marianne.

i saw you two lurking in the park.
that's a good word for it, that's what we do, and now 
you're going to be on the blog, lurking too. 

i thought m. was asking about barney. she said how's he doing, i said he's gone, she said did he die, i said yes, he was 17 1/2. i mean ray, she said. oh, i saw him a few times after barney died, then no more, i imagine he's sailing, sailing the rest of his days.