Sweetspot

Communications

 

c-sweetspot.com

 

 

Do you collect useful, practical & appropriate things to say back to people? I do. The sweet spot reflects a luminous quality in the eyes, escapes the beguiling trickery of the world, and comes back around to nourish the dark well of the soul.

 

“How do you finish a conversation?”
Sturdy New England stock.

“What do you intend to accomplish this week?”
Snake pit! Sink further!

“Well, good for you!”
Surprisingly. You bet!

“Do you mind if I open the window?”
Certainly not.

“Taking a break?”
Knowing how much it's worth.

“It's just like you.”
It's insane!

“I thought you'd be gone by now.”
Unsettled.
Will continue.

“What were you two doing in there?”
Free-floating.
Hiding out.

“There's something psychologically wrong with you.”
DOGS, TOO!
Lots of things.

“Our innovative profiling suggests you're rock-solid neurotic.”
Learning.
Understand?

“How long have you lived here?”
Don't lose count. I lost it!

“You came in late today, huh?”
I might do that.
NO WAY!

How is your steak, sir, prepared just right?”
The moment.

How is it?”
A terrific mood.

“How is everything?”
After that. Beautiful things.

“Are you okay?”
Pretty much.

“You've got all the answers.”
Exactly.
What else?

“Good answer!”
... Any better than that?

“You know all the hotels in the city?”
We tried it one possible way.

“Their historical significance?”
Socially challenged!

“Oh, Ricky, I'm so sorry!”
All rightie, then! The wild one.

“Sorry! I didn't get that.”
Prepare to move out! Before!

“My friend says it's brilliant.”
After that. Beautiful things.

“But I don't get it.”
Find a place.
Over your head.

“How ya' doing?”
Lucky me! No one killed me.

“You're so weird.”
Small world.
Old as dirt.

I know everything.”
You've changed. I get it!

Which one?”
How amusing.
Science fiction.

“You never been in this area?”
A well of deep sadness.
“It's pretty exciting.”
CONSIDERABLE!
Impunity.

“Information gladly given but safety requires avoiding unnecessary conversaton.”
Must be. Who else would?

Forbidden. You don't have permission to access /c-sweetspot/ on this server.”
The beginning. Gone.

“This is a security advisory. Please maintain possession of all items at all times.”
Hitch your wagon to a star.

“You don't even know what you're doing.”
Let me know how rare it is.

“Let's go, ladies!”
Smarten up!
“Don't be a girl!”
We tried it one possible way.

“Money is everything.”
$100,000 in bearer bonds.

“Don't be patronizing.”
Far from.
Who needs it?

“Which is cheaper, Uber or taxi?”
Outside that kind of scrutiny.

“Will this make me a nicer person?”
How deep?

“You learn something new every day.”
Waiting for the wind to change.

“When are you retiring?”
Allegedly. What's the sense?

“You have unusual insight.”
Most unfortunate.

“Save your money and go traveling!”
Stand in your way. Find it!

“Are you leaving?”
At all? Everyone does.

“Are you in line?”
Not us. I would never do that.

“Leave me alone!”
At least.
Not a museum.

Speak for yourself!”
So far.
It's captivating.

“You should visit your family more often.”
In shadows. Don't ask me to.

You should do what I say.”
Take a chance!
Trust me.

“Are you a workaholic?”
You sure?
No one wants that.

Stop working so hard!”
A sky hook. And by the way ...

Don't go that way!”
Touch & go.
Don't have to.

“You hate me, don't you?”
Touch & go.
Don't have to.

“You don't like my dessert?”
Touch & go.
Don't have to.

“Don't let the bastards get you down.”
Not recently.
Privacy.

“Hey! Come here!”
Less is more. Can I try that?

“Don't be a chicken!”
As if.
Life is not a test.

“Where you been? Been hiding?”
And so many others.

“I like your faggot shoes.”
How deep?
A syndicate.

[Solicitation or begging]
Not right now.
We'll get there.

“Don't move or I'll cut your throat.”
I'm easy.
Being followed.

“What's your name?”
My friends call me Yamita.

“Are you the devil?”
Life's darkest moment.

“Got a minute to talk about Family Separation?”
Flexible hours.
I'll live.

That's not what I'm here to talk about.”
To the contrary.
Rock & roll.

“Can you help me please?”
From inside! Beyond belief.

“Take care.”
At all? Everyone does.

How's it going?”
Effortless.

