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zBrown
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Feb 27, 2017 - 01:25pm PT
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Well slaunch-wise (a brand new one on me) I'll just slide this in here.
MFM had #6650 (the last) on the 'real' The Flames thread.
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#6650 here on this hear one
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2016 - 04:12pm PT
"The education of a young woman" if memory serves.
Brook, are you referring to a specific work by Mary Wollstonecraft or by Jane Austen, two experts of their time?
--curious in Merced
2 * 6650 = 13200, so by some reckoning, post number 10,000 is long gone.
Like I was a sayin' where do we go from here?
As 'the other' reverend says, we deserve a happy ending, right?
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Feb 27, 2017 - 05:37pm PT
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The Aardvark's House
On the way to an odd destination
I stopped at the Aardvark's to warm up my feet
His fire was stoked but he wasn't around
So I sat down to take in some heat
In his soft comfy chair I had drifted away
When something woke me from my sleep
A big rhinoceros sat snoring nearby
He had snuck in the house without making a peep
I looked at him once with a quizzical eye
Then yawned once or twice like we do
Then returning to dreamland I slept for a bit
Then woke with a start to the smell of pee-yew
Sitting next to the rhino a skunk gently slept
Nothing strange there I thought with ennui
And fell back asleep once again for awhile
Never minding our host might be long overdue
Something brushed past my feet and woke me again
Standing by the fire was a bear
Warming his paws as he gave me a glance
Then settled himself in a chair
With one eye open I stared at the group
Not to worry I thought without care
Wondering where that damned aardvark had gone
And wishing that soon he'd be there
Throughout the evening more animals arrived
I don't think I slept but a wink
A porcupine, a badger, and a camel dropped in
And the room was beginning to stink
Finally I stood and walked 'twards the door
And clumsily spilled someone's drink
Some insults were hurled and a fight broke out
I was thrown out the window I think
Then I ran to the woods taking cover by darkness
And that's when I first smelled the smoke
The Aardvarks home had started on fire
So I ran back inside just to choke
The house was deserted with no one about
As I felt like the butt of a sinister joke
Then the Aardvark arrived and we put out the fire
But my heart did go out to the bloke
"What the hell happened?" he asked me
You might guess I was quite at a loss
And made no mention of his rowdy guests
To such wild explanations he would likely get cross
So resigning myself I feigned ignorance
Expecting the Aardvark would give me the toss
But that fellow it turned out was surprisingly gracious
And we sat in his kitchen eating dried ants with moss
-bushman
02/27/2017
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Feb 27, 2017 - 08:09pm PT
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Bushman, great story!
I was laughing.
Thank you!
ff
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Feb 27, 2017 - 08:51pm PT
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Thank you, Feralfae
Tried watching Inferno, but it was getting late so I'll finish it tomorrow night. 'Manchester by the sea' was a great movie, totally heartbreaking, well worth the watch, stellar! Sad to read about the past sexual harassment accusations against the lead actor, still was a great job he did with the role, Oscar worthy.
Not condoning the sexual abuse thing though.
Well, G'nite all...
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 28, 2017 - 12:13am PT
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Ever since He a Got Smart, Ya Never Can Trust MR.Coffee
Any little ol' thang, (in a country twang )can burn
when the flames burn hot down town
a saved from the ashes share for zball!
Bruce Springstien on the left any call on who's next?
The other two to the clock-wise I hope ya gnow
Traveling at the quiet between true and deep, when neither nor and the snore is on deep
I creep to a dingy and see fair or foul? Eh? There is a bit of a remnant
a shard of a totem pole.
After the setting moon has had its fun, the group regroups ,
What's to be done?
there is no base no wall
No climb to crawl is in sight
Here a warm morning, a promise of early spring?
No the flux , that is the lie of the season
the climb is still before us sight unseen,
I'll lead off
Trix travelers shape shifters dance up to the ghostly remains
What has Happen here? Ho not again!
Has they ?
them meecefriends has they Burned it down again?
Ya can't blame it for just happening,
" I told them", a small vociferous voice from out of the gloom
"You?" " Cum'on Ed. .,"
" I told him to 'Always' un-plugg that ole' toaster"
Said the Moose
"& the 20yr old Mr Coffee, " ( shouted a giant. Jay)
(pC ~ A giant )
"in all this time, I told him. 'Bodum", for Coffee and Tea. !"
said the ~Wing span of an eagle~ Blue -Jay
"thing had electrical tape in the cord, where it shoudn'ta' "
"behind the unit, right in the middle!"
Said the BigBadger
" I'll play A blue dredge, in just off E- @ least,"
"slightly off key any way"
"it's key to keeping the devil at bay"
" let's throw up a wall,"
"I've got music ta play ,,"
. . &. . , ,
" Hey, don't look at me I got rid of moms old Hoover"
and Gnome body said they have people who collect toasters"
he added , ~
When the lazy who'd gathered to view the smokin' remains
Scoffed at the call to re-build.
The silver adorned Badger!
