Crystal Balls, Or The Idea of Practice Makes Practice Perfect [for "you know who" or David McFadden or both] indulging my weakness for prophecy can see, for example, there'll come a time when i disappoint you, this is simple to see more mere memory, hasn't everyone disappointed you? Speaking personally i've disappointed everyone I could, and everyone has disappointed me if they could, if i disappoint you right away, we could have that over with and get right down to the funny business get down to the refusal of eternity get down to the calm determined practice the frenzied practice? the spontaneous regenerating practice the heartwarming practice the cold blooded practice the practice of the ha ha harmonious melodious ha has the syncopated practice simulated interrupteddisappointing practice the perpetual amateur and sentimental practice of love, amateur love unpracticed unrehearsed practice poor paid highly ha ha practice practice of now, pre-petroleum practice the acknowledged stickum of the planet mama the resonating rechargeable practice mama piano practice fortissimo allegro practice confluent incongruous boogie woogie practice the inconsolable and consuming practice the here again gone again practice practice giraffe practice gingko tree practice guffaws, practice spelling bee practice sister practice brother practice telepathy hell reincarnation play Possession Mama spirit of the self gotten mama practice mammal practice, four legged practice sabre toothed practice sewing practice teeth, rolling practice eyes hair trigger rapid fire practice finger jackhammer jalopy practice zippers and snaps salmon sucking practice thorough methodical practice divine practice, imperfectable practice, pre-season practice post funny practice, intolerable, longwinded practice just -can't-quit-this practice until we're memorized predictable or prophesied.