That day was a one off.
There are a lot of 'regulars' and B.G. was a novelty.
I think he probably needs very expensive meds
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CAWS for CONCERN (Edgar the Crow gives fair warning)
by TerryWalstrom incaws for concern!
malone.
(a vagrant escapee from a butterfly net and he's on starbucks' patio jabbering non-stop at me!).
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“My fightin’ name was Spyder.”
by TerryWalstrom ina huge man to my right has leaned in.
why do strangers talk to me without provocation on my part?
he is an enormous man--a man of color.
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Q: What do you think would happen if he were to meet Psychedelic Jezabel?
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I was Kidnapped!
by TerryWalstrom in__________________i was kidnapped today ____________.
a rainy day in ft. worth is bad news day for terry.
my elective transportation is 100% bicycle and i can get through just about all weather except rain.
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I thought I saw Dorothy today. I almost jumped out of my skin.
I was wrong, thankfully.
I might have to take up at a different location.
Too many 'characters' at the Hulen Starbucks. -
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CAWS for CONCERN (Edgar the Crow gives fair warning)
by TerryWalstrom incaws for concern!
malone.
(a vagrant escapee from a butterfly net and he's on starbucks' patio jabbering non-stop at me!).
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His manner of speaking sort of came through like the old character actor, Slim Pickens. Except, Pickens was charismatic and interesting. This fellow B.B. made you want to hide from him.
His language was rich, however!
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Psychedelic Jezebel
by TerryWalstrom inpsychedelic jezebel _________.
she’s psychedelic jezebel.
it says so on her vw bus, tie-dye blouse, and her handmade jewelry.. there she is now in her garden; child of the 60’s; a cinder from a long ago passed comet.she shoots me the “peace sign”.
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I added a quick one today; some guy sitting next to me. Showed me his fists!
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“My fightin’ name was Spyder.”
by TerryWalstrom ina huge man to my right has leaned in.
why do strangers talk to me without provocation on my part?
he is an enormous man--a man of color.
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He was a real guy. More real than real.
I don't know what the deal was or who he was.
Maybe it's like clouds. They appear and drop something on you and they're gone.
He was the weather; unpredictable.
I probably should have spoken to him by way of conversation. I can do that, ya know.
I just was...I dunno. Flummoxed?
Every person we see is a story. Not all stories are tellable. This one barely is. -
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“My fightin’ name was Spyder.”
by TerryWalstrom ina huge man to my right has leaned in.
why do strangers talk to me without provocation on my part?
he is an enormous man--a man of color.
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“My fightin’ name was Spyder.”
A huge man to my right has leaned in. Why do strangers talk to me without provocation on my part?
He is an enormous man--a man of color. Lines in his face are open novels spinning tales of punishment. Puffy lids and yellowing sockets blink at the bright sunshine outside on the patio at Starbucks. His age? I’m clueless. My guess? About a millennium.“These my bodyguards.” Spyder regards his fists like a jeweler appraising a diamond setting.
He lifts the left and swivels the wrist. A half inch from my chin it stops. Well!
“This is ‘Oh Lord.” It floats in front of me like a bloated corpse in a dark river.The other one whistles at a blur and arrives in place of the first.
“And this is ‘Have Mercy.’ A double murder, I suppose.
He starts laughing. Shaking his head at some cryptic interior joke then turns back to his own table and sips his coffee.
I remind you, I haven’t even spoken word one!
All is silent. For awhile.Spyder turns again. He’s facing me.
(Here we go…)
“You alright. Ya know?”(Is he asking me or telling me?)
“You too.” (What else should I say?)
He laughs again. Turns away and sips.Finally, he rises on staunch limbs and exhales a long and slow stream of carbon dioxide.
“That’s what I’m talkin’ about!”
He shambles over to a vehicle that appears to be some kind of Humvee and climbs inside.
'Perfect.' I think to myself. 'Dead solid perfect.'I’m a writer, so...
Here it is._______________
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I am a Living Time Machine
by TerryWalstrom inwhich world is this?_________________when the doctor pulled my screaming body out of mom all those 7 decades ago, i landed in a post-wwii world.it was--compared to today's world--an alien planet.. the world i live in today has nothing in common with the world in which i grew up.. there were no cell phones back then--there were black telephones with a dial-tone and an operator who placed your call.
everywhere you found telephone booths!
a call was a nickle.where did all those telephone booths go?i dunno.where did my whole world go?i dunno.. tv sets were huge boxes with tubes and small screens.