That's what He said
YES!m,
he did, I'm tellin ya.,. It's always the quite ones
Ya' gotta watch em they can make sounds that impress,
( me thinks he took a swipe fling in' the skunk , out sight? )
that's what he said !
I was there
Seemed no one from the fracas was taking any blame
It was lame, they all claimed not to be there,
It was actually rare
But in truth
haha !
they were all there
at the same time
Might be the cause ?
Spontaneous Combustion !?
As well as a whole host ,
who hoped to grasp at the sparkles
in hopes of of grasping the spillage
when the gem carts going off the rail!
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Seemed everyone had an opinion !
Iee, knoeww !! !
( said with hands on hips in a falsetto voice that cracks at the high note)
, oh the drama ! Said the possum to any who might listen
Or be able to hear
The effort his animal friends try to show when given the direct cross no two step;
A Cool Boyd , quite the Sweet Chic a wisdom thunderbird but now prone to flights of fancy
Was overhead saying after the ruckus
"Tripping over the light cord an' then blaming the bush!
man had a right to make a new door out of that window, "
"The nerve of them". . . Said the possum
"it was remodeling -long over-due,
providing in And out Doors That will be nice for his guests,
that will be nice, The nerve of 'em,"
All the Byod could do was sigh and drop from the rafters, now all that remained
m" have you seen my tail feathers? Where did I sit down?
Ha!
Will give this space
So it's to save for that
if that not that
Some times
The cat out of the bag
fails to come back that
[Click to View YouTube Video] sadly the 1978 show seems to be disappearing?
I've loaded a lot from tha you ver ha muooch. . .?
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Feb 28, 2017 - 07:10am PT
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Read the reviews of Manchester by the Sea, and I am going to watch it next weekend when I have time.
Thank you for that.
Mouse, we are all thinking of you and wishing you well and looking forward to your return very soon.
ff
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Barbarian
climber
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Feb 28, 2017 - 01:05pm PT
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Brother Mouse - I miss seeing your posts and pics. Hope all is well. Feel free to give me a call if you need anything.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 28, 2017 - 03:48pm PT
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"IM NOT ONE TO KNOCK ON RELIGION, ALTHUOGH, ITS ALWAYS KNOCKIN' ME."
(Kasey Musgrave💸🔮💡From that Song !⚗?)
Instant to grab and shake the tree!?
A sighting ? but worry knot ? I hope anyway
And anyway listen to these John Prine >>the Song** * **}}
Brfore They Go Away!?
I've not figured out what's up but almost all the one Prine show on YouTube
That I posted and know by hart ..
('Cept , I can't remember where it was Texas ? Or some where ?)
Seem to have gone poof ?m
Bottomless Lake?
Did Saddle In the Rain go ?
Is that Sally Moser ?
Oh wait she had the job
Once (was that along time ago?)
There is a lot of
No access
And
A lot
Of
Axes to grind
Open space institution
Steals SOME OF the best climbing
on the east coast
for
Private use?
Who are those
Privaledged few? (Someone could Name 1 or 2)
The once gem of the town
And a draw that brought
Badly needed dollars
to the, now, almost
shutdown Town.
Why is the Noaccess fund
Letting that stand?
RETURN THE ICE CAVES TO THE PUBLIC
YOU STOLE IT FROM
Everyone, if they knew, like the good folks you robbed, know
would shut you down if this sorry deal & the truth were to be brought to
PUBLIC SCRUTINY
BOTH ELLENVILLE AND ALL OF NEW YORK. WANT TO GO THERE AGAIN
AND FOR FREE,
And then there is the rock in the woods in frozendale
I lived on the edge of the rail trail and for 15 years climbed there every day when I walked my dogs
You axes did a great job opening that place up for climbing
I'm a big fan of many of the access fund projects that have secured climbing access
But
The East Coast has not been whole-ly or even -handed ly served.
Any way
here 1st: Having Writen it,
she owns it.
( tries to hold onto what could be a monster of a song,? )
the telling of the story,
in a way , . , [Click to View YouTube Video]that is a Great song,
A great song easy to grasp a second time
and then the [Click to View YouTube Video]then not to check [Click to View YouTube Video]
anymore but my self catch that triple post ? It's a (great) ((great )) (((great song)))
((the story unfolding [Click to View YouTube Video]))
And as much of that show I could post
It is [Click to View YouTube Video]
Over Kill Prine., all from this one show from on a boat named , Cayamo, 2015
.BLOW UP YOUR TV, . . . .TRY TO FIND JESUS ON YER' OWN
[Click to View YouTube Video] c' mon now, that Blow Up yor TV, . .. .Go Back And Listen To Bisquets!
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Must been a real fun time on that boat
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Then this is just so good too[Click to View YouTube Video]grunmps an oof of an oaf
This is scary a bad man at the helm will do a lot of undoing
Destruction of established norms with chaos to fill the Vacum
the Groupies groupie 'Bean' Karen Darvin!
Cool read !
