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Odd raptors, but honest…..

Ffolkes, At this hour of the morning, I don’t need this kind of aggravation, not from my own physique. But, rather than fall into complaints about stuff there isn’t much I can do to fix, at least for...

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Coping skills for bald penguins…..

Ffolkes, Nature will always tell us, in her inimitable style, when we are getting too weird. I’ve had this proven to me on numerous occasions, as I have a tendency toward weird, a genetic gift from my...

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Mesmerizing patterns in colorful silk….

Ffolkes, It isn’t my habit to begin the day with blood and death, before I’ve even had my morning coffee, so I was mildly surprised to find both awaiting me as I stepped into the hallway outside my...

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More emerald than jade……

Ffolkes, BANG! CRASH!  Hey, folks, don’t mind the noise….. SMASH! BANG!…. Murphy has brought some friends this morning…. CRASH!….. and they got into a big argument, that has turned into a huge brawl....

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Phlebotomists do it with their fingers…..

Ffolkes, Artfully, he dodged the bullet, turning to watch it plow into the wall by his head. Slapping one palm to his forehead, he gave out a great shout, “ki aieeeeeee!”, striking to the left with his...

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Put the stray curator in the parlor for now….

Ffolkes, Rational thought, being skittish, and reluctant to come out to play at this time of the morning, has easily escaped my feeble effort to pin it down, in spite of the reservation I made. While...

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Painfully shy, the marmoset left the lobby…

Ffolkes, In life, there are a number of events that occur that cause a great deal of stress to the human psyche. The death of a loved one, major surgery, divorce, losing a job, foreclosure, being...

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Analyzing inventory on hand to find the shortest shrift….

Ffolkes, As a practicing curmudgeon, I am required by law to ascertain daily how often I hear the term “grumpy old fart” as applied to myself; something to do with national demographics, I understand,...

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Yep… The whole village is excited….

Ffolkes, My mother told me, “Elwood,”–she always called me “Elwood”–“in this  world you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was  smart.  I recommend pleasant.”   – James Stewart —...

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Looks like a can o’corn….

Ffolkes, “I think the Wheel of Morality needs a tune-up.” ~~ Wakko Warner ~~     ‘Tis a sad old world we live in, isn’t it? The sculpture you see above, located in a courtyard on the grounds of Trinity...

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Concentrating on cross-pollination for now….

Ffolkes, “Nowhere is now here.” ~~ Nakagawa Soen Roshi ~~ Picture of Thunder From an article on Gizmodo:  http://gizmodo.com/heres-the-first-ever-picture-of-thunder-1702480686 “I hope that after I die,...

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Simply bursting with indifference….

Ffolkes, “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” ~~ Chinese proverb ~~ Aurora Australis, seen from the International Space Station NASA Image by Astronaut Terry...

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Chicken bones for dessert….

Ffolkes, Xenophanes said, “I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.” ~~ Plutarch ~~ ~~ Of Bashfulness ~~ A Storm on the Horizon Leelu in full PK mode Hajime…....

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Scruff, the tragic flagon….

Ffolkes, “The living world is a continuum in each and every aspect.” ~~ A. C. Kinsey, The Kinsey Report ~~ Just when you thought it was safe to go outside…. Hajime…. Okay, so, here’s the deal. I’ll...

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Tracking the venomous rose-hued starling….

Ffolkes, “He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.” ~~ Confucius.  ~~ Gandalf Image from liketowastemytime.com via Google Images Hajime….. After four-plus years blogging...

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Close to the padded cloud….

Ffolkes, “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~ Dance of the Ferries, Victoria, BC Hajime…. In an ugly chair, the old man sits, staring morosely at the...

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Sincere moments in gentrification….

Ffolkes, “If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” ~~ Anatole France ~~ Yeehaw! Next stop,Times Square! Image from the UK Telegraph POTD 8/4/2015 Hajime…. In the...

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Tit for tat is a bargain….

Ffolkes, “To be willing to die for an ideal is to set a rather high price on conjecture.” — Anatole France ~~ B&B, Galway Bay, Ireland… Hajime…. Yesterday morning, I tried to update a program that...

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Rotating the stone….

Ffolkes, “If you have a skeleton in your closet, take it out and dance with it.” ~~ Carolyn MacKenzie ~~ Beauty escapes…. Hajime…. Having spent much of yesterday dancing with skeletons, it’s probably...

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A display of irrelevant sardonicism….

Ffolkes, “He who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.” ~~ Japanese Proverb ~~ Sunset over the Irish Sea…. Hajime…. In the world of my imagination, the veil of reality billows as...

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