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Archives for 2020

The Ford, the Fall, and ánimos.

Just think of it. Or, consider possible connections.

Your assignment should you wish to be a good student, is to work on the meanings and possibilities and then bake a cake.

This is ancient wisdom – perhaps. Or, is it just a test?!

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Melting like a soft joke falling on slightly blocked ears.

We are the best organizers in the world. Specializing in last-minute scenarios: panic weddings, unexpected sunshine, longer than normal ski seasons, and of course, romantic splurges.

What is melting? We don’t have time for that now. We’re using logistical magic, imagination and surprising intelligence (even we are impressed!) to create an event which would have been enjoyed yesterday if our clients had woken in time to instruct us.

Don’t leave home without our VIP phone number!

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Sending cinders to the tailor. Memories of Norman Mailer.

He spoke with the lilt of a boxer from the Emerald Isles – he would have liked that image I think.

Everything had the after-effect as caused by the timbre of Tuscan Italian spoken softly, but with the strength of a raging bull.

Each sentence was a self-contained poem, and left hook.

An American dream, an occasional nightmare and great dinner invitations.

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She was up late. Her stories were better than anything on the screen and they were ten times more vivid, they lived, breathed, and sauntered.

Later when the new worlds she created were read as bedtime stories, some shudders and faces covered at times, the new humans were so hungry for her writings, she had to wear a disguise when visiting the bad coffee chains.

She solved all her problems by brewing drinks herself and opening her own “Creating Cafes”, as they became known.

Why do we tell you all this? Because you will be tested. We want you to get an A+. But don’t wear the T-shirt, and, never wear a hoodie – you’d look silly.

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This is it! The way forward is straight ahead, then second left, past the fish shop, then right and then carry on…

If only we’d realized it was so simple.

We thought you needed a ticket; a diploma perhaps?

It was tried, giving out degrees in exchange for years of study and lessons given by varying quality “professors”. The results speak for themselves.

We offer you a carton of the NewBestTea. Brewed correctly it delivers wisdom in a very efficient manner.

The answer has provided us with some excellent questions.

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