06.22.2022 by Beach Sloth
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06.22.2022
“Watcha Talkin’ About Chicago?” I asked to ever increasing amounts of giggling
They respond with “What’s going on with Chicago?” before descending into more giggling
My feet hurt fiercely but it is okay
I plan on buying my first pair of sneakers in the past half-decade
Looking down I see my moth-eaten shirt, only eaten on the bottom so it is still acceptable for day-to-day dress since the wrinkles hide the small insect inflicted holes
Except Wednesdays, those are my fancy days where I pretend I have it together, which of course is so far from the truth it might as well be in another time zone
Cars pass by and I hear horns off in the distance, a stereo system playing loudly
Across the street people are playing with a remote-controlled car and watching their dog chase it
Back when I was a kid in New York, my down the street neighbors did the same thing with their dog
Out from the deep city they moved to my neck of the woods, the moderate to light city
Nearly everybody in the family acted the same except the black sheep of the family, the eldest daughter, who the family affectionately referred to as “preppy” because she was, in fairness, quite preppy
Right now out of all possibilities of my late early life I could not have anticipated how much multitasking would eat up the majority of my time
Sometimes I even like the multiple tasks simultaneously, for my job is to almost force my time to slow down enough to become manageable
Chicago understands that’s all they talk about