What happened?”
Allegedly. What's the sense?

Haven't seen you in a while.”
Go on!
That's excessive.

“You're blocking the sidewalk.”
Pretty intense.
Make a list!

“What's up?”
Waste of tim.
Double up!

“Got a cigarette?”
Next to nothing.
Reserved.

Can I get a ride in your new car?”
What you least
expect. Edgy.

“Can I use your new suitcase?”
Penny-pinching!
Best not to.

“Can I borrow one of your notebooks?”
Big money! A suspended place.

“My battery's dead. Got a jump?”
Someone else.
Significant.

“Here! Let me just use your cell phone.”
What the hell? Sight unseen.

“Can I at least use one of your pens.”
Afraid not.
You'll be first up.

“Is that a yes?”
As much as possible ...

“Are you saying no?”
... Any better than that?

“Is this your idea of fun?”
Broken. Part of the mystique.

“It's your mind I like. Say something smart.”
On top. Challenging money.

Are you out for a little walk?”
Other plans.
Fickle.

Think outside the box!”
From the deep.
Territory.

“Are you wearing that?”
In case.

“Is this your day off?”
Put your name on it.

“You're so thin.”
What impact.

“Where you going?”
Looks like it. Changes you.

“How are you?”
Take a chance!
Trust me.

Have a good one!”
On my way.
Many ways.

Enjoy the movie.”
Au contraire. Off the grid.

“Good luck!”
With a map!

“She's weird. What do you think is wrong with her?”
$100,000 in bearer bonds.

[Someone flipping you the bird]
—[Wag your index finger at them as if they're a 2-year-old]

“Hey, Richard!”
Relaxing. We're in business!

“How've you been?”
And so many others.

Kiss my butt!”
Ever hopeful.
You're wrong.

Fuck you!”
Not much.
Receive joy.

“We are all participants in the vague.”
A star field.

“You're a total fraud.”
Says you! Perspicacity!

“We don't do things that way.”
The beginning. Gone.

“This doesn't work for us. You can't do that.”
Natural. Intelligence.

Wake up!”
On top. Challenging money.

Stop looking at me!”
A sky hook. And by the way ...

“Who the hell cares?”
Wise up!
Back away!

“It's just words!”
Not just wrong.
Always wrong.

“You're throwing your life away!”
Oh, yeah?
Losing my name.

“What are you going to do about it?”
Silver bells & candles. Not yet.

“How many? Are you
by yourself?”
One's enough.

“How much do you
make as a driver?”
Outside that kind of scrutiny.

“I'll set your house on fire!”
Going fishing.
The rendezvous.

“Richard, where have
you been?”
Scrounge. You never know.

“Are you available?”
Perfect!
The opposite.

“Don't let 'em Jew you down!”
War souvenirs. Camp.

“What time is it?”
Freewheelin', man.
“Are you still on drugs?”
Why bother?

Who are you?”
Shift change!
Just in time.

“What's your cell number?”
Back to you now.

“Are you blind or just stupid?”
Outside of that.

“What's that mean?”
Well-grounded.

“Is that so?”
Ask them.

“What a bitch!”
I'm aware of that.

“Are you gay?”
Easier.
The other guy.

“What country are you from?”
Wounded Knee.

“How did you two meet?”
It's criminal. Break the law!

 

 

 

 

Let's stash the responses on this page in a menu. We'll call this selection a Backtalktionary.

 

 

a

—Knowing how much it's worth.

about

—Silver bells & candles. Not yet.

accomplish

—Snake pit! Sink further!

advisory

—Hitch your wagon to a star.

alone

—At least. Not a museum.

answer

—... Any better than that?

answers

—Exactly. What else?

are

—Other plans. Fickle.

available

—Perfect! The opposite.

bastards

—Not recently. Privacy.

been

—And so many others.

[begging]

—Not right now. We'll get there.

