Ffolkes,
then a cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air”
~~ Doris Lessing~~
I deleted ALL your files….
Hajime….. If there were any method available to tell, I would tell you. Since, however, such a method has yet to be discovered, we’ll have to make do with the older version, where I just say it out straight and clean…. Okay, here goes….. Hang on…. Wait for it…. Alright, here you go….
It’s too late. I’m sorry, but, in spite of everything I was able to do, and, in direct opposition to every effort made by a number of compassionate volunteers, it’s just not going to happen…. The sign says we’d have it on sale tomorrow, but, the vendor just couldn’t get his shit together to ship it on time, so, it’s going to be late, again…. I guess that’s what we get for trying to obtain the instant gratification of desires everyone in this plane of existence seems to have to have; such a rare item is, as you can see, a bit hard to come by…. Ah well, maybe next week…
That, you might wish to note, is one of the very rare occasions in which you will ever see a reference to a title of a Pearl IN the actual Pearl it graces. I decided when I began this process, almost twenty years ago now, to never connect the title and the material in the piece. Don’t ask me why; I didn’t know then, and I care less now. Such is life with a self-defined curmudgeon of relatively advanced years, who has, through a lifetime of practice, become quite adept at doing exactly as he wishes, and reality be damned. It can get a bit crusty, but, it suits me.
I think that’s quite enough blather for one day. If I don’t stop here, this could get a bit top-heavy. Since I AM driving this bus, what I say must go, so, we’ll just pretend it’s the right thing to do, and do it. I would suggest, given the return of Luigi to the pilot’s chair today, you secure your personal safety restraints, and put your adult beverage down in the holder provided for that purpose. You might also wish to call your insurance guy, to make sure you’re up to date….. The rest of you…. look busy, the proctor’s on board today…. Hit it, Luigi!….
Shall we Pearl?….
~~ Elrond ~~
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One of my Gentle Readers mentioned their fondness for this artist. Let it never be said I ignore the wishes of my readers…. I do, but, let it never be said, for I didn’t do that today…. Enjoy, ffolkes, this one is another Original…. and, it’s an album I haven’t heard yet…. Yay!….
Tom Waits
Mule Variations
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I’m working on a rant to end all rants (so to speak), but, it’s stalled for the moment. Here is a set of rules which I haven’t posted in a while, but, is worth a repeat every once in a while. It’s a list I try very hard to live by, as it was all stuff the Sarge embedded in my persona, to my endless gratitude… These rules, if followed by ALL men, would make the world a very different place than the one in which we actually live…. Read them, and, I think you would agree…
Last posted on 11/18/2013:
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To many, who will not see beyond their nose
the world becomes a dangerous place,
a bullet in every gun, a thorn with every rose,
no magic comes to save us, reality leaves no trace.
Minds closed, wrapped tight in manufactured fears,
men become clay, easily molded into complacent form.
No chains needed, held in thrall for years,
lies become gospel, when dishonesty is the norm.
Shed the chains you wear in durance, in kind;
Oh, ye of little faith, and much doubt
Strength is found in an unfettered mind,
Cry “freedom” with a great shout.
No help from any gods can hinder so much
as our own lack of confidence;
finding the light within, knowing it as such
confirms us, becoming consequence.
Illumination…..
~~ gigoid ~~
4/17/2013
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Today’s final old-school pearl is a bit esoteric, but, not so much it’s obscure…. Mostly, it’s just good stuff to know about Life, Reality, and All That Stuff…. Enjoy!….
~~ Tao Te Ching ~~
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“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
~~ Mark Twain ~~
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“Silence speaks with eloquence.”
~~ R. Reiley ~~
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“Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d’etre oblige de’en pleurer.”
(I make myself laugh at everything, in case I should have to weep.)
~~ Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais ~~
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“Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense”
~~ E. E. Cummings ~~
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“One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men
were within a finger’s breadth of being mad;
for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out,
folks would think him mad,
but not so if it were his forefinger.”
~~ Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD) — Diogenes, vi ~~
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“All authority is quite degrading.”
~~ Oscar Wilde ~~
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“Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.”
~~ Clarence Darrow ~~
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“Life without learning is death.”
~~ Cicero ~~
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At this point, undue confidence would be out of place; I’ll merely say, it’s done, and, I’m glad, for it looked a bit shaky there during the process. Since this ain’t go gift horse, we won’t peer too closely into its mouth, lest we see things we should regret. No regrets, ever….. See y’all tomorrow, ffolkes, unless my insanity assumes a more significant role in reality before then….
and May the Metaphorse be with you;
Blessed Be, dearest Carole, Mark,Theresa, & Richy
and everyone else, too…
When I works, I works hard.
When I sits, I sits loose.
When I thinks, I falls asleep.
Which is Why….
Sometimes I sits and thinks,
and sometimes,
I just sits.
gigoid, the dubious
The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.
PLEASE STOP READING THIS MESSAGE NOW.
