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By R. Richard

I am then braced by Portia and Carol.
Carol snarls, “Well, you got your revenge against Denny. As a result, now we have no jobs.”
I sigh and lecture the ladies, “I did good work for the Lozenge Corporation and for Denny. Denny then fired me, refused to sign me out of a government security clearance, refused to pay me for the last two weeks of my work at the Lozenge Corporation and, at least, made it very difficult for me to get another job. I complained, to the State Labor Department about my missing last two weeks of pay, my accrued pay in lieu of vacation and, as it later turned out, a couple of dollars of miscellaneous. The State Labor Department then summoned lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation into a State Labor Department hearing. The lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation then cited habeus corpus, ipso facto, a fortiori and possibly more. The State Labor Department guy said, not in Latin, ‘Cut the jive and tell me if Jason Marr got paid the money he was due, or I shut the Lozenge Corporation down.’”
The lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation then said, not in Latin, “The Lozenge Corporation is going to pay, but it will take a couple, three weeks.”
The State Labor Department guy said, “It will take 24 hours, or I shut the Lozenge Corporation down.”
The lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation then said, not in Latin, “But, but.”
The State Labor Department guy said, “Butter me no buts, it will take no more than 24 hours for Jason Marr to get paid, or I shut the Lozenge Corporation down.”
The lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation then said, not in Latin, “We got a strong case against Jason Marr for piracy on the high seas.”
The State Labor Department guy said, “It will take no more than 24 hours for Jason Marr to get paid, or I shut the Lozenge Corporation down.”
(You notice how the State Labor Department guy stayed focused.)
Carol sighs and says, “As a computer programmer, they say you got it. As a stand up comic, you don’t got it.”
Wounded to the core, I ask, “Do you think that my forcing Denny and the Lozenge Corporation corporation to pay me what they owed me, cost you ladies your jobs?”
Portia says, “You deny telling the feds that Denny’s Project Manager was faking test results on equipment that was turned over to the government?”
I sigh and lecture the ladies, “The government found out that at least one of Denny’s Project Managers was faking test results on equipment turned over to the government. I would have testified against Denny’s Project Manager, Matt, but I didn’t know the Latin term for ass hole, at that time. Only later did I learn that the Latin term is. ‘æs hoʊl.’ however, the moment had passed.”
Carol says, “I would never use the term ass hole for Denny’s Project Manager, Matt, even if Matt is an ass hole. However, when Matt and others crashed, Portia and I lost our jobs.”
I lecture, “I did good work for the Lozenge Corporation and for Denny. I did not work on what they call the mine detector project. Denny then fired me, and removed me from any and all access to the mine detector project. However, I am good at programming digital computers and I then did get a temp job at Digital Scientific Specialties. I then analyzed why the mine detection device design, that Denny stole from another engineer, didn’t work in all kinds of soil. Since the device was a mine detector, it was very important that the device did work properly, in all kinds of soil. It was literally a matter of life or death for the military guys trying to clear buried mines.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: R. Richard
• Release date: Sep 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005865917

R. Richard

I'm the co-author, with Sunset Thomas, of Anatomy of An Adult Film.I have 48 novels and over 299 short stories currently published.I spent my early years in the part of Los Angeles known as the South Central. I was known as Whi' Boy, which was sufficient to identify me in that place. I'm a skilled Kung Fu player, using a system that I learned from a Korean I knew only as 'Pak.' It would be easier to tell you the places that Pak wasn't wanted by the police, rather than the places where he was wanted by the police. Pak's Kung Fu system, augmented by some bits and pieces from some Chinese practitioners is quick and effective, or I wouldn't be alive today.My early education was mostly obtained by stealing books from the public library (I always returned them and the Librarian even began to provide me with reading lists.) I did go to high schools, but I never really learned anything there. I eventually graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA, with a degree in mathematics.I work as a Systems Analyst and also make a part of my living as a professional gambler (legal in Nevada.) I write science fiction and erotica. My published novels are:Anatomy of An Adult Film (With Sunset Thomas)1. Second Chance: God Killer2. Second Chance: Sky Pirate3. Second Chance: Scroll Seeker4. Second Chance: King of The Islands5. Second Chance: King of Zaya6. Second Chance: Duke of Averon7. Second Chance: King of Golomon8. Second Chance: King Of The Sky9. Second Chance: Warlord of Ifrequeh10. Second Chance: King of Ariby11. Second Chance: King of Mesodania12. Second Chance: King of Avuls13. Second Chance: King of Kemet14. Second Chance: King of Zorran15. Second Chance: King of Two Worlds16. Second Chance: King of Averon17. Second Chance: King's Duties18. Second Chance: King of The New WorldAdventurer: Simulation ProblemAdventurer: Pannar ProblemA Programmer's GambitAmateur StripperBeach MurdersBondage HouseCorporate Sex SlavesFriday NightGo Naked In The SoftwareGrasshopper WinterInvoluntary NudeLayoffNot A HeroPirates of The KeysSummer of SexThe LakeThe Last Moon DanceThe Nude Adventures of Plain JaneThe Secret Life of Wanda WilsonTails of the Pussycat LoungeTo Keep A JobTopless RestaurantToy WhoresVix: The MarineWayward BoyShort Stories:A Christmas Visit

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Chapter 1: The Demise of The Lozenge Corporation

After a hard week of work, I find myself at the farmers market, to restock my food and also to face the people who have just been laid off, after the collapse of the Lozenge Corporation. I find a place to park my pickup truck and I lift my cart out of the bed. Then I go shopping, pulling my cart and tapping along with my cane.

I get to a stand where, despite the season, they have some nice Idaho potatoes. I buy three pounds and put the potatoes in my cart.

I am then braced by Portia and Carol.

Carol snarls, Well, you got your revenge against Denny. As a result, now we have no jobs.

I sigh and lecture the ladies, "I did good work for the Lozenge Corporation and for Denny. Denny then fired me, refused to sign me out of a government security clearance, refused to pay me for the last two weeks of my work at the Lozenge Corporation and, at least, made it very difficult for me to get another job. I complained, to the State Labor Department about my missing last two weeks of pay, my accrued pay in lieu of vacation and, as it later turned out, a couple of dollars of miscellaneous. The State Labor Department then summoned lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation into a State Labor Department hearing. The lawyers for the Lozenge Corporation then