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No, no witch doctors…. I’m fine. Just a scratch….
Ffolkes, “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ~~ Plato ~~ ‘Tisn’t every day I start off with a trip to the ER,...
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Structures defined by obligatory strictures….
Ffolkes, “Eurybiades lifting up his staff as if he were going to strike, Themistocles said, “Strike, if you will; but hear.” ~~ Plutarch ~~ (46-120 AD) — Life of Themistocles I’d be willing to bang...
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Saved… by the Belle of the Ball….
Ffolkes, “It’s like brother Nietzsche said–being human is a complicated gig, so give that dark night of the soul a hug and howl the eternal yes.” – Chris in the Morning — DJ on the TV show, Northern...
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Don’t worry, we’re trained to observe….
Ffolkes, “In a cat’s eyes, all things belong to cats.” — English Proverb – The picture came from Space.com, sent to them by a reader after taking the photo in Alaska during the auroras caused by...
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The final price of foolishness is quite stiff…
Ffolkes, Many of y’all might have noted there was no post yesterday…. This is easily explained, if a bit of a pisser for me…. I awoke in the middle of the night before last with the vertigo I’ve been...
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‘Tis easier to blame the indigenous population….
Ffolkes, “He who dies for virtue, does not perish.” ~~ Plautus ~~ (B.C. 254-184) There is a fascinating sort of beauty to fires such as this; I’ve been to Bass Lake, where this was taken, perhaps...
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What are you doing with that ferret?….
Ffolkes, Freedom = Responsibility Attribution is not required for an Unarguable Truth If you feel you MUST argue it, well, bring it on….. ~~ gigoid ~~ The most excellent picture, which highlights...
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Aiming at center mass…..
Ffolkes, “To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.” ~~ Lao Tzu ~~ If one accepts the premise set fort above by Lao Tzu, then I am immensely...
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Fricasseed rutabaga with mulled acorn sauce….
Ffolkes, “History has the relation to truth that theology has to religion — i.e., none to speak of.” ~~ Lazarus Long ~~ The picture today goes to show that, a) timing IS everything, and b) even...
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View only with intimately innocent eyes….
Ffolkes, “Cats know how we feel. They don’t give a damn, but they know.” — Smart Bee This picture has NOT been altered in any way, other than to sharpen up the spider’s outline. It sure is a BIG...
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“Banging” seems popular this season….
Ffolkes, “Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.” ~~ Yiddish Proverb ~~ With a brilliant smile, and a pithy remark for the kids, the Samurai baking enthusiast shouldered his pack, took up...
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Twelve reasons to spit, rather than swallow….
Ffolkes, “Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.” ~~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) — Meditations, vi, 3 ~~ To look at this piece of...
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Unbeknownst the vicar, vice entered the parish….
Ffolkes, “All men are created unequal.” ~~ Lazarus Long ~~ The opening quote, familiar as it is, really is more accurate, and, thus, more truthful, than how people generally think, if and when they...
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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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She smiles a lot, for a Vulcan….
Ffolkes, “Ordinary people know little of the time and effort it takes to learn to read. I have been eighty years at it, and have not reached my goal.” ~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) ~~...
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Arguing the salient points is thirsty work….
Ffolkes, “There aren’t many times in your life when your body has absolutely nothing wrong with it.” ~~ Smart Bee ~~ The quote, a rather poignant, yet perfectly accurate comment, which you see...
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“Frabjous day, O Caluca lay!”, expostulated Lord Peter….
Ffolkes, “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” ~~ Confucius, “Analects” ~~ Threatened by the imminent arrival of a houseful of relatives, Mickey Stone...
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New advances in fish sauce….
Ffolkes, “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” ~~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery ~~ BEWARE! FANCIFUL NOTIONS AHEAD! Or...
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Uh oh…. I see dragon poop….
Ffolkes, “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.” ~~ Socrates ~~ Remember the goofy dog in yesterday’s post? This little charmer’s picture came from the same blog post, as...
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Use a little filigree for the nose….
Ffolkes, A monk said to Joshu, “Your stone bridge is widely renowned, but coming here I find only a heap of rocks.” Joshu said, “You see only the stones and not the bridge.” The monk said, “What is...
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