Privately amorphous, he moulted….
Ffolkes, “Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.” ~~ Matsuo Basho ~~ Simple Beauty Hajime…. The day ahead of me gives the appearance of being stuffed full already,...
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Ffolkes, “Be *excellent* to each other.” ~~ Bill, or Ted, in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure ~~ Idyllic Dreams Hajime…. There is hope. Enough to warrant some cautious optimism, anyway. Rather than...
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Ffolkes, “Fear teaches us in the most graphic terms just what it is we value.” ~~ Limon ~~ Casual Symmetry…. Hajime…. At the eastern horizon, a pale sun rose, casting pallid light over the rocky...
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Ffolkes, “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” ~~ Paul Boese ~~ The cusp of the day…. Hajime…. When I arose this morning, this portion of my computer was blank, with...
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Ffolkes, “Reality is a cliche from which we escape by metaphor.” ~~ Wallace Stevens ~~ Seriously blue…. Hajime…. Originally, upon getting up today, I hadn’t planned to post a Pearl. But, it came...
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Ffolkes, “It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what’s cool.” ~~ Calvin & Hobbes~~ Stained Glass Art in Greenock, Scotland…. Hajime…. Today’s opening pearl, above the picture, from...
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Ffolkes, “He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion.” ~~ Publius Syrus — Maxim 459 ~~ The City ~ Ferry View… Hajime…. Having learned some years ago how difficult it can be to be creative on...
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Ffolkes, “The hands that help are better far than the lips that pray.” ~~ Robert Green Ingersoll ~~ Spring in full bloom…. Hajime…. In the past six years, or so, I have spent many hours contemplating...
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Ffolkes, “Brave men were living before Agamemnon.” ~~ Horace (65-8 BC) — Odes, iv, 9, 25 ~~ I’m ignoring you…. Hajime…. “I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of...
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Ffolkes, “The most significant task facing the individual is the achievement of harmony between the conscious and the unconscious mind.” ~~ Carl Jung ~~ By any other name…. Hajime…. Yesterday, in my...
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