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Portable referendums seem to be de rigeur….

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Ffolkes,

I’ve been tapped for babysitting today; yesterday was spent nursing a tweaked lower back, so, no fresh Pearl today. Here’s a travelogue from my last trip to Ireland, in 2015. I hope you enjoy it, though you won’t enjoy it more than I did being there… I’ll be back tomorrow, hopefully having finished the Pearl begun yesterday. Y’all have a good Sunday; I’ll be grandfathering, & am guaranteed to have fun….

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Ffolkes,

“While there’s life, there’s hope.”

~~ Cicero ~~

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Street Musicians in Galway


Good morning…. Today’s effort will be a short, slight one, in a manner of speaking. I’m on the road again today, back to Dublin from Galway, taking a train this time, to see something other than the freeway…. I’ve included a few pictures from various spots around Galway; I have lots more to show in later blogs, but, this was what I could get ready for now…. I’ll try to get some more up in a day or so, once I’m settled back in Dublin….

For now, I’ll once again dump y’all down the page with no further ado, and be back to blather at a later date…. I’m having a great time, and blogging is now secondary in my hierarchy of important stuff to do…. So….

Shall we Pearl?….

“A real friend is one who walks…

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All the Djinn joints in all the world….

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Ffolkes,

“I tried coach, but, they were too big for me!”…. It may not be clear, but, it’s accurate, and, explains most simply why a fresh Pearl isn’t in the works for this morning. However, I found this one, from New Year’s Day last year, which happens to contain what may be the best rant I ever wrote, a summary of all my other rants outlining my take on the current culture we inhabit… It got some decent traffic, but, given the content, can always use some more….

As for this old fart, he’s gonna take a day to heal, again, if only to a point which allows him to get a Pearl done for tomorrow. I have hopes, futile as they may be, to post that in a timely fashion…. For now, we’ll go deal with the world, as it is…

Have a good one, ffolkes, As Arnie said, to such good effect, I’ll be back…

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Ffolkes,

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children.
One is roots.
The other is wings.”

~~ Hodding Carter, Jr. ~~

Zack at Christmas 12-28-2012 003Pointing the Way


Hajime…. I’m up rather late, though I went to bed early. C’est la vie! It’s a new year, again, so, all can be forgiven, claimed merely as building new habits…. Sure, that’s it…. It’s my story, and I’m sticking to it….

Today’s mess is, for a Pearl, a bit choppy, from this end; it may look smooth and simple, but, believe me, it was not. That said, and, to begin new methods for a new year, I’ll curtail any urges to go silly, or weird, or anything other than efficient…. In truth, this is a ploy, to lull your sense of security into believing me; tomorrow will probably see a return to the general run of idiotic literary tricks and illusions we use to…

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No discounts for Pug Dogs…. Huskies, maybe….

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Ffolkes,

Good morrow, or, so it would seem, were it not for the other issues encountered upon arising from the arms of Morpheus, the foremost of which, no coffee, nor any sugar for it, places this corner of the world in severe jeopardy. Add that to the number I apparently did on my skeleton during my overlong journey to the City for meds, & you might see why no fresh Pearl was produced for today. Hell, I never even got started. So, here, to sublimate my OCD need to post, is a Pearl from 2015, just prior to entering Hell, which came out pretty well, all things considered. I hope you enjoy it, while I intend to recover, as much as possible, & get some actual work done. Wish me luck on that, as I’m sure it will be needed. I intend to be back tomorrow; let’s see how that goes, eh? Y’all be well, & stay strange….

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Ffolkes,

“Ward, I’m worried about the Beaver.”

~~ June Cleaver ~~

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Foxy Stump


Good morning…. Wait! Scratch that…. Reverse it….

Morning. Good…. I guess. Perhaps, if it hadn’t begun at 0133, my greeting wouldn’t sound as grumpy; since it did, we’ll all have to deal with it. Not that such an event is out of the ordinary….. No, sir, around here, the hour we get up is what we call a Mystery of Life, not susceptible to prediction, or, for that matter, to any sort of consistency, beyond the simple fact we hope it will happen at all….

Now, for some, that might be considered just a little snarky; for us, it’s high hopes. I have decided to give up sleeping altogether, I think. It doesn’t seem to be working out well, so, I may as well be constructive, & try to get something done…

I know. I’ll make a…

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Mayo, peanut butter, & pickles… Yum!….

