Hi Rick...

>One of the finer aspects of life, rocking.

I've always found that to be true.  Although if you do it in one spot
too long they want to give you thorazine!  [It's been another hellish
week [g]]

>Whatever happened to all that "piss and vinegar" that
>we always used to be full of, to over flowing; where did that go?.

I wish there was a cost recovery system for that.  It was so
bountiful, and now I have to replace it with Colombian coffee.  Just
not the same.

>Ok, no need to be overly hasty in creating the masterpiece,
>like love -- should take a little longer than planned, <g>.

-funny thing is, I didn't even write it, but I love it.  Wierd.  I'm
having more fun editing this than I think is allowed?

>That sounds even better, and does take a bit longer.

I'm close to the end, but I swear, I keep thinking it should be
expanded into a book.  I know everyone has strange and wondrous and
ridiculous and insane stories-from-life, but Bud can certainly tell
his with the best of 'em.

>Without derangement I would have been history long ago, ala several
>of my heroes.

Oh god, you don't mean Hemmingway!? [Kidding]  Speaking of
derangement, I try to keep a healthy supply on hand at all times.  I
don't know if I would've been toast without it, but I certainly would
have been boring [g].

>They've actually got a Coffee House with poetry readings

They have a new one in Islamorda, where we're moving in the Keys.
That's such an artsy-campy place anyway, with people slightly to the
left of normal populating it in their own special ways. I can hardly
wait. [FIDO will remain the same]

>Nearly every time I hear the "Lizard" -- I get more nervous,
>worrying about the future of the "average" American.

And with good reason.  The high point of my week, though, was when I
finally caught a bit of CNN, just in time to hear the ACLU defending
right-wingnut radio.  The ACLU was loving it, the right, in obvious
pain.  I live for moments like these!

[Dear Moderator, here's the poetry part:]

WHITE STUFF!

Wow, far out, hey man,
Just what I need, hit the heights.

Overly close to the mirror,
Microscopic examination of the sights.

If one appears! -- snort,
Snatch it, looking for white.

I*love* these!  I was starting to hear faint strains of old Arrowsmith in
the background then you got me again!  [And I deserved it, with my
mind traipsying through back streets like it was...  another story,
another time.]

Rick... just one of the kids -- getting behinder, behinder and behinder...
Me2Me2Me2 [Coffee infusion on the way]

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