When the summer sun

is at its peak

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don’t look for me at home

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look for me at the

old swimming hole

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somewhere at the bottom.

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because I can’t swim.

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I try to

learn something

new every day

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And then forget it by the next.

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In that way,

it will always be new

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As an example —

To-day I learned

I suffer from self-induced amnesia.

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Sounds bad, I know.

But what can I tell you?

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I like the new,

eschew the old

I always

know if a glass

is either

half-full, or

half-empty

because I

drink out

of a measuring cup

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3.

I need to buy

more art

for my apartment

to hide all my

wall safes.

If you lead

a sea-horse

to water

they will be

much more

accommodating.

Q.

Have you ever seen

a film that was so

forgettable that you

accidentally watched it a second time?

A.

Yes, I have.

I saw the film Jaws 2,

in the cinema.

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It was so bad that

about mid-way through

the film I walked out

of the theater,

went to the ticket booth

and demanded a ticket

to see the film, Jaws 2.

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Which I had heard was pretty good.

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GEORGE RAYMOND LOVES TO HEAR FROM HIS FANS!

Got a question?

Can it wait until later?

No? Ok.

Direct all queries

to “Ask George”, via

the address you think

is most likely.

He will be happy to reply

at his least convenient time.

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I find that if I

fix my attention

on a copy of the

Reader’s Digest

— wholly, and without distraction.

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I can transport myself

back in time to my

grandmother’s bathroom!

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It’s all quite fantastic.

And yet, each time

I attempt it, I am

able to remain in the

bathroom a little bit

longer than the time before

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Perhaps one day

I’ll be able to keep

myself there at will.

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It is then I will cry out

***

“Grandma, it’s me!

Your Georgie-boy!

I’ve come from the

future to use your toilet!

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— But don’t open the door yet!”

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Maybe a doggy bag

should come with a

doggy in it.

Then I can feed it

right there and

not have to bring

anything home.

 

 

It seems to me

the guy who wrote

the song,

“I See London, I See France”

loved to travel

the world, and

see people in

their under-pants,

about equally.

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Through trefology

old worlds shall die,

new be born

and the ones in

the middle

will get new plumbing

& fixtures.

When Count Dracula

transforms into

hundreds of bats,

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all those bats must

be thinking,

“Whoa, a second ago,

I didn’t even exist.

And now I am flying out

of this guy’s chest!

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Really, what’s next?”

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