HOMER’S SECRETARY

November 10, 2009

Homer strolled by the wine-dark sea and sang out the story of Ulysses to rosy-fingered dawn. His secretary, Dave Chambers, hustled in Homer’s wake, transcribing every word in a shorthand only he could decipher. After safely settling ‘Old Blindy’ – Dave’s private name for Homer – down for a nap under an olive tree, Dave […]

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A PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY

November 9, 2009

watch out for bi-polar machete-wielding circus clowns

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CARTOON FRIDAY 23

November 6, 2009

“Very nice, but I’m a hydrant man myself.”

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FROM DOC’S LOON FABLES 17

November 5, 2009

The Carefree Daffodil “Oh, no! They’re going to pick us! I knew it! I knew it! Oh, no!” trumpeted a daffodil sprouted near the edge of a meadow positively yellow with daffodil blooms. “Who cares?” sniffed a daffodil nearby, head held high while the meadow all around swayed in floral panic. The collectors swept in […]

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CATCH OF THE DAY HAIKU

November 4, 2009

i walked on the wharf fish stared from abandoned creels goggle-eyed surprised

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EPIPHANY

November 3, 2009

by golly i’m a poet and yet somehow i remain blissfully unaware of the fact

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A MUSING

November 2, 2009

Unless you’re a Mozart or another of his ilk, there has to be sacking before there is silk.

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A VERY STRANGE STORY INDEED

November 1, 2009

The Vampire and the School Custodian Two vampire bats engaged in a heated discussion with a school custodian. Count Dracula looked on, amused. When the bats, mocked beyond endurance by the school custodian, suddenly produced a couple of shivs, the count decided enough was enough and intervened. “Fellow, fellows, forgive and forget … Forget … […]

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