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Ffolkes,

As iterated in the previous post, I’m re-blogging today to sublimate my failure at creating anything new & fresh. The previous post was from the ancient days here at ECR, in 2011. This one shows the evolution that took place in the intervening time, nearly four years of daily posting. I hope you enjoy today’s double blast from the past…. As our favorite Terminator noted, “I’ll be back”. Take that how you please; I’ll be here anyway…. See ya, ffolkes….

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Ffolkes,

“One’s mind is like a knife.

If you don’t sharpen it, it gets rusty.”

~~ Nien Cheng ~~

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Doh! NOT Downwind, Leo! You’re supposed to stalk upwind!

Image of Dumbest Lion in Africa from UK Guardian Animal Pictures of the Week

Good morrow, Gentle Reader…. Not to worry; today’s intro is being returned to its most efficient format…. Watch and learn….

Shall we Pearl?

“Don’t teach your children what to think; just teach them to think.” — Tannenbaum

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    As I sat to think of a video for today, I had an inspiration, stimulated by a random thought. I had thought to use videos today for the ranting section, so, in this section, I thought to go with something a bit silly…. When I thought of what group, or character might fit the bill, only one name came to the surface… I…

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A different sort of hermaphrodite….

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Ffolkes,

I don’t have a fresh Pearl; the heat got me yesterday. However, in searching for a re-blog, I found this ancient Pearl, created during my initial month of posts here on WP. It has some decent blather, showing hints of later Pearls, as I felt my way into the blog world… Nobody liked it, & I’m not sure anyone ever saw it, so, here it is, with another chance at going viral…. Not much chance of that, I guess, but, hey, it will do for now… In fact, it will do for the day, but for the OTHER Pearl I also intend to re-blog… Just chalk it up to OCD, & I’ll see y’all tomorrow, with fresh material…. Well, it’ll be as fresh as I can make it, anyway…. See ya, and, enjoy!….

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Ffolkes,
This is definitely a different sort….it floats. Of course if it didn’t we’d just have to find one, or fix one, that would show the same characteristic. It’s a dirty, lonely job, but somebody has to hate it, so why not us? It’s not as if they aren’t paying us well, right?…..And if it was so bad we couldn’t take it, it would just fall to someone who didn’t know the right way to hold one. So let’s have no more nonsense; just get in there and grab it by the toe and start twisting…..right? Alright then…..
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Two of the insults, please; hold the injuries…

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Ffolkes,

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I got to spend the morning with both my grandchildren, along with their dad and aunt, my kids. We went fishing on the harbor, then had lunch at a local favorite spot…. The healing power of family is, I can attest, immense, and welcome…

It does also mean no Pearl got done, which is why you’re seeing this re-blog today. I’ll try to get a fresh Pearl done for tomorrow, but, what with demon wars, & BBR interventions, that remains a question only Time may answer… Until then, enjoy this older piece, from the time near the end of my sojourn to Hell & back… It’s really not too shabby, so, enjoy!….

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Ffolkes,

“Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.”

~~ Edward Abbey ~~

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    This is a note from gigoid’s robot blog writer, Arthur, with a message from gigoid….. He doesn’t feel up to writing today, so he asked me to finish today’s Pearl…. Since I’m a professional model, I won’t bother with gigoid’s usual introductory section, but, will instead take y’all directly into the main part of today’s post. Trust me, it will be best…. and, gigoid has given me free rein to produce this as I see fit, so, you’ll just have to deal…. Okay, okay, one joke….

“If a man is talking in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?” — Jenny Weber

According to my robotic database, that is supposed to be a joke. There is, however, a footnote, that not all will find it funny…

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Subject to NSA review, it’s done….

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As is obvious for those who frequent this space (a small #, to be sure, but, significant….), this post is late. The simplest explanation is to say, the demons of the dark have reappeared, raising their ugly heads in joyous howling, as they rend the flesh of my imagination. I’m NOT a happy camper, & anything else I might attempt to write would probably turn on me, into a reason to regret ever living… But, I can deal with them, if I ignore the rest of the world for a day or two, which I’ll do, thus fulfilling the One Myth, One Man legacy we all share…. and, yes, that’s about as obscure as it can get. So be it.

To sublimate my need to post, here is a rather fun Pearl from a bit over 3 years ago, which didn’t see much traffic, though it’s actually one of my better efforts for the time. I hope you enjoy it, more than I’ll enjoy not writing today…. I may be back tomorrow, or, I might disappear for a few days; hard to tell just now, being involved in a major fire-fight in my head… I’m going to go work on that, see if I can knock some of those demons back to hell, so I can make some breakfast… Y’all be well, & happy as you may; don’t worry about the world at large; to the best of my knowledge, there isn’t much to be done, anyway…. Things are as they are, and shall ever be so….

