If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to - Dorothy Parker

Today

was a good day

for the most part

I misplaced my wallet
but I'm pretty sure it is at home somewhere

so I'm not to worried
but I called the bank anyway
just to be on the safe side

a deal I've had in the pipeline
for a few months
closed today
and quite profitably

not to mention
for quite a bit more than I expected
well
about 25% more anyway

gives me quite a bit of breathing room
and takes a load of stress
off my shoulders

although

I was thinking this afternoon
as I enjoyed a celebratory drink
[or four]
[I really should cut back on that]
[drinking I mean]
[at least getting myself under a bottle a day]
[would probably be a good idea]

how utterly skewed life is

on one side of the spectrum

as a dear friend is oft to say

"You'll work like a dog for a bowl of rice a day with a gun at your back."

on the other hand

there are people like me

who live in a world comprised of precious little reality

today
I made more than the average american family of four
earns in a year

it required two or three hours of work
and three months of waiting
[and a fairly sizable investment of capital]
followed by two more hours of signing papers
and that was it
all that is left is to cash the check
[well theoretically anyway]
[the funds are being wired to my account]

my world isn't real
it isn't remotely tied to any sense of justice

there is no basis in fact
only bullshit
and
of course
having the money to make your lies real

you see
I talk a lot of shit
some of it is shooting the shit
some of it is bullshitting
some of it is even true

but most of it

most of it is

well

knowing that I can back it up
whatever I say

I can pull fuzzy rabbits out of my ass
all day long

I've always had a gift for money
like the magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat
even when I fuck up
blow cash I shouldn't
the worst case is I'm a little tight
for a little while

in the end
it all works out
I've always got another deal or two in the pipeline
another check waiting to be cashed
all I have to do is
well
wait

but
this gift
this curse really
only seems to brighten
to illuminate
to serve as a contrast
to those areas where I fail

repeatedly

you see

my magic only works on numbers
only works on fiction

people however
are not so easily swayed

as they say...

you can fool all the people some of the time