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Soft reasons for hard times…
Ffolkes, “As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers.” ~~ Plato (428-348? B.C.) ~~ I am indeed a sucker for beauty, especially dangerous beauty,...
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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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He meant plaster of PARIS!….
Ffolkes, “So as this only point among the rest remaineth sure and certain, namely, that nothing is certain. . .” ~~ Pliny The Elder ~~ Today’s picture is one of several I took, of pubs in...
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Out of walnuts, again? Call the fusileers…
Ffolkes, “Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.” ~~ Pliny the Younger ~~ Today’s picture was found...
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Damn fine socks, mister….
Ffolkes, “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.” ~~ Socrates ~~ Animal Pictures of the WeekLondon Daily Telegraph “I am especially grateful to Saint-Expury for bringing out a...
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What? You expected Yeats?….
Ffolkes, “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” ~~ Buddha ~~ Celtic Castle, Ireland One might think getting enough sleep would be a good thing, if only it didn’t play such havoc with...
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But, it’s so STUDIOUS! Quick, let’s polish it!….
Ffolkes, “If ever you had to kill someone, could you do it?” ~~ Turlough, TERMINUS ~~ The Pillars of Creation NASA Hubble Deep Space Telescope Image I’m so late today, I had intended to NOT post. But,...
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Festooned in gay silk pantaloons…
Ffolkes, “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.” ~~ Cicero (B.C. 106-43) ~~ OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Site of Aristotle’s School, Mieza, Macedonia Image from...
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Boiled mutton in a plastic bag….
Ffolkes, “Ask of friends only what is honorable.” ~~ Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.) ~~ Spazosaurus Image stolen from The Onion...
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Drop the waffle, Bob, or we’ll shoot….
Ffolkes, “In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.” ~~ Pliny the Elder ~~ Morning Glory, Indeed. Good morning…. For the record: Later today, I’ll be hitting the trail, off to see...
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After all, it’s only a goose….
Ffolkes, “How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life wouldn’t you say?” ~~ Kirk, “The Wrath of Khan,” stardate 8130.3. ~~ This artist’s concept released April 17,…This...
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Paleontological exhibits of ancient rigatoni….
Ffolkes, “Ah said, pay attention, boy!” ~~ Foghorn Leghorn ~~ Curiosity on Mars Image from http://gizmodo.com/a-fan-stitched-together-the-best-selfie-of-curiosity-ye-1723085310 Good morning…. Or, so it...
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Inherent doubt = innate curiosity….
Ffolkes, “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.” ~~ Socrates ~~ Artist’s rendition of the SpaceX Dragon Descending to Mars Image from Space.com Good morning…. I’m not one for taking...
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Conflicting images of iridescent penumbra….
Ffolkes, “It’s possible to love a human being if you don’t know them too well.” ~~ Charles Bukowski ~~ This curious galaxy — only known by the seemingly random jumble of letters and numbers 2MASX...
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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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Improbable causes in a sugary glaze….
Ffolkes, “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” ~~ Plautus (254-184 BC) ~~ ~~ Rudens, Act ii, Sc. 5, 71 ~~ Life Adjusting to Need Hajime…. Having battled much of the night to achieve what...
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Such dignified phlegmatism is gratifying….
Ffolkes, “Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.” ~~ J.R.R Tolkien ~~ Tianenmen Square, 2004 Hajime…. Today’s Pearl is late. Again. Chalk it up to the return...
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A quarter-pound of inflatable Gouda….
Ffolkes, “Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.” ~~ Mark Twain ~~ ~~ Inscription beneath his bust in the Hall of Fame ~~ St. Somebody’s Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland...
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Bits & pieces of a broken whole….
Ffolkes, “Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.” ~~ Robert Green Ingersoll ~~ How magicats can see in the dark…. Hajime…. Fortunately, I don’t think it will explode. That’s a good...
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Unreasonable degrees of irony….
Ffolkes, “A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders.” ~~ Lord Dunsany, The Laughter of the Gods ~~ Morning glorious…. Hajime…. For more than six years now, I have...
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