See ya, ffolkes…

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Ffolkes,

“It might not be Ibsen, but, it’s Art.” Or, in the case of our situation here on ECR, it could be merely Art’s friend Joey, who, while nice in most respects, isn’t Art…. Of course, I never promised any damn roses, or gardens, or any other sort of horticultural display; I’ve been known to kill cacti, so I usually try to avoid that sort of plant genocide…. The easiest way to do that is to keep my black thumb away from anything that depends on my attention to stay alive; it’s safer for the plants, and I don’t get the evil eye from every gardener who happens by….

“Castles in the air — they’re so easy to take refuge in.  So easy to build, too.” — Henrik Ibsen

How did I get onto my inability to deal with watering? I had intended to start off in an entirely different…

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Not the whole egg!! Just use the yolk….

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Ffolkes,

While working on a Pearl for today, I paused to make a phone call, which informed me I must attend Jury Duty today…. SIGH…. A full day, at the courthouse, in the company of bureaucrats & myrmidons….Oh, joy….

This will take some preparation, which precludes getting a fresh Pearl done in time; hence, this re-blog from 2014, with a pretty decent Pearl that saw little traffic. I’ll be back tomorrow, and so will y’all…. In the meantime, wish me luck at getting through today without having failed in my quest to get through my life without having to kill anyone; this will be tricky, given where I’ll be…. But, I am confident I can do it, so, I’ll merely say, see y’all tomorrow, & leave it at that…. Enjoy your day, ffolkes….

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Ffolkes,

This one’s going to be a tough one, ffolkes, I can tell already….. I got beau coups sleep, and am up a little late, but, not too bad; that isn’t the issue. The issue, damn it, is my brain, which seems to have decided to take a holiday without any notice, leaving me in the lurch for this morning’s Pearl….

Yep, I have very few, if any, brain cells that are functioning as anything other than space fillers; whenever I try to think of something to put onto the screen, all I get is fuzzy static, with no ideas, with no fresh phrases bubbling up from my creative wellspring, such as it is…. It’s not much, but, it’s mine, and it’s not working!

Okay, I won’t panic….. Let’s just see if there’s something else in there that will serve to get us down the page a ways, at least…

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Massive portions of pomegranate Jell-O….

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Arthur has been set free! Arthur, as you may or may not know, is my computer’s name…. In a stunning development yesterday, I got a phone call telling me to bring the ransom to where he was being held, & I could take him home… So, we’ve been getting reacquainted…. but, in my joy at having him back home, I neglected to put together a Pearl for this morning… For one last day, here is a sublimation Pearl… Our selection today is from the very beginnings of ECR, in 2011, and a Pearl that NOBODY came to read… I’m giving it a second chance today, & I hope you enjoy this little foray through my brain from about 5.5 years ago…. I’ll be back tomorrow with an all fresh Pearl… if all goes as planned, anyway…. See y’all then….

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Ffolkes,
I realize it’s a dangerous habit, but I was thinking……but it wasn’t any fun, so I woke up, and decided to start early on today’s Pearl. Whether that was a good or bad decision will depend, I suppose, on what transpires from this moment on. Let’s see where today’s selections take us, shall we?……
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“A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.” — Paul Simon

I have heard it said that Paul Simon is considered to be the greatest living American song writer; some of those reports claimed that he was the one to make that statement. I don’t know if that part of it is true, but I have to agree with whoever said it, as his poetry, and the  music he creates to surround it, is far superior to just about anyone else’s that I can think of just now. The line…

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Aggrandizing for the masses….

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My computer is still a hostage to fortune, so I’m going with another re-blog. It will be some grand craic, indeed, when the ransom is paid… For now, this’ll have to do… See y’all later, folks…

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Ffolkes,

“Dying is a wild night and a new road.”

~~ Emily Dickinson ~~

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Simple Beauty….

Hajime…. Probably, what’s going on is merely a function of my own mind, in dealing with all the crap that builds up in there. Whatever the case may be, I’ve been going into some strange places lately. In my head, that is; sadly, I don’t get out enough to say that about the Big Blue Room. These places have the unfortunate ability to keep my attention on them, rather than on Reality, where I have things that need to get done, if only for my own comfort and serenity. I can’t say I’m suffering, per se; I can say I am not happy with Reality just now, and the only responsibility for it rests securely on my own head.

I’d say life can be a bitch, but, that’s not taking responsibility, and the world…

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