THURSDAY 8:06pm

-Whisper Lite 5,000 portable stove with fuel tank .....................-> CHECK
-Crazy John’s dead grandfather’s hat.............................................-> CHECK
-Journal and folder full of half completed manuscripts................-> CHECK
-Spare shirt, spare briefs, & the thickest socks in the drawer.....-> CHECK
-Powdered Thai chicken noodles and BBQ beef.............................-> CHECK
-Hardcover copy of “One Eye Looking Backwards” by Tim Sparrows -> CHECK
-Wash my wanger for the last time in 3 days ................................-> CHECK
-(Rub one off too) .................................................................-> CHECK CHECK
-Lighter, fork, sleeping bag, disposable camera & aluminum pot -> CHECK
-Two bottles of Yellow Tail cabernet at half price...........................->FOSHO
- Steak knife & condoms (for protection against bums & the clap)> CHECK
-A total of ten toes on my soon to be beat feet................................-> CHECK
-Water thermos in side pocket of hiking pack..................................-> CHECK
-Directions from the Frisco Greyhound to Corte Madera...............-> CHECK
-Are you sure you have your journal?->What do you think you’re writing in?
-A nice rip off the bong for the road.................................................->Ha I wish!
-Time to go..................................................................................-> CHECK MATE