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On FACEBOOK, I notice attitudes, worries, fears being expressed in the context of Current Events which gives me pause to reflect.
Having lived through the Korean War, the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, Federal imprisonment, the run up to 1975's faux-mageddon, race riots, and dozens of wars, insurgencies, terrorism and such...
BECAUSE I LIVED during all these events and because each carried predictions of DOOM--I have desensitized to crying "wolf" by news agencies, propagandists, religious mouthpieces, etc.
I try to reassure everybody (I'm old, so nobody listens anyway) North Korea and Russia will NOT engage in a nuclear war with the USA because it is all bullshit played out in MEDIA for click bait, increased ratings, and for Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex ("Defense contractors") and other billionaires to have plenty of $$ and business to carry them through in style :)
"Fool me once, shame on you..." that old saying begins."Fool me twice, shame on my..." it continues.
I would add, "I'm old enough so that I shouldn't let anybody fool me ever again." -
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A POEM (inspired by Bullwinkle Moose)
by TerryWalstrom inflowers___________flowers don't have legs, and cannot run about.
flowers simply never make a fist.. flowers do not whisper, and they seldom ever shout, flowers will not put you on their list.__.
dahlias don’t pay income tax or drive a maserati.
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There were a few children's programs on TV actually aimed at adults. Rocky and Bullwinkle was one of the most charming; still fresh today.
I only lament that these haven't been remastered for better quality and preserved.
If they have--I'd love to know where they can be found.
Anybody?
You see, I think children learn a certain kind of sensibility/sense of humor gradually, depending on what they're exposed to and learn to enjoy.
A couple of nights ago (not to change the conversation to radically) my grown son and I watched Blazing Saddles at a local Movie Tavern. I'd never seen the film.
The year it came out (1974) I was busy moving from Texas to California and I had plenty occupying my consciousness.
Anyway...
Seeing it for the very first time--I was gobsmacked at how deliberately provocative this film *seems* because of Political Correctness. The "N" word is everywhere.
Yes, Richard Pryor helped write the script--so, what do you expect? Right?
But...
In the mouth of white people, even in comedic historical context, it was quite jarring.
If we wonder at the lingering mindset of racism, I don't think we can excuse the proliferation of "racism for comedy" influences on people my age, over a long tradition of saying bad things to get a laugh.
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Rocky and Bullwinkle (to get back on topic) was a delightful oasis in the field of children's entertainment because of the lack of mean-spirited silliness.
I don't like talking philosophy and morality very much when it comes to humor or movies, actually. Yet--in this instance--apparently I had some reservations.
Your mileage may vary. -
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A POEM (inspired by Bullwinkle Moose)
by TerryWalstrom inflowers___________flowers don't have legs, and cannot run about.
flowers simply never make a fist.. flowers do not whisper, and they seldom ever shout, flowers will not put you on their list.__.
dahlias don’t pay income tax or drive a maserati.
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FLOWERS
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Flowers don't have legs, and cannot run about.
Flowers simply never make a fist.Flowers do not whisper, and they seldom ever shout,
Flowers will not put you on their list.
__Dahlias don’t pay income tax or drive a Maserati.
Goldenrod won’t cruise along the highway.Jonquils don’t solve Rubik’s cube or holiday in Maui.
Moon Orchids seldom sail the evening skyway.
__Violets aren’t violent, though pine trees can be knotty.
Kissing without Tulips is absurd.In ancient Rome, the Four O’clock was oft confused with IV.
Bird of Paradise is not a bird!
__Men aspire to greatness while flowers strive for color.
A Daffodil in sunshine boasts success.Men will brag of power by the hour, but they're duller than a Peony
with penchant to impress.
__Hummingbirds and honey bees may never wear out welcome,
nor August afternoons of summer rain.A riot among Hollyhocks or wild Gardenia bedlam,
by contrast with a soccer match, is sane.
*This is why
I LOVE FLOWERS!
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A poem by Terry Walstrom inspired by Bullwinkle Moose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieOGZtGUjRQ