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Archives for 2017

The Discovery Around the Next Corner and, The Boys in Blue.

Two for the price of one.

Wanted “…discovery” but was not so keen on “….Blue”.

Choose the one you want.

So many songs, so many gurus, so many prophets, so many pulpits and lots of profit.

Let the next one tell the truth and help everyone make a habit of the same thing.

Got to get a grip on the laser.

Grab good by the waist, and hold on, and listen, and learn.

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The royal democracy welcomes your tax-paying generosity.

We will spend your money, hard-earned it may be, wisely.

That’s what we tell you. Because of course, we know best!

Don’t worry about a thing.

We don’t want you to learn to think for yourself. Or, to do anything else you were not taught at school.

Crazy, but true.

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Hope Springs, and the luster of red umbrellas.

Yellow flowers sending pollen to the quince trees of Rome.

Diametrically opposed witnesses. Their verdict – a feast

Let me tell you, we invited you all.

The Tuscan hills, the Chilean highlands, all sent envoys.

But how can hills and highlands invite anyone?

It’s always the people.

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Waiting. And then, just like that, it appears.

Build it yourself for quicker results.

Follow the instructions on the package if you want the same results as everyone else.

Better to add basil and oregano as you please.

The gilded edged marble will gleam.

We will all soar above Everest.

A cloudless sky.

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Climbing from star to star, we jumped between asteroids and sent a greeting to strangers.

Strange. Familiar. Funny.

We want to make you laugh, without thinking about it.

The trail we leave glitters and flickers and brightens.

Hello, how are you…we’ll leave you better than we found you.

That good?

Better.

Even better.

Magnificent.

Cheese.

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