Genevieve and the Two Scotties by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Chapter 13

Various, Even Less Focussed Errata

1) Is Pythy worth all the hype; especially considering that his big deal was a regurgitation of both the Egyptians and Babylonians?

Bust of Pythagoras;” public domain.

2) The squaring of triangular properties sounds like a crime against nature, even if he only did it three times.

Pythagorean theorem; property of the author.

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3) Is Percy Sledge really Sister’s brother?

Unrelated; property of the author.

4) To carry a grudge is a methodology consistent with the culmination of full blown misanthropy. The contradiction is that to carry a burden relieves one of it. One consideration if and when trying to differentiate the two is how fat the farmer is.

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Burden or grudge?; the kind courtesy of Pexels.com under their CC0 license.

5) When will the knight stop obsessing about protecting the queen? She’s quite a big girl; all of her doesn’t even fit into a picture; and is quite capable of taking care of herself once she starts moving. There must be something intuitive and irrational in his behavior. If the knight could overcome his class consciousness, maybe he could then occupy the king’s square. Please note that I said maybe; which is inclusive of a low degree of probability.

Queen and knight; property of the author.

6) David Foster Wallace would have produced a short circuit; the equivalent of an aneurysm in a human; in AlphaGo had he even a fleeting interest in playing anything other than Eschaton.

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Short circuit; property of the author.

7) “It is written, so it shall be done.” That is Yul Brynner’s drunken seven time misreading of his cue card in “Pharaoh’s Plight,” perhaps a function of his fascination with his own slit briefs. But, just to be on the safe side. I’m a billionaire. I’m a billionaire. I’m a billionaire.

Money; the kind courtesy of Pexels.com under their CC0 license.

Raju the Elephant

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1) Born under a bad sign, little Raju quickly became dependent upon the kindness of unkind strangers because he was separated from his family. It was always dark.

Little Raju alone; the kind courtesy of Pexels.com under their CC0 license.

2) Raju was rescued by some nice people who risked their lives to do it. He seemed to understand and appreciate them.

Free Raju; property of the author.

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3) Raju soon met a friendly woman elephant.

Raju and his lady friend; property of the author.

4) Raju and his new family came to have some reservations about the “art” aspect attributed to photography after having reached their forever home. It sounded as if he had said something like;

“Invasive surveillance.”

Raju and his new family; the kind courtesy of Pexels.com under their CC0 license.

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Autumn Wood

Autumn wood; the kind courtesy of Pexels.com under their CC0 license.

The seasonally affected words I incorrectly thought I brought have to wait for the future; if the elusive little ones exist at all. In the meantime just look at the pretty picture.

Winnie’s Balloon

It’s now a warm spring in the wood. The sun is strong, but it is made comfortable to the touch through being filtered by the many embryonic and hopeful, yellow-green, budding tree leaves. The soft woods are the quickest to respond to the first seasonal warmth, and the hard wood, such as that of the oaks still have some of the dry, bloodshot leaves which bravely as a Quixote

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cling to last year’s false remembrance of a high perch. It’s very relaxing for well-fed Winnie and Rabbit.

Pooh and Rabbit snooze; property of the author.

The smiling, adolescent sized, brown bear wears the briefest of red vests. It might be seen by some as naughty; were it not buttoned to the very top; and were he not holding a red balloon which for no discernable reason reaches for the sky, only impeded by a bony and fragile string he held tightly with both hands. Winnie smiles at you innocently. He may be real or he may be a toy for children to cuddle at night; proof of age not required. In one sense it doesn’t matter; as he is happily in the sky. In another ..... In another ...... In another .......

In another who can say?

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Winnie in the sky; property of the author.

His skimpy, red outfit and the balloon he now holds in his right hand complement each other without speaking a word about anything; and certainly not regarding sacred’s tabloid headlined marriage to irreverent. He is looking at his friends on the ground; hoping they will join him. His warm smile makes you wish that you could enter the page. AND MAYBE YOU CAN! NO; YOU

DEFINITELY CAN!!

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Genevieve, ready for the sky; property of the author.

Genevieve closed the book, thinking; “This one isn’t for the little dogs or cats until you get near the end. I’m not even sure if it’s for me prior to that. Best I hold on to it for a while.” She left the book on the floor and climbed into her willow wicker bed, taking one last look around. She pulled up her blanket, closed her eyes, and smiled back at Winnie.

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