Cold Stone
August 7, 2008◊
Walls need not close in
When they block all doors
Defending a fortress
Or haunting a tomb
Lightless and alone
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In the Court of the White Bear
A Testimonial
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Poetry Pictures
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Todays Lesson
*06/13/09 - I need to
put on gloves if I'm going to work on the firewood pile.___ ___ ___*03/03/09 - Post
installation gutter guards. Lets rain through not debris. Oh yeah? well they keep snow & ice out too!
___ ___ ___*08/09/08 - The time to discover that your shirt is not bee proof is not after you upset the Queen in an open hive. Thirty to Forty stings later I need antihistamine!___ ___ ___*05/13/08 - ALWAYS tape the bottom
of your pant legs when inspecting bee hives. Unless you want to end up like me. My pants & drawers down at my ankles. slapping my butt to dislodge a bee from a very private spot. All while standing in the middle of the back yard for the neighbors to see!___ ___ ___*04/30/08 - I tell you I'm dangerous. Next
time I try to replace the bearing in my Palm Sander I must remember to UNPLUG it first! I 'bout ripped my hand off.
___ ___ ___*02/20/08 - The switch in the
laundry room broke. I had to kill the power at the breaker to replace the switch. The previous owners never mapped the circuits. Which means I had to experiment. I would trip a breaker then test the line with a voltage detector. The detector never sounded it's alarm. I thought the line was dead. I began to remove the wires to the switch. Then I noticed the detector was OFF! I flipped it ON. Oops! wrong breaker. The line was hot. Lucky to be here...
___ ___ ___*02/07/08 - There's nothing like
a wind storm to teach a person what is securely tied down & what isn't. Now please excuse me while I go get my canoe out of the woods.
___ ___ ___*02/06/08 - Three things about art auctions at a liberal arts high schools. 1). I couldn't tell you what I was eating except that it was delicious. 2). Office-casual is way to formal, should've worn the Hawaiian shirt. 3). You'll need a good & strong cigar. To defend yourself from the patchouli cloud.___ ___ ___*01/25/08 - Choose wisely where you stop when you pull over to use the cell phone.
Someone may think you brought dinner & come looking for it.
___ ___ ___*01/20/08 - I find that when I hit the Wall I: 1). Tend to down an ocean of tea, 2). Clean my workshop like a stuttering tornado, & 3). just build stuff till I pass out from exhaustion.___ ___ ___*01/11/08 - There are Two kinds of women I have to deal with. Happy women & Angry women. Which ever one I'm talking to decides the next words out of my mouth.___ ___ ___*01/10/08 - One can get more for their deeds then One can get for their charming personality.___ ___ ___*01/01/08 - Dressed for the weather is not the same as dressed for the Mountain.___ ___ ___*12/27/07 - Take the dogs outside before you sit down for dinner.White Bear sightings
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I like this especially “Lightless and alone” with its alliteration and imagery. Nice .
Qazse – Sometimes I get stuck and need to look at what I’ve surrounded myself with. Dobry.