Assign three spinsters to snipe patrol….
Ffolkes, And then I woke up….. What do you think? Will it work as a template? I think it works well, so let’s use it as intended, okay? Okay….. And then I woke up…. I didn’t want to, but, I did,...
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Ffolkes, Shadows danced over the walls, cast by flames from the logs flickering in the ancient hearth. Savory smells of onions and meat filled the air, as the stew simmered in the pot hanging over the...
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Ffolkes, It’s an odd feeling, for me, to wish NOT to write…. I am facing the screen today, not with the usual trepidation, but, with actual revulsion. I’m apparently just not in the mood to vent, or to...
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Ffolkes, Finding just the right words for an opening statement, after repeated attempts to do just that, for what is now getting close to 3 years, can frequently become, not merely a conundrum, but a...
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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...
View ArticleSuffering slightly from anaerobic syncopation….
Ffolkes, I can’t have what I want, so, I’ll take what I can…. There, that marks me as an American, don’t you think? It’s a typically American male attitude, for sure; just go watch freeway traffic for...
View ArticleNuke those gum drops before they’re served, please….
Ffolkes, “No falsehood lingers into old age.” ~~ Sophocles (406 BC) ~~ In response to the quote, from Sophocles, I would say, “except, perhaps, those we tell to ourselves.” That simple fact may be...
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Ffolkes, JABBERWOCKY And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and...
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Ffolkes, “Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” ~~ Mark Twain ~~ No flies on gigoid. This is why. ‘Twill be sufficient unto the day to say this: Axiom # 2 is more right than...
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Ffolkes, “Ask of friends only what is honorable.” ~~ Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.) ~~ Spazosaurus Image stolen from The Onion...
View ArticleFrugal memories of Cracker Jack….
Ffolkes, “I’m not crazy. I just don’t give a shit!” ~~ gigoid, the dubious ~~ Frightened Feline, Stumped Good morning…. I suppose it’s only natural to be a bit thick at this time of day, regardless of...
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Ffolkes, “Fuck ’em if they can’t take a joke.” ~~ J. R. “Bob” Dobbs ~~ Night Sky in Oregon Image Credit: Deepanshu Arora | PhotosByDeepanshu via Space.com Hajime…. If one were to take seriously our...
View ArticleAbrupt motions of cryptic intent….
Ffolkes, “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~~ Random Government Building, Belfast, Ireland Hajime…. The Pearl you’ll see...
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