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Friday, January Ninth, ofNine...

the Engineer has retourned and i

am more than delighted of it.

We made the grand adventure today

of recycling, shopping at the Big

Market [to see our friends JANE &

PEARL] and having a light lunch at

one (1) local famous hot=dog joint.

Oh! And yesterdé, i refresht my

driving memory by taking the Black

Beauty for a schpin. Between all

these Actions, my overseeress foned

to pull me off werk for Tomorro...

there's a mild blizzard coming.

{i'd rather muddle through for the

cabbej & the Weathre is way worse

in the Pacific Northwest} *flurry*

Less=the=Never, we are caught the

up on our dishex & laundry And have

fantasticle undiscusst Plans for

making And9 a year to Remember.

Auspiciosity! We'll probly glance

in on the Iggles on SunDay...but

hey--the GATORS have already won.

{we have friends in Florida}

more afta the schnay clears all

~hostypicle slac~

hula

curio> HNY

~slak and You

Curio> /smiley/

~slak seems like and8 for a coupla hours

Curio> 5 3/4

Curio> YOU STAYING UP?

~slak nah--i wake up with the Noise

Curio> very quiet here

Curio> I stay up, but Maisy goes to bed each night [time]

~slak i'm like that-but i can be Aroused by the slightest thang

[slak & Curio have a lengthy interWeb converse about Xmas '08...

of the grands & the gifts...and what has happened to the Beach Haus

near PLIMOTH which the entire fambly visited many Summers.]

~slak 34 now~i'm gonna run off my up=dial & listen to music

Curio> 35 ok see ya

Curio> 35 HNY!

~slak 35 smooch maisy FERVENTLY at the schtroke of Twelve!

~slak 36 and seeyasoon

^IMP edited severely & severally^

Fridé, January 2nd, °9...it was one of those Plastik

bugle=horns which aroused me at the Turn of Time. It was an

unusual & unwelcome Blowing, not unakin to the plaintif cry

of a MOOSE being wounded by Caribou Barby. Yet~it was merely

the much as i am already accustomed to...the mid=might Rising.

i surft the tee=vee for Fire=Werx & settled on a coupla

Episodes of ROD SERLING's Twilite Zone. {fifty years on

and that Programme schtill sets me on edge} *Black & white.*

CURIO, Maisy's proddling and perfect Husband, put me Avertently

in mind of the passing of my Father's Mother. She was a stern

and forceful woman of her day, yet not without beauteous Graces.

She is gone & scattered thirty (30) years now AND i tosst into

those same waves my Dad's ashy essence only ten (10) ago.

{One wouldn't want these Persons back, much=so the happy Times

One remembres having schpent withall!} Plus+, GrandMa's fine

last auto=mobile [the GREEN GHOST] aided evybody during/after

even HANE's Estate. i Celebrate the ORPHANS who haf made it

into this Astounding new Epoch. T'othres merely sleep...

Saturdé, January Third, °9...i haven't Arisen this early on a

Saterdé since UNDERDOG was a cartoon! Less=the=never, i made

the J bus run to wintre werk. We have a new Hauler in the

Parish and there were four (4) bright red shiny roll=offs

waiting for a mere Scoche of yard=waste. [the single stream

RECYCLING is just beginning & the new Company has got to set

me up for that.] A Sunny day to come away with last SunDay's

puxxle for doing amorro. Overmore, i closed early enuf to

catch the A bus afore the sun went down. Sure beats hiking in

the dark...altho many of the urban Christmas displays are now

disappearing. {leave evything up until GREEK ORTHODOX is over}

Schports: i am so sorry the LIONS were creamed in the Rose-Bowl.

They might could hire a young fresh coach. i kid, of gourse,

Acause Doctor Paterno is gonna hang in well until the Regents

bury him on the mid=field. Miraculously, some=how, our FILLY

Berds have made it into the off=plays...card=wild schtyle.

Could lightning strike twice in brotherly city? OR~could enuf

wind und schnow pour down on the othre teams, as G made rain

for the historicle Athletyx?! Remains to be seen, that which

i do not oculate grandly. i have a cross=werd puxxle to do.

~cool-duskily slac~

CABG

the title is a set of diatonic keys, which is neither

Here nor There. Why is it that, every Year, tween

December twenty-fifth and January first, HOSTILITIES

break out in the Werld? Isn't Peace come unto humanity

Often enuf to make a settled wintre and a Season for

schpreading kindness with Love? Pondres me much.
Tuesday, December 30th, end8...i transited fruitfully by

bus ToDay and nearly no=one required my Assistance.

That^ is Hope enuf that the friendly passengers are

faring bettre here=about than in the larger Werld!

