THE STRANGER

I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowin’

he’s out there, the Dude, takin’ her easy for all us sinners. Shoosh. I sure hope he makes The finals. Welp, that about does her, wraps her all up. Things seem to’ve worked out pretty good for the Dude’n Walter, and it was a purt good story, dontcha think? Made me laugh to beat the band. Parts, anyway. Course—I didn’t like seein’ Donny go. But then, happen to know that there’s a little Lebowski on the way. I guess that’s the way the whole durned human comedy keeps perpetuatin’ it-self, down through the generations, westward the wagons, across the sands a time until— aw, look at me, I’m ramblin’

again. Wal, uh hope you folks enjoyed yourselves.

He brushes his hat brim with a fingertip as we begin to pull back.