“SCRAM!!!!!!!!!!”- Oscar the Grouch
À bientôt, mon cherí….
gigoid 
Two things today….Leelu has a “what ever!” look about her…..love it! Tom…..now there is a helluva story teller…..great choice….chuq
Yes, when in that mood, she’s definitely, ‘whatever’…. She was mad because I sat down to use the comp when she wanted to play…
Re: Tom’s stories: when getting the vid I included, I saw a You Tube vid of him doing verbal stories for some documentary on that talent of his, for which he’s well-known… a true bard, of the ancient style…spreading the elements of the culture with every word and note…
And he is a pretty damn good actor as well…I especially liked his as Renfro in one of the many re-makes of Dracula……I believe it was the one with Gary Oldham as Drac……she has an expressive look…..way cool….chuq
Liking the rules for the gentlemen! Leelu looks so darling.
Well, they’re the rules… for some of us, anyway.
Leelu IS darling, except when in that mood…. she was a bit grumpy just then. I was surprised she sat still for the picture, but, she sat long enough to catch her before she jumped down…
Have a good day, sister…
gigoid
Leelu grumpy? LOL!
SMiLes.. freedom is not
worth the money it is now
written on.. blackgreen..
Hmm.. the American
way.. the western
way.. a symbol..
whether dollar
bill.. car.. or
diamond
ring.. symbols
reign.. life on
back burner..
hell fire of
greenblack
dollars bills
now of politics..
clothed we are
early in diapers
that disguise
the Nature
of us now sTill
sKin that desires
Sun more than
clothes.. clothes
that cover
all
from
ALLuSt
freer now
connecting
rest oF Nature iN
Free we are as born
away from spoon FED
dollar
biLL
dreams…
of blackest
darkest green…
Every animal that
wanders through the
woods now
N A K E D
iS freer
than
dollar
biLL humans..
Slaves to the
black
green
way..
Tree am i
Life aGaiN..
ps.. written
while on hold F
iN hours with the
Office of Personnel
Management trying
to get a frigging form signed
so my wife will not have to
pay a 100% penalty on
her health nsurance
for not
signing
up soon
enough..
after that is
over.. maybe i
won’t have to talk
to those
Fers
for
another
4 or 5 years..
hehe.. F’ers
FEDERAL
employee
retirement
system..
yeah.. F**kers
too.. didn’t think
that not being able
to use one’s eyes was
a disability.. unless one is blind.. only depression and Bi-
polar rings their bells of going postal nightmares.. i’ll stay crazy
and
clear
of hells
bells in
red tape hell..
shut the F uP robot
and that oN hold song
is boring me to frigging
write
poetry
MORE
ah.. the liGht
alWays silver
sliver
burning
in darkest
dam
dest
idiotic
human experiment
on hairless apes
gone
insane..
in robot
song
of
Zombie
Apocalypse..
okay.. i’m done
with the poem..
pick up Fers..
and they did
at this last
line now..
hasta la
vista.. ‘you
s**k’.. golden hand cuffs
of government slave service..
and i’m back baby.. finAlly FreENowDAnce
ALIVE..:)
Nice poem, and true to the mark re: money, the delusion of evil….
Glad to be of service, during your ‘durance vile’, my friend… So far, in my retirement, I have not had to deal with them at all, which is good for both of us, as I tend to become even more curmudgeonly when confronted by bureaucrats… Since I’ve spoken Burueacratese since birth, (born on Army bases… everything in triplicate, y’know?…), they never stand much of a chance, and it’s rather a disheartening experience for all of us… but, they’re the ones who end up with the mental bruises… Never fuck with a sergeant’s kid… they know the rules, and, which ones can be broken or ignored.
Glad it all worked out okay, though….
Have a good one, brother….
Love
gigoid
Thanks.. my friend.. gigoid..
it can be tiring doing the
job of other folks.. rarely
patient enough to wait..
i most often
finished
the sentences
of most others..
until the very end..
WHEN the ‘higher’ ups
at OPM.. then.. didn’t even
understand the portability
act that ensured i would
still be eligible for civil
service retirement
after transferring
over to what
is named
non-appropriated
funds for about two
years.. to end it all
out at one month
shy of 25 years..
sick leave
term
counted
in too..
about a year
and a half worth..
including annual leave..
as i almost never took
sick leave during those
close to 25 years..
a model
employee
with a whistle
blowing nose clean..
i’ve since learned to
break every rule that
is not in the law
books..
and truly
most of it
was just
government
regulations gone insane..
Anyway.. i had to find the law
and email it to the director
of the OPM’s
office to
prove my
eligibility with
no cost to them..
as usual.. for my lawyer’s
fee.. yeah.. i would have become
a lawyer.. if i didn’t want a
heARt.. SpiRit
and soUl..
and i chose
the better
latter letter
of the heARt..
finAlly then..
@end of the road..
and beginning back too.. @now..:)
Lovely Tom Waits!
excellent…
Lovely Doris Lessing!
excellent…
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Reblogged this on gigoid and commented:
Ffolkes,
I am still very limited in how long I can sit, anywhere, not just here at the computer, & have not been able to put much together yet. To sublimate my overworked urge to blog, here’s one from a bit over two years ago, relatively soon after emerging from nearly two years in Hell. It’s not too shabby, for what it is, & I hope you enjoy it…. As Arnie said to such good effect, I’ll be back…. Be well, & happy as you may be; being strange is a good way to assume camouflage in this sad, strange world, so, for your own sake, be as strange as you can be….I know I will….
Ta, then….
gigoid, the dubious
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