One of the many things i accomplisht was to score

a coupla small cans of SAUERKRAUT from the grox

schtore. [CAT's gentleman friend is Providing her the

full Pork dinner; my Kraut is just for wieners and the
Germanic fortunate tradition] The Sun is growing

longer in the sky and my Brightness is retourning with

each elliptical minute. Now~if i could only get control of

my Page so as to garnish the Visitories i've celebrated in

months of Yore. Small matter: i'll come to it presently

Anon in o'Nine. ~resolvable slac~

reon

Saturday, December 27th, 2008...
sometime in the dark of morn Yester,
the ENGINEER zippt outta the Walley,
drofe to Filly [home of the WORLD SERIES
champeens] and flew back to Nevada.
{he has a natural aversion to nor'eastern
wintering} But, after some sun and mildness,
he will retourn. Motion is his milieu. Shine!

i schpent the dé on the buses yesterday,
transiting from the NorthWest shopping
centre to the SouthEast mall...twice thru the
central terminal. i was a great help to three
(3) of my fellow riders: a delicate girl in
chequed tights who droppt a penny, a full
woman who droppt her wallet AND an older
couple whose wire wagon got caught twixt
the curb and the people=mover near to my
last schtop. {slac was ne'er a boy scout but
he behaves like One} Glad wishes i gave on
all of them. And~on a final ambulation, i
made friends with a mottled kitten. Happy
*new* Year! The Bird report: brother HAWK
has been sort of dive=bombing me lately. He [she?] swerved into a passel of Sparrows in an alley a coupla weex ago...swoopt atwixt powre poles as i walkt past the Lutheran cherch...and rapidly aerified across my field of vision just Aday as i strolled along the tennis courts.

Perhaps it is just showing off its fingerlings thru such flightful prowess.

Known=be=Truth~they come more close to ground in wintre Acause their favoured gliding thermals are harder to find. Solitary berds. Weathre report: the fog is ubiquitous...i can barely see beyond the oaks without my room. But i'm not complaining--it means the Air is warmer than it should be and that's Good.

HONOLULU is in unrequired darkness AND the Elected Man is there for the Anomaly?! ~thusitis~slac~

bind

yesterdé, all my troubles seemed so far away:

The ENGINEER is coursing through the

Sunshine State by now; he'll turn northward

afore the Solstice. It will be Good to have

him here, in the Accelerating Elliptic when

Christmas comes. ~slac edits well~

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008...

Turn me around on a penny for blinking.

The ENGINEER foned me from CAROLINA.

That boi can sure move the fast iffen he wants

to. He'll haf to be careful he don't run into his

own Self driving on the othre side of the road!

Monday, December 22nd, 2008...And in the

wink of a blink, the self=same ENGINEER

arrifed in the Walley on Friday afternoon.

{needles=to=say, We schpent the weekend in

frenetic Actifity allto} Someday soon, i'll catch

up to Glowing & Drafting in this wonderful new

Neighbourhood! Until then: Sunny SOLSTICE!

~crunchy underfoot slac~

`loo- have a good walk?

~slac yes

`loo- good for You

vash

mondé, decembre fifteenth and eight...

where do the Time=Space go? i've been

too busy to shave! [the burnsides and the

haers on the throte are pitiful short] Yet

i found a day to have my wings clippt for

Wintre. Someone remind me to trim the

'beard' during the Inaugural. Speaking of

polytryx--who knew there was Corruption

in the LAND of LINCOLN?? Amazing.

Aday was faer and mild in the Walley...

i wore too many layers. i swappt my musik

at the Public Library [six for six]. i come

to find out, by my selections, that i really

dig them Rhythm & Blues. Must be all

those trips i made to Memphis. Then, i

made a brief transit to the grocery schtore

near my parish Yard. [Grits and eight eggs.]

{i know a place where i can buy six eggs?!}

Currently, my chicken breast is cookt.

This morning, the UPS truck droppt off a

package from the ALEXANDRIANS...

HolyDay goodies in a cardboard box!

The ENGINEER is coursing through the

Sunshine State by now; he'll turn northward

afore the Solstice. It will be Good to have

him here, in the Accelerating Elliptic when

Christmas comes. ~slac buses well~

shac

Tuesday, December 9th, °8...

it felt weird yesterdé, not to go

into werk. But i made myself Aptly

useful, drying sheets & clothes,

running the dish=warshing machine

and schteaming snap=beans to have

with the last of my chili and penne.

OH! And putting out my garbage and

recycables in a responsible manner.

A very good Mondé all=too.

Saterdé, Father XMAS rode up to the

municiple building on his laddertruck

while a gentle schnay fell upon the

cold, dark Parish. {i can't remembre

it ever schnowing this good for him

in Years past; it was magical} Joy!

Now~as for this economy...i am not

overly concerned of it ['tho it has

been made grandly Horrible] acause

i can sense to see a corner=turn.

My own hours will increase toward

the inauguration & into the year.

Othre blessings shall come to those

who hold tight and pay or save with

actual money. It's a new model.

Over=more~you're hearing this from

me, the slac who is Nothing and has

Nothing; yet i am blesst with warmth

and Comfort in all my Endeavours?!

{be an economer, not an economist}

more amorro~$la¢~