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Feb 28, 2017 - 08:20pm PT
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Anyway the lady in the Springsteen foto is Karen Darvin, not my old friend Karen Kopins
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Feb 28, 2017 - 09:29pm PT
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zB, ^^
not only a disgrace, but he ignored the chain of command, and he was rude. But then, no one ever accused Trump of having good manners, I am sure.
ff
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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The Hotel Mysterioso Merced Blues
Oh where oh where
Did the Mouseman go?
We really miss him
We'd like him to know
Fa la Frank sat
When he trimmed his toes
We wondered where to stand
When the wind it blows
Oh no
Whoa whoa
Oh what oh what
Can the Mouseman be doin'?
Howz he gonna keep
His banjo in tune?
Bleat bleat Granny sat
When she blew her nose
We never knew where to sit
When the wind it blows
Oh no
Whoa whoa
Oh damn oh damn
Will the Mouseman have spam?
Or will he have to join
The Spew Splats Spam?
Bonk bonk Peppy stunk
Like a Bordeaux skunk
We don't know where to run
When he hoists his trunk
Oh no
Whoa whoa
Oh where oh where
Did the Mouseman go?
Did he climb Mt Starr King
Just to measure the snow?
Whaah whaah Mouse run
Don't look at the sun
The F stop says
Two million and one
Oh no
Whoa whoa
-bushman
03/01/2017
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Time for another poem, keeping the fire stoked in our host's absence.
... a Beautiful Day in my Neighborhood
Thomas is fast as a bird
Very fast as you might've heard
He yawns as the wind whips by
And his long life passes by my door
With the passing of time
As his young life speeds by
And you might've heard
Of Sugar McNurd
He was the governor of the land of Numb
Inside his own mind
Man he is dumb
Gandy the jazz man is hard at work
Joyfully jammin' with Random Berserk
Grizzly Barb works the day shift
Flaring her nostrils when she lifts
She booted her husband last night
Not because of his limp
Or that he was an imp
But mainly because he
Was a pathetic little wimp
Tony the mouth breather is under the weather
But he makes his dogs wear leather
They always get out at two AM
So I take them all in
And he never notices
He is that lame
These are my neighbors
Well, some of my favorites
We all get along
Not staring in each other's windows or yards
For we all live in houses of cards
With cards made of glass
We leave well enough alone
Whistling in darkness
And never throw stones
-bushman
03/02/2017
Your turn.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Tossing a small log on the fire. . .
As for wordsmithing
I got crickets. Not fine words.
Will cricket calls do?
ff
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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,.?.
no problem with crickets, here in the new normal
For weather around the edge of the north-eastern coastal plain
stranger than candy theses days, but it has led to
Crickets and peeper frogs all year 'round!
I made a point to aim some lights across the drive way in year end rains.
The tell tale glistening flickers of movement,
Hoping across the beam
proof of the never before seen
Christmas frog!
in a bit
Ive a flat bump of a stump of ab ash that tower'd to close over the house.
On that base, a natural castle, I've placed a well sculpted,
flat stone, lying tilted up against by another scalloped,
saucer shaped rock. covering the rest of diameter of the stump,
overhanging the edge in spots
The cricket house
This is a tiny but immediate result of the newly defunded EPA.
I did not need any permits to build close to the wetlands !
I hope to but it might V bin D'A floooo as wll as not vowels x dollars zero sense no
Cents, 4 ;( times now Jamming .,!? Determined not to over pay then having to carefully
Make a switch !?
Then try to get all elevated costs from recent events cable bundling
has very dire consequences if you slip up,
IF YOU GET PUSHED UP !
it is hard to ref qualify ?
Any Deposite draws on that no end from the middle.
Pray if there's his pride I'd know, he wants as the months go,m
So help please,m I'd- if could, for me my harping on it is Frank,
making it worse is harping on the thing
ff!,
then I was trying to say
here to
a terrible and hastily forced on the city ,
a down-town that need a reviving not an overwhelming.
The barracks, you describe are, here, nice looking
Tudor style, Tri & 4plexes buildings
built six in a round on 160 foot street -
Spaced very close together ! 4000+, units
for as far as the eye can see.
This is fenced all the way around. &. surrounded by acres of parking
that further obliterates what's left of wet-lands of a already " Boxed" river.
Sorry to have had such a hard time with that !
Ho my goodness FF I'm the sad lone voice as a once mighty factory grounds of 15 acres
Of center of town land the sat empty for 38, yrs after it became
a Super Fund toxic Clean Up site
For the last 20 yrs there have been attempts provide a plan to rejuvenate
The down town. After A 2 years, the are that strange four story facing each other in a staggered circle , for as far as the eye can see, 4000 + unit project development .
With a 40% low income requirement, it breads slum lords who buy up blocks!
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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We have some new hyper-dense apartment housing, here in town, that looks like barracks. Not in a flood plain, I think, but so dense that I doubt the south-facing first floor units get any winter direct sun due to the shadowing from the closely-built barracks that are further south by only a few feet. Grim looking place, but they do have a nice, open, sunny playground.
Ducks Unlimited and other private organizations do a lot of fundraising to purchase and save wetlands, but probably it is never enough. Audubon does a lot as well. And Nature Conservancy.
Interesting information.
Still crickets.
ff
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