04-05-2025
'Well, at least they ain't yellin' '
'What flavor is the Kool-Aid today?' Albino Alice the barber asked when Possum walked into Axe's True Blue American Café & Barber Shoppe in downtown Blue Ruin.
'What you talkin' 'bout?' he asked.
'The Kool-Aid Trump's got y'all drinkin' these days,' she said.
'Ain't no dang Kool-Aid,' Possum said. 'He's the greatest president this country ever saw. And we're standin' with him.'
'Is America great again yet?' she asked.
'We're gettin' there,' he said.
'I see where you gonna pay women $5,000 to have babies,' Alice said. 'Is that the same $5,000 Musk is givin' everbody or in addition to?'
'In addition to, I reckon,' Possum said. 'Why you actin' so snotty today?'
'It costs a quarter million dollars to raise a kid these days,' Alice said. 'The only people gonna fall for that is women that desperately needs $5,000. And then, they gonna need guvmint support to raise the kid.'
'We need more babies to get jobs and take care of old people,' Possum said.
'Then stop cuttin' guvmint programs that help them,' Alice said.
Axe poured a cup of coffee for Bubba and one for himself before he sat down on a stool at the counter.
'I wish it was colder today,' he sighed. 'Then, the furnace would kick on and drown out some of that.'
'Well, at least, they ain't yellin' today,' Bubba said. 'Hey, I notice the price of eggs done come down.'
'Some,' Axe said. 'But not enough. Everythang seems to be goin' up except what we make.'
'Ain't that the dang truth,' Bubba said. 'If my Socialable Security check goes up, so does what I have to pay Medicare.'
'We need to remind them politicians that they work fer us, not the other way 'round,' Axe said.
'Yeah, but too many people ain't keepin' up with what's goin' on in the world,' Bubba said. 'They just vote fer a familiar name on the ballot.'
'You think Trump's gonna declare himself pope too?' Alice asked.
'He can if he wants to,' Possum said.
'You got any ear plugs?' Bubba asked. 'My brain needs a rest.'
