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Simple truths are always welcome, but seldom seen…
Ffolkes, In the bitter cold, his hands felt like wooden clubs, and the skin on his face and nose felt as if it were being ripped off in broad strips. Silently, he crossed the yard in back of the old...
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New tricks for old dogs…..
Ffolkes, As he stepped aboard the waiting train, he turned to look back at her, a small, forlorn figure standing in shadows near the exit turnstile. As he turned, she saw him, and raised a hand, as if...
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Terrified outbreaks of uncontrolled shrugging….
Ffolkes, As he sits down to begin, no angels sing, no thunder rings out, the earth remains still, and silent. Only the steady tick of the mantle clock breaks the quiet, until, slowly at first, then...
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Intent is seven thirteenths of the law….
Ffolkes, Unbeknownst to the remainder of the world, I struggle, here in the dark of the morning, waging war with the always-present, never-sleeping, force of evil, that the world calls Bob, or...
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Patiently waiting for the flood waters to subside….
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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Excessive salivation won’t help, or hinder….
Ffolkes, “All the troubles of man come from his not knowing how to sit still.” ~~ Pascal ~~ Filafa zobrino…. Cantano prodilli, comedaren porsovolo. Sellente fortuita pregente forse. Sile voncuba...
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Bathing in a babbling brook….
Ffolkes, There were the Scots Who kept the Sabbath And everything else they could lay their hands on. Then there were the Welsh Who prayed on their knees and their neighbors. Thirdly there were the...
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Reeling, writhing, and fainting in coils….
Ffolkes, “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” ~~ East African Proverb ~~ Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and the First Cup of Espresso in Space NASA Image from Space.com Good...
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Unwelcome signs of renewed affability….
Ffolkes, “Do you believe in reason?” ~~ Smart Bee ~~ Pluto Image by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft, on flyby of Pluto 7/14/2015 Good morning…. Gird your grids for a big one, ffolkes…. This one got away...
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Pistachios for breakfast….
Ffolkes, “All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” ~~ Aristotle ~~ gigoid and Charlie C., Portobello Road, London Hajime…. Reality has again intruded upon my life; demanding little bugger, too....
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