nearness

the end is near/the endgame well under way

but relax, this is just a baseball game/in the ninth inning/in still-early may

plenty of season left

what else is near?

let’s see if I can spruce up my appearance and find “grooming kit near me”

hell yeah! 0.4 miles and open for another hour!

how about chateaubriand?

chateaubriand is near, all right/but beyond unaffordable, alas.

and the woman of my dreams? is she near?

alas, the search yields no results.

but isn’t it comforting to know/that some priceless desires/are beyond the ken of cold circuitry?