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Intrusion of the Dubious….
Ffolkes, As the brightly colored dreidle spins, mesmerizing, laughter rings out above the noise of the crowded plaza. The sun beat down with heavy indifference, laying a mantle of sticky humidity on...
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In a manner of speaking…..
Ffolkes, Mornings such as this are becoming all too familiar. I sit here and stare at the monitor, waiting for an idea to float up to the surface of my mind, where I can pluck it up and lay it out for...
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A bag, a bone, and a cookie….
Ffolkes, For those who may, or may not, have wondered, the titles of these Pearls never have any meaning. At least, not deliberately. Picking a new title or subject line for the email I send out each...
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The gryphons gather daily at dusk….
Ffolkes, Double trouble this morning; neither creativity nor imagination has accompanied me to the computer, and no matter how crossly I curse at them, they are refusing to get out of bed yet. One...
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Abstinence of compassion is considered immoral….
Ffolkes, Wasted moments come back to haunt, rattling chains and screaming demons; unrequited dreams of love moan in despair. Yet time passes, and all becomes dust in the end. No pain, no gain, but, the...
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A surfeit of hand-blown candlesticks…..
Ffolkes, What is the world coming to? Smart Bee has crashed on me. I am bereft of my dB, and woe is me! What, oh what shall I do now? If I could run around in a circle and scream without hurting...
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Celebratory moments on parade…..
Ffolkes, Being a geek never felt better…. yesterday, in frustration, I uninstalled Smart Bee again from my computer, then re-installed it, and gloryoski, Skeeter, it worked! It’s back, and looking...
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Ten paces south from the gargoyle….
Ffolkes, I was warned, but I didn’t listen. Of course, I never believed it could actually happen, not to me….. Like every other fool in history, the admonition of my peers was lost on me, filled as I...
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Boring barefoot babies banging bongos….
Ffolkes, Soft sounds of night whispered of fevered dreams and fear. Nothing stirred over the pale, moonlit landscape, save the lone figure of a man, walking purposefully across the sand, by the silent,...
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Susceptible to diverse therapeutic models….
Ffolkes, Oh, hello there…. come on in, but mind your head on the doorway there…. We’re doing a bit of remodeling, made necessary by an incident that took place late last night. There I was, sleeping...
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Savory redemption meatballs saved the day….
Ffolkes, Routine is important, I think, to just about everyone, whether they know it or not. Often, I think, people don’t know just how much they depend on routines to keep their lives running...
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Further examples of filial chicanery….
Ffolkes, As some of y’all may have noted, yesterday’s Pearl was disrupted by Reality, whereas today’s will be characterized by Fantasy, or a reasonable facsimile thereof….The most pertinent item I...
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Another in a long line of wretched laundry confessions….
Ffolkes, Since it’s already six of one, I’m going to assume that it’s also half dozen of another, and, in spite of how it may seem, or whether or not it is ethical, or moral, or not, that’s the way it...
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How many asparagus spears can we salvage for cloning?….
Ffolkes, Ah, good morning…. You may want to consider coming back later, or, if that isn’t doable, then, it’s probably best if you DUCK!!!…. Whew! Close one…. So, how’s it going this fine, beautiful...
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How to train predator birds with vertigo….
Ffolkes, A word is dead When it is said Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. ~~ Emily Dickinson ~~ Was Emily channeling the future with this poem? With the correct tilt to the head, with a...
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One of our nuclear clothespins is missing….
Ffolkes, Don’t tell the monitors, but I think we’re going to have to cut back on the number of virgins we are sacrificing to the gods so they’ll smile upon this blog…. It’s not for any other reason...
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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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Is it Bastille Day yet?….
Ffolkes, But ‘midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world’s tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless. ~~ Lord...
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Moss-covered sculptures of bacon are on now display in the hotel lobby….
Ffolkes, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ~~ Abraham Lincoln ~~ Your will is my will….. Ah, yes…. I remember this…. Moderate to heavy...
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The prospect of failure is unacceptable….
Ffolkes, “Freedom begins between the ears.” ~~ Edward Abbey ~~ Today’s quote, when taken in conjunction with the evocative, albeit ordinary, picture of a London public house, assumes a more...
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