[bird]

—AS IF! [Scolding forefinger]

bitch

—I'm aware of that. Graduated.

borrow

—Big money! A suspended place.

care

—At all? Everyone does.

cares

—Wise up! Back away!

cheaper

—Outside that kind of scrutiny.

chicken

—As if. Life is not a test.

cigarette

—Next to nothing. Reserved.

country

—Wounded Knee. Unforgettable.

day

—Waiting for the wind to change.

devil

—Life's darkest moment.

did

—It's criminal. Break the law!

doing

—Lucky me! No one killed me.

don't

—Touch & go. Don't have to.

drugs

—Why bother? Doesn't matter.

enjoy

Au contraire. Off the grid.

everything

—After that. Beautiful things.

exciting

—CONSIDERABLE! Impunity.

faggot

—How deep? A syndicate.

finish

—Sturdy New England stock.

forbidden

Any way that can be so.

fraud

—Says you! Perspicacity!

fuck

—Not much. Receive joy.

gay

—Easier. The other guy.

get

—Prepare to move out! Before!

girl

—We tried it one possible way.

going

—Looks like it. Changes you.

good

—Surprisingly. You bet!

have

—On my way. Many ways.

haven't

—Go on! That's excessive.

here

—Less is more. Can I try that?

historical

—Socially challenged!

hotels

—We tried it one possible way.

how

The moment. A terrific mood.

how's

—Effortless. Flawless.

I

—You've changed. I get it!

is

—$100,000 in bearer bonds.

it

—That's a switch. No big deal.

Jew

—War souvenirs! Camp.

jump

—Someone else. Significant.

kiss

—Ever hopeful. You're wrong.

know

—Let me know how rare it is.

ladies

—Smarten up! Not allowed.

late

—I might do that. NO WAY!

leaving

—At all? Everyone does.

let

—What the hell? Sight unseen.

like

—Sparingly. It's insane!

line

—Not us. I would never do that.

long

—Don't lose count. I lost it!

luck

—In my profession? Let it be.

many

—One's enough. With a map!

me

—From inside! Beyond belief.

mind

—Certainly not. Liberty!

money

—Stand in your way. Find it!

much

—Outside that kind of scrutiny.

name

—My friends call me Yamita.

neurotic

—Learning. Understand?

never

—A well of deep sadness.

nicer

—How deep? A syndicate.

no

—... Any better than that?

off

—Put your name on it.

okay

—Pretty much. All the way.

on

—Going fishing. The rendezvous.

or

—Outside of that. A new thrill.

patronizing

—Far from. Who needs it?

psychologically

Dogs, too! Lots of things.

requires

—Must be. Who else would?

retiring

—Allegedly. What's the sense?

Richard

—Relaxing. We're in business!

says

—After that. Beautiful things.

separation

—Flexible hours. I'll live.

should

—In shadows. Don't ask me to.

sidewalk

—Pretty intense. Make a list!

smart

—On top. Challenging money.

sorry

—All rightie, then! The wild one.

speak

—So far. It's captivating.

stop

—A sky hook. And by the way ...

suitcase

—Penny-pinching! Best not to.

that

—Well-grounded. Ask them.

that's

—To the contrary. Rock & roll.

thin

—What impact. All these things.

think

—From the deep. Territory.

throat

—I'm easy. Being followed.

throwing

—Oh, yeah? Losing my name.

time

—Freewheelin', man. Thlowly.

unusual

—Most unfortunate.

up

—Waste of time. Double up!

use

—Afraid not. You'll be first up.

vague

—A star field. The wetness.

wake

—On top. Challenging money.

way

—Any way that can be so.

wearing

—Fit & proper. In case.

weird

—Small world. Old as dirt.

were

—Free-floating. Hiding out.

what

—Allegedly. What's the sense?

what's

—A whole new other way.

where

—Scrounge. You never know.

which

—How amusing. Science fiction.

who

—Shift change! Just in time.

words

—Not just wrong. Always wrong.

workaholic

You sure? No one wants that.

yes

—As much as possible ...

you

—Take a chance! Trust me.

you'd

—Unsettled. Will continue.

your

—Broken. Part of the mystique.

 

 

 

I hope this whets your appetite. Hint: Click the cat.

 

“Escape from bullies & worries, arguing & complaining,” whisper the shadows of whimsy. Hint: Woof! Woof!

 

If you're a little kid, and a total stranger says, How are you?” cry out, Take a chance! and run away. If they come thumping along after you, you know you made the right choice.

 

If you're an adult, and a boor says, How shall we do this? Can you pay for it?” do a little play-acting, reach into your pocket and say, Everyone does. Don't let good ol' boys steer your intentions.

 

 

The following five web pages loop around a vision of Artificial Intelligence I wrote for a Tournament of Pioneers .:.

 

http://www.c-penny.com
http://www.c-socket.com
http://www.c-lyric.com

http://www.c-strength.com
http://www.c-miroir.com