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Sheboygan’s best chance to chlorinate itself….
Ffolkes, From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were — I have not seen As others saw — I could not bring My passions from a common spring. ~~ Edgar Allan Poe, “Alone” ~~ Today, for an...
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Just for fun, let’s watch it fester….
Ffolkes, “A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.” ~~ Robert Heinlein, The Notebooks of Lazarus Long ~~ Today’s picture is one that gives me a feeling of peace. I found it on...
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This bear’s brain has been softened!….
Ffolkes, “We have met the enemy and they are us and you are me and we are all together” ~~ Walt Kelly, Lennon, and the Beatles ~~ Given the state of affairs in which most of us exist, it seems...
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Patterns of immoderate concern….
Ffolkes, “All cruelty springs from weakness.” — Seneca Having slept, I arise. Rising, I begin to think… or, a reasonable facsimile thereof. It doesn’t help, just as expected, but, with admirable...
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Spam-tested for your protection….
Ffolkes, “What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others.” ~~ Lucretius (95-55 BC) — De Rerum Natura, iv, 637 ~~ The choice of whether to write about the opening quote, or the picture that...
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We boil the spread sheets, but, all clip art gets baked….
Ffolkes, “Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.” ~~ Publius Syrus (42 BC) — Maxim 557 ~~ I’ve been using a lot of space photos lately; this one is an artist’s rendering of the newest...
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Casting the runes unnerves some people….
Ffolkes, “Are you mentally here at Pizza Hut??” — Zippy the Pinhead There may be many out there who read this, (which shows just how optimistically silly a mood I’m in; I can count, and, only a few...
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Visions of twisted shorts….
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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Patagonian cricket league posters on sale….
Ffolkes, “Don’t get hit.” ~~ First rule of fighting ~~ There is no doubt the world in which we live is in a sorry state; there is too much evidence of that to deny, even for one of my dubious...
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“Yes” said the dragon. “I prefer virgins”….
Ffolkes, And here, poor fool, with all my lore I stand no wiser than before. ~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ~~ Today’s picture is one of my own, taken at a beautiful park in Victoria, B.C., while...
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Why, it’s homemade acorn brandy!….
Ffolkes, “Illegitimus non carborundum!” (Don’t let the bastards wear you down!) ~~ Latin for Everyday Occasions ~~ Sitka Slim, Singing in Ketchikan ‘Twas not so long ago, in cosmic terms, I could type...
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A period of swiftly diminishing returns….
Ffolkes, “How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” ~~ Marcus Aurelius ~~ Gosh…. now that I really look at it, that’s a pretty nice picture, isn’t it? I put it...
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Flawed versions of twisted Reality….
Ffolkes, “Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” ~~ Henry David Thoreau ~~ Those of my Gentle Readers who stop by regularly will, perhaps, at this moment,...
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Our claim to fame is twofold, you see…. Bread, AND butter….
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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Remnants of foregone conclusions, with aspic….
Ffolkes, “Justice is truth in action.” ~~ Benjamin Disraeli ~~ Found on Facebook, many moons ago…. Aren’t they sweet? Still in the grip of exhaustion, my brain has been revolting. No, I don’t mean it...
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Are those Foster Grants to block out the bright light of illumination, or are...
Ffolkes, “Audemus jura nostra defendere…” [Let us dare defend our rights.] ~~ Latin for everyday occasions, stolen by gigoid ~~ 3D Art by Odeith Click on image to enlarge, a little...
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Hmm…. Soft pillow. Whose is it?….
Ffolkes, “The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ~~ Leo Tolstoy ~~ Home, Sweet Home Home. We all associate home with certain emotions, most of which, if we are lucky, are...
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Two orders of artificially-flavored, deep-fried, imitation calamari, please….
Ffolkes, “Since we cannot know all that is to be known of everything, we ought to know a little about everything.” ~~ Blaise Pascal ~~ Ah, yes! I love the smell of artificial, imitation, deep-fried...
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Slinky dresses under bright neon lights….
Ffolkes, “No evil can happen to a good man.” ~~ Plato (428-348? B.C.) ~~ Cat Insidiously terrifying ghosts, silently screaming in eternal agony of fear, flit past my vision, breaking my hold on...
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Wild to be born….
Ffolkes, Thales said there was no difference between life and death. “Why, then,” said some one to him, “do not you die?” “Because,” said he, “it does make no difference.” ~~ Diogenes Laertius (c. 200...
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