Ffolkes,

The heat yesterday here in northern California was, in a word, debilitating. Leelu and I spent most of the day either IN a body of water (my tub) or near it, with fan going full speed, panting.& not moving…. Since it was still about 85 degrees at nearly midnight, comfortable sleep was not in the realm of possibility; hell, sleep itself was elusive. The upshot is, no fresh Pearl; I only got it about a third of the way done. Here, to sublimate, is a rather good old pearl, from more than five years ago, chock full of some decent ranting, an excellent poem (from someone else…), and a big batch of fine pearls, with discussion. Not too shabby, all in all, & it will do nicely to get us through the day, while I cobble the rest of a fresh one together…. Y’all stay cool; we intend to do so…. See ya tomorrow….

gigoid, the dubious

Ffolkes,

Thanks to banking protocols, otherwise known as oligarchal assholiness, I’ve been sans cash for five days. This means I’ve also been without coffee, or addictive substances (nicotine, to be precise) for two days; I am currently a very dangerous man…. But, hope survives, & all should be well by tomorrow morning…. I have a fresh Pearl ready, but for the necessary composition of the intro & closing sections… but, have so much to catch up to today, there’s no time to finish it. I’ll do so tonight, & have it ready for the morning…. Here is a Pearl from 2014 with some rather fine ranting, which should hold all of us until then. I hope you enjoy it… See ya tomorrow, if all goes as planned….

Blessed Be, y’all…

gigoid, the dubious

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Ffolkes,

A few Gentle Readers may have noted my absence the past two days… To be honest, I’ve been hovering, for at least two days, (beginning, oddly enough, a couple hours after my last post of a fresh Pearl), over the edge of what feels like a very deep hole of black depression. To keep from falling in, I’ve immersed myself in music…. Classical, hard rock, virtuoso guitarists, and women hitting that high E above C (which always gives me goose bumps….), have lifted me away from the edge, enough so I AM working on another fresh Pearl. But, the ultimate outcome remains unclear, so, I’m re-blogging again today, to soften the edges of my angst, and to, hopefully, provide y’all with some stuff to consider. This one is from 2013, while I still lived in relative poverty, awaiting word on whether Social Security would condescend giving up my benefits slightly before actual retirement age as set by the ridiculous laws we live by. I had a LOT of time to think then, & this Pearl reflects that pretty well, with a discussion covering human nature, and our ever-present conflict with Reality… Some great poetry, too, with some fine pearls in support of the ranting…. All in all, a fine example of an iconic Pearl of Virtual Wisdom… I hope you enjoy it…. I’ll work on a fresh Pearl for tomorrow, & hopefully, can stay sane enough to get it done…. Wish me luck, if you dare… Otherwise, have fun with this one, & have a decent day out there, remembering to keep cool, and be strange…. I will, for sure….

gigoid, the dubious

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Ffolkes,

Frankly, I got lost, for most of yesterday, then, overnight, in dreams… Since that included nearly 10 hours of sleep in one night, I’m pretty happy about it, even if it means I must re-blog today, again…. I not only forgot, while under the music’s spell, to put together a Pearl, but, also forgot to get to any of my intended reading of other blogs…. So be it…. Here’s another Pearl from the day’s I ranted, with the obligatory shots taken at the Asininnies, those who prey upon their own species. I’ll be back tomorrow morning, if I manage to catch up to anywhere near reality. One is allowed to hope, yes? Well, one hopes so, if in vain. Regardless, I’ll now go to begin that process, & leave y’all to enjoy today’s offering. Should the true case be otherwise, well, such is Life for those of us who reside here; deal with it, we must, as the little green Jedi Master would say….

Be well, be happy as you may, & enjoy making the poem that is your life…

gigoid, the dubious

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Ffolkes,

I could be dishonest, or, as some would say, I could prevaricate to explain today’s re-blog rather than posting a fresh Pearl. But, that is indulgent, and goes against the grain of my soul, as fashioned by the late Sarge. So, I’ll admit to being too damn over hung to even start a Pearl today… at least, not until later, after the worst portion of Jack’s revenge has passed… So be it. I did find a rather fine example of a semi-rantish Pearl, which I hope you enjoy as sublimation of my virtual presence…. Or, as a great many of today’s youth might say, ‘whatever’….

I’ll see y’all tomorrow, if I can get caught up to myself; if not, well, I suppose Time, that blabbermouth, will tell….

Be well, be happy as you may, & stay alert… you know, all the usual stuff….

gigoid, the dubious

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Ffolkes,

Since I had another day of ‘blowing off’ the internet and all its shiny distraction, there’s no fresh Pearl for today. I had originally intended to completely blow off today, by not posting at all, but, when I got up to sign in, WP notified me it is my sixth anniversary here on gigoid.me. Not too shabby, eh? Six years of cathartic ranting & writhing seems to have been good for me, in certain ways too complicated to go into for now. To honor the anniversary, I decided to repost an older Pearl, & managed to find this one rather quickly…. At the time this was posted, I had just begun my descent into the hell of opioid withdrawal; I didn’t know it at the time, but, the remainder of 2014, and ALL of 2015 was spent sinking ever deeper in that quagmire; about halfway into 2016 I finally re-emerged into the light of day, & have been steadily searching for my bliss ever since….

All that aside, today is another grand day of babysitting for my son; my granddaughter and I will spend the day wandering about, looking for adventure, so, creating Pearls is on hold until tonight, at least… I hope you enjoy today’s blast from the past, which contains a rather good poem by Emily (what else is new?), and some decent, if ancient ranting. I’ll work at getting a Pearl done for tomorrow, but, other tasks are also calling for attention, so, bear with me, please…. I’ll be back, as Arnie said to such good effect, & I hope y’all will join me when I am… Until then, be well, be happy, and, well, be blessed…

gigoid, the dubious

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Ffolkes,

It seems exhaustion runs more deeply in the elderly than those in the bloom of youth; I collapsed again yesterday, & was able only to visit a couple blogs I’ve neglected, but, wasn’t able to complete a fresh Pearl for today. To give myself another day, here is a pretty decent old Pearl that didn’t get much traffic, but, had a lot to say, all worth saying. I hope you enjoy this meandering journey through the depths of my mind; if naught else, it offers some rather elegant reasoning to dispute, if such is your wont. Or, You can just enjoy the time off…. In any case, I’ll get the Pearl I’ve begun into proper shape to post by tomorrow, with a bit of perseverance & a lot of luck. Until then, be well, & happy as you may; it could be your last chance…. No prediction, just something to consider…. See ya….

gigoid, the dubious

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Ffolkes,

I tried, coach, but, they were too big for me…. which is to say, oops. The fresh Pearl slotted for today didn’t happen, thanks to my own lack of alertness, with some minor help from our old pal, the Murph. Details would be both superfluous and indulgent, so we’ll skip that to go on. Here is a massive Pearl from 2015, grown past all reason by my descent to hell during the period it first appeared. Since it came out well, and hasn’t been re-used as yet, I’ll do so today…. I’m recovering from my fatigue (from 3 days kid duty in the last 5), & should be able to post a fresh Pearl tomorrow morn, with a bit of luck & perseverance. Until then, please enjoy today’s offering, & remain in a state of bliss, as well as you may….

See ya soon, ffolkes…..

gigoid