Yes, I vaguely remember hearing of the Lasleys, who were in Africa — specifically Togo and Senegal, but only because their children — Mary and Steve— were also at our college Mary was down on the 2nd floor, across the hall from some other people who used to be friends of mine but I don't want to talk to them at the moment. Everything just got so complicated and I don't need more messy people muddling around with that. Besides which, even though I like some of his songs, backup singers such as Mary could not possibly fill in the blanks. What would she in Africa know about Chilean slang? I did not even know that, and also I thought turkey was something to eat for Thanksgiving dinner. And what would that have to do with the price of tea in China? Mary Lasley was on a girls' sports team during college, as evidenced by yearbook pictures, but whether or not she had a sports scholarship I have no idea so I cannot speak to that point.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
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Yes, I vaguely remember Raymond saying that he wan planning to be a millionaire by the age of thirty. That was in connection with economics class, when our teacher was explaining to us about the stock market and how that works. I never heard more about how that worked out for them later. It was just a theme that seems to reappear from time to time, something about the imaginary millions dollars.
It was not until maybe forty years later that I went to Sacramento and found the document with the million number magically imprinted upon it. Whether there ever was a million dollars, or only shares aiming for that number, it would be hard to see how that number could ever be achieved given a subsequent hailstorm of depreciation. Anyway, there seem to be some parts missing, so it is very hard to say anything more about that, so why even try? Why get all pumped up about something that can never happen?
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Yes, that was weird, did I hear online that Professor Elliott from college is somehow distantly related to Kelly Elliott, a high school classmate of mine to whom I do not remember ever speaking. She was nothing to me, and yet I somehow hear that she was badmouthing me all over the place to people at college. Why would that be? Since when does she know anything at all about me? or even care to acknowledge my existence?
And where is this imaginary millions discussed in the prank? Where did that come from? Certainly not from me. I only heard one person in high school obsessing about his ambition to make himself a millionaire, but that was Raymond, and you would never meet them, they would never darken te door of one of our churches, probably. Sometimes there is no choice to be had of what various and sundery persons you are stuck with for the four years of high school.
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Yes, I was not invited to participate in the prank, so I suppose that means that I am not sworn to secrecy, not under any oath in regards to that. I was just sitting there in class on the morning after the prank, and Professor Elliott was gently chiding her for doing that to herself, and that is how I started to learn who was involved and heard some stories about what they did and how they did that and how they are so shocked that Professor Elliott could figure out something about that, intuitively one would assume.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Which Reminds Me
Yes, they all have to confess about the rude things they painted on people's car windows, in the parking lot of college, as part of their famous "used car lot" prank. They did not invite me to participate, which is just as well. I already have enough problems without adding their massive load of prankster guilt to the mix. Especially Mary Lasley was said to have written some shocking things, so who knows why do I need some crazy sports dog screaming in my ear. Mary's services are so unnecessary and unwanted for this particular point. She only wishes she had something to say worth mentioning. I was not that interested in sports tricks. If you are good at sports, you have your place there there, and if not, do not even try. It is not worth that much effort.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Which Reminds Me
Yes, I vaguely remember that my aunt called him a charlatan, but I ahve no idea why she said that. I did not ask why she said that or what specific facts contributed to her negative opinion of him. That could be a heavy cruse for asking too much about that, so sometimes it is better not to ask further.
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