WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
Two Guys Having Chai...What!?
_ What do you say, pilgrim? Howsaboy?...Who would have ever thought a couple of guys like us would be sitting here, drumming our fingers, waiting for some chai?
_ Huh?...You talking to me?... Chai?... What the hell is chai?
_ Have you never?
_ Have I never what?
_ Had chai?
_ I don’t even know what it is. How am I supposed to know if I have ever had it? I’ve had the flu; I know what that is. How the hell am I supposed to know what chai is?
_ It’s not quite tea. It more resembles loose shrubbery and spices which you may occasion upon in the spice drawer of some old crone. There are some twigs and other forms of matter in it, which all contribute to its mysterious nature. Somewhere along the way, some old hand-wringer ran out of proper tea and boiled whatever was available - some versions have cat dander in them. You boil it up and throw in some milk and honey and there you go, you have chai.
_ Chai?
_ Try it, you’ll like it.
_ Chai?... if you insist.
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...How was I to know who this person was? Do fish go up to each other and start talking just because they are in the same ocean?
... He seemed an odd one. Not knowing what chai was, and being surprised
that I would talk to him. I don't think fish ignore each other.
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that I would talk to him. I don't think fish ignore each other.
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Dave Walker!
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