Escape the Okie Zone

Garvald loves this area of pristine wilderness in the Ozarks of Missouri where he migrates for schwag gatherings.(Schwagstock) Maybe it will be a precelebratory event for the Kerry campaign?? Garvald cannot see the signs that his state of chosen unemployment bothers Muffy and so she pushes him to go to this playground of his.

A full moon is out tonight :(
Garvald fails to connect with her anymore. His dry humor only appears to get on her nerves. She becomes tired of his mental disability, his poor listening skills, his lack of focus and his "spare tire". She denigrates his lack of organization in his life, his teaching then finally puts down his lovemaking. He slowly learns that she will never be into the idea of this website evolving into a book. He wondered why she even asked him to come up?

Muffy condescendingly responds,
"It was only because I felt sorry for you living with all those rednecks."

Garvald packs and is about to leave, when she starts crying and appreciates him tolerating all of her anger.

He takes her downtown for dinner and then she discards him in the middle of the night.

He prepares himself for the spookstock for a fun weekend of schwaggers and schwagmaidens in their costumes to help lift the old man out of his mid-life crisis that has been opened up before the whole world of cyberspace.
He hopes that his once and future soulmate might rescue him when she discovers this site and the words that are beckoning her to him.
This soulmate of his dreams would always be comforting and supporting.
She understands him and has the same hopes and dreams.
(and does not think of him as just a crazy old fool with a "spare tire")