Whenever I Try to Take my Pulse

   “Whenever I try to take my pulse…”  one runner says to another.

   When ever I try to take my pulse, what? What happens? You need someone else. How’m I doing?

   Cool temperatures for August morning. Full Moon Friday, Adam declares. It is a seven day and a 16 oz. coffee.

   Thursday a patch appeared on the path, a patch of fallen hickory nuts and leaves. Today a bench has sprung up, as  if overnight, someone has installed this object near the mill dam bridge.

Fukitorimushi, so there!

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2287

and pick of the litter last night, piece of a story from near-ancient newspaper. Gets it. Goes and gets it. Just goes and goes. Early bird catches the worm.

Weekend Warrior: Roadside Pinwheels

   Today is the day to capture the pinwheels we have travelled past so many times without stopping.

 

 

Celebrating, creativity and children.

Along the road near Tuckerton.

Dashboard Warrior

 Driving Miss Daisy.

Edgar Allan Poe and Raven Pathlings

Are we there yet?

We commemmorate Independence Day. Tomorrow, interdependence.

Bushy Tail Freed

  The sunrise, after 7 am heron wading in mid-creek has the grayed out look of a computer program with unalterable fields. One heron. Two bluebirds. Then, three red-headed woodpeckers on the same rotted tree-top. Odd stuff like two x’s and in another place a broad heart drawn into the path. Nothing new. An hour later the heron’s colors are set as the sun is higher. Black accents, epaulets. On the move, fishing.

   Up the grade to the parking area, hear scratching from within the green fire safe steel drum trash can with the domed lid with the hinged P U S H door. An “ in”  door and not the  “out” door.  Lifting off the lid, quickscan the trash bag lining. There it is! Squirrel tail. Shaking quivering squirrel, panic-frozen. Unable to see full body, the litter is trembling! Reach in and move the Vitamin Water bottle. Grey squirrel is flying squirrel, rocket fueled. Our blog consultant has the live audio to prove it. Do it yourself DIY squirrel release.

You Must Enter to Win

   For want of a nail. Or a nut or a bolt. Sizzlepuss’s rule of auto mechanics: Car trouble is to life trouble. So, when the power steering fails and the belt’s dangling, what’s a Big Rock roller to do? No DIY. Ask: Who or what exactly is steering my life? Who’s got the power? How do I get from point A to Point B? Right now, it’s by Focusing.  Enterprise and Enterprising Jeff rented me a black Focus this morning so I can carry on with my baggage.

Walking after two day’s absence. The greening of the North American earth. Pond turtles sunning on logs in the locks, little adorablenesses. A minnow. The animated conversation of two ladies on the topic of cleaning out the refrigerator: relayed hear-say:

“This chicken’s two weeks old!”

“No it’s not, if it were two weeks old it would smell.”

(They see me smiling:)

“You’re laughing!”

“These are our arguments. On a regular basis.”

 Can I be charged as a tattle-tale for this?  So funny, so true, so eeeww.

The Sudoku Rebus for today starts with: Enterprise. Rent a Car. Enter prize. Enter for a Prize. Ent. Focus. Focus factor. Like lines through a magnifying glass. Focus. Suffolk. Norfolk. Suffolk Downs. There’s Southern folk and there’s Northern folk. S.folk. N. folk. Suffolk and Norfolk like I said. Suffix and suffuse and stuffuse and stuff you use. Does that suffice? A word to the wise. Enterprise. Pick me up. We’ll pick you up. Focus. Coffee. Enter, come in Enter to win. Enter. Look up COME.  A parabola. Page pairs: flurry and focus. Blurry and focus. It’s a four day. Count your blessings and Enter for a Prize.

Big Rocks Make It

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   Endless devotee of time and task management reading, I am. From Dustin M. Wax at Lifehack: 50 Tricks to Get Things Done: Push the Big Rock. Hey! That’s what Sisyphus does! Of course, there is the snowball effect, so if you start with a small rock, it grows into a big rock the more you push. Friction smooths it out, making the ball bearing better.
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/50-tricks-to-get-things-done-faster-better-and-more-easily.html

Just Cause

Just Cause

 

 

  Upon recommendation from a revered reader who shall remain anonymous and whose name is contained herein, we plan to open a site for a Just Cause and ask for support.  Just what cause has yet to be determined. The nine listed here are suggestive rather than exhaustive. As always, we entertain your ideas.

• The March of Dimes
• The Animal Rescue League
• The Better Late Than Never/Better Luck Next Time organization: BLTN/BLNT
• The Society for the Advancement of Squirrels
• The Putting On of the Wreath Club
• Book of Pink
• Palisades Castle No Stop Pavers Unlimited
• Flea Market Junkie groupies, attic addicts
• Grumplestiltskin relief fund

   A man on the path today said “I’m OK. It’s the world that’s messed up.”

What part can I take in this, what role can I fulfill? What missionary position works best?

DIY: Build Your Own Pyramid

   Once upon a time there was the food pyramid, the pyramid of Gizeh and the great Cheops. Would you like to have a pyramid of your very own? Make plans!

 

 

Vintage Spry to the rescue, triple creamed!

Your very own Spry pyramid:

Where are the palm trees? And some dates? WYSIWYG!