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Meet the Wizzard

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Just an old geezer trying to keep going and enjoy all this modern world has to offer--provided it's within my miniscule budget.
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Hong Kong Chrysanthemum Factory




EXPLOSION IN THE HONG KONG CHRYSANTHEMUM FACTORY

What touched it off?
Spontaneous combustion, maybe,
of accumulated sweatshop afternoons
fired by a pollen-sorter's idly lustful reverie?
Whatever.
Sudden devastation bloomed.
Dye vats burst to flinders.
Pistils and stamens missiled through the plant
while palletloads of stems stacked ceiling-high
collapsed to bury helpless victims.
White-smocked assembly-line technicians,
Chinese women, Filippinas,
Thais, Malaysians, Balinese, Burmese,
fled screaming in a fusillade of leaves.
The supervisor, a Japanese
touched with the gift of tongues,
roared maledictions in half a dozen languages
with frenzied pleas for orderly evacuation--
universally ignored.

And in the aftermath,
a ghostly silence everywhere
as everywhere
the bonewhite petals softly fell.

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My Recent Activity

Re: Dogs / Canine (in ! Trivia Tribe !) My inlaws had a German Shepherd named "Tex"--naturally, they lived in Dallas. He was the kindest, gentlest dog I ever knew. When our kids were young, they loved to play with him when we visited Beverly's parents. The kids would pull on his ears... read more
discussion post on Fri, May 17, 2013 - 10:54 AM
