack a job."
"WWhat do you want to paint?"
"I'd like to paint portraits."
"What class do you wish you'd taken?"
"I'd proabbly love Horticulture."
"What else?"
"Definitely cooking."
"What did you take?"
"Art, transportation, & Agriculture."
"Why are we breaking the law? We're the only 1s on the beach."
"Covid-19."
