We’ll find some in the bargain basement….
Ffolkes, Hello there… When I lay down last night to sleep, at 8:00 PM, or thereabouts, I had little idea I’d be up now, at 2:00 AM, asking myself why I ever thought I liked cats, or where I put the...
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Ffolkes, There are times when a good round of really gross, anatomically incorrect, yet innovative, viciously antagonistic cursing does one more good than anything less vulgar can possibly accomplish,...
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Ffolkes, In the course of human events, logic and/or intelligent design aren’t included in the blueprints, though there are some among us who pride themselves on having or using both…. Those poor...
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Ffolkes, Savory pieces of bacon bits flew elegantly through the highest points of the tent, filling all below with joy at the smell of sizzling pork fat; the crowd went wild…. Vendors hawked their...
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Ffolkes, I’m confused, but, then, nothing new there, eh? Today’s confusion started upon arising, at my semi-usual hour of 4 AM, to find the cat already up, waiting for me, actually being a good kitty,...
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Ffolkes, Just once, I wish…. Shit! Duck!…. Get down, you bozos, this is live fire!…. Crap, who wasn’t paying attention to the perimeter alarms? Where’s my M-16? Thanks, keep your head down…. Oh, okay,...
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Ffolkes, Winding ever upward, the road grew steep. Trudging along the roadside, next to the cliff falling away toward a glistening ribbon of water, thousands of feet below, an old man, grey hair...
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Ffolkes, Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe. ~~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ~~ (121-180 AD) —...
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Ffolkes, “The supreme irony of life is hardly anyone ever gets out of it alive.” — Robert Heinlein Ffolkes, I don’t know about y’all, but, it’s my considered opinion that’s one damn silly looking...
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Ffolkes, Virtuous and vicious every man must be,– Few in the extreme, but all in the degree. — Alexander Pope (1688-1744) — Essay on Man, Epistle ii, Line 231 – ————————————————————— I live in my own...
View ArticleBust it up, boys! It’s all gotta go!….
Ffolkes, “He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hopes for the human condition is a fool.” — Albert Camus It’s really too bad I’m so late today; getting the little bit of...
View ArticleFricasseed rutabaga with mulled acorn sauce….
Ffolkes, “History has the relation to truth that theology has to religion — i.e., none to speak of.” ~~ Lazarus Long ~~ The picture today goes to show that, a) timing IS everything, and b) even...
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Ffolkes, “How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.” ~~ Thomas Jefferson, “Writings” Vol. XVI ~~ One wouldn’t think so, but, the quote from Jefferson, above, is perfectly...
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Ffolkes, “Life is the sum of all your choices.” ~~ Albert Camus ~~ NGC 1291, through NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Beatles first major international hit song was “I Wanna...
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Ffolkes, “Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.” ~~ Yiddish Proverb ~~ With a brilliant smile, and a pithy remark for the kids, the Samurai baking enthusiast shouldered his pack, took up...
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Ffolkes, “Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.” ~~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) — Meditations, vi, 3 ~~ To look at this piece of...
View ArticleLast train to Paducah.boarding now on track 13….
Ffolkes, The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still. ~~ Alexander Pope (1688-1744) ~~ ~~ Moral Essays, Epistle iii, Line 153 ~~ Well…. Don’t worry, my next...
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Ffolkes, “A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.” ~~ Montaigne ~~ In the past two weeks, or a bit more, I’ve been experiencing an entirely new kind of pain, to add to...
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Ffolkes, “Few people have the imagination for reality.” ~~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ~~ Now. TELL me animals don’t have feelings. Go ahead. In sooth, this picture is one that I’ve loved since finding...
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Ffolkes, “Speak out. You’ve got to speak out against the madness.” ~~ Steven Stills ~~ Tony the Pixie Bob Apparently, two days off is too many; I can’t seem to find my routine. Naturally, I’m enjoying...
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