Was Slowpoke a Slowpoke? How old was I when Pokémon came around? Hell, I was way too old to be singing to Braxton “Together Forever.” He was my little Pokémon. And his brother, Virgil? I’m still the old man here. “Slowpoke, Braxton. Virgil, Pokémon.”
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Journey 127 ~Slowpoke, Braxton. Virgil, Pokémon~
Bless Me, Echo,
For I have sinned… Or I’m crazy—split personalities and the like. There was the time before my boy, after, and now.
Three different men… Or more. And yet I wonder why I’m so sleepy, why “I feel STUPID,” and slow in a variety of ways. You can ask the Visual Lady at the Day Job. It’s why I was late, “Coming Home,” to Braxton’s little brother Virgil. He’s pretty bored, E.
And me? “I’ve been Takin’ Care Of Business.” I had another customer, Inspector Echo.
Only if I keep this up, I’ll end up like some MAGA Cracker Hat, P. Diddy, or some other ilk. No, Inspector, I have morals, a mission statement, as it were, and making money is a wonderful thing. So why am I all “Carmen Queasy?” Because I don’t feel safe anymore.
There is so much FEAR. I FEAR I’m too slow.
“Fill my lungs with fear and I EXHALE!”
It’s My Turn To Fly, The Urge
But I made it out of school, didn’t I? And every day I’m learning more. I read every single day. “I’m So Thankful” that I got to keep my reading streak. No, I don’t consider reading Michael Dalton’s “Bikini Magic” a sin. The harem aspect reminds me of M Anime.
And speaking of her and my son Braxton, I had all the time in the world. Braxton reached the ripe old age of fifteen. And the stories that M Anime set into motion could set me for life if I could add them to my side hustle. I mean, it is November. NaNoWriMo? Ah, memories.
Then there’s Virgil. I have another chance to be a DogDad. Another opportunity to pass on the teaching Inspector Echo.
I sound like the Shidoshi Tanaka from the movie Bloodsport. That’s what living is, Echo.
That’s not negativity, it is a fact of life: one big arena or Kumite. And I’ll be the victor E.
That almost became Virgil’s middle name. Virgil Victor. Instead, it’s Virgil Vivi for FF IX. You remember Vivi, the Black Mage. That’s how I’ve been feeling with my side hustle.
What and not like Ben-Hur/Forty-One (Cue Galley Drums). Again, I’m not being negative; I am being factual. It comes with trying on a bunch of hats. Not MAGA! Never MAGA!
The Dems kicked MAGA Ass last night! But anyway, I was thinking about this quote from Red Dawn. I think too much. But I’m a man. Slowpoke, Braxton. Virgil, Pokémon.
“And as we remember… please let them forget, O Lord… so they can be little again.”
Danny, Red Dawn (1984)
“A man chasing two rabbits ends up hungry; A wise man grows carrots.”
Stoics Meditations
1739 Days Without B III, Day 1180 of Virgil’s Arrival
B.L.M. Braxton’s Life Matters,
Will
