A Tidings of Magpies: And It's Back To Work I Go.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

And It's Back To Work I Go.

please note: photo by girlfriday, St. Louis, Mo., 1983

27 comments:

LydiaMarch 2, 2009 at 3:20 AM
well....this is only slightly better-sounding than checking your brains at the door. :)
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RoseMarch 2, 2009 at 4:12 AM
No way.
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LizaMarch 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Lovely blog. Your choice of poetry is wonderful. Hooray, for blog of note for discovering you.
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Gaston StudioMarch 2, 2009 at 4:35 AM
I tried brains once, in Bahrain, but didn't like them/it. In fact... yuk!
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MontagMarch 2, 2009 at 4:36 AM
I have been looking for that place to make a return and complain about their product.
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indiaMarch 2, 2009 at 5:10 AM
do you think they have my size?
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TeeTeeMarch 2, 2009 at 6:12 AM
Ooooh! I want a brain!
(Just Kidding!)
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Viewtiful_JustinMarch 2, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Amazing. I need to know where this sign is so I can send all my customers there. Holy moly...

Congrats on being a blog of note. That's fairly fantastic! It certainly led me here.
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mynameisniaMarch 2, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Ow, that's cheap! :D
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Just an ordinary womanMarch 2, 2009 at 8:03 AM
ummm.. would you be willing to post one to me in Africa?

Since having my babies mine doesn't seem to work properly..

Kerren
South Africa
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mo_inohMarch 2, 2009 at 8:10 AM
can you buy more than one at a time
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Nekkid ChickenMarch 2, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Are those the thinking kind of 'brains?' Seems many folks need to invest. Nice to meet you and read your blog. Take care, Mal
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HelenaMarch 2, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Ooo. 25c for a new brain? Can I have one? Or two, and I can keep the spare in apickle jar.

Congratualtions on being 'blog of note'! What a lovely place you have here :)
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DoublebankerMarch 2, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Congrats on making a Blog of Note!

Gave you some ad appreciation too.
Your Daily Gif Blog

DB
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Wayfaring WandererMarch 2, 2009 at 8:59 AM
What an interesting find! Classic.
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debraMarch 2, 2009 at 9:17 AM
And next I shall look to see where I can buy courage and a heart....
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henzyMarch 2, 2009 at 10:03 AM
congrats on being blog of note.
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NehaMarch 2, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Wow!! You still get stuff like 'BRAINS' for 24 cents?? Seems like recession had hit them hard & its a store closing deal.
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jfrancisMarch 2, 2009 at 11:17 AM
are you really going to leave us
hanging on this one? some of need
to know where to get them.
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Sierra Night TideMarch 2, 2009 at 12:27 PM
I love the fnky old town, new town, interesting pictures of travel.
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AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 2:05 PM
ASA
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GailMarch 2, 2009 at 4:14 PM
I could use a spare.
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jaimieMarch 2, 2009 at 4:39 PM
that's funny...
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FinneganMarch 2, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Tells us more. When and wear was this picture taken? You can`t just put a picture up like that, and not provide any details.
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RudeeMarch 2, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Brains and donuts. Handy.
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fionaMarch 3, 2009 at 5:18 AM
i need that
i can give $1
hahahaha

http://hongkonger.today.com
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RoshMarch 3, 2009 at 7:17 AM
This is some picture ;-)
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random thoughts...

"Speech is our second possession, after the soul--and perhaps we have no other possession in this world."

Gabriela Mistral

The entries here are my writings and works in progress, or another writer's work which has moved my heart. Meant to be a bit of a journal on the days that pass by so quickly. Readers are very welcome, comments and critiques always appreciated.

PS. Any pictures or comments referring to brain matters ARE NOT referring to your brain or anyone's brain. Absolutely not. Think creative non-fiction. Details about individuals have been changed to protect anyone involved, remotely involved, or who may at any time have looked at or even driven past a hospital. I live to comply with HIPAA Federal Law. Unless you are one of the Three Stooges or have ever been on Shindig, in which case, yeah, that's you. Be proud and out loud.

Desiderata

Go placidly
amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace
there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms
with all persons.
Speak your truth
quietly and clearly; and listen
to others
even to the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself
with others,
you may become
vain or bitter,
for always there will be
greater and lesser persons
than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements
as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career,
however humble;
it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution
in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you
to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere
life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering
the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit
to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not not distress yourself
with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of
fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not
it is clear to you,
no doubt
the universe is unfolding
as it should.
Therefore
be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery
and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

--Max Ehrmann

groups of birds

a bevy of quail
a bouquet of pheasants
a brood of hens
a building of rooks
a cast of hawks
a charm of finches
a colony of penguins
a company of parrots
a congregation of plovers
a cover of coots
a covey of partridges
a deceit of lapwings
a descent of woodpeckers
a dissimulation of birds
a dole of doves
an exaltation of larks
a fall of woodcocks
a flight of swallows
a gaggle of geese
a host of sparrows
a kettle of hawks
a murmuration of starlings
a murder of crows
a muster of storks
a nye of pheasants
an ostentation of peacocks
a paddling of ducks
a parliament of owls
a party of jays
a peep of chickens
a pitying of turtledoves
a raft of ducks
a rafter of turkeys
a seige of herons
a skein of geese
a sord of mallards
a spring of teal
a tidings of magpies
a trip of dotterels
an unkindness of ravens
a watch of nightingales
a wedge of swans
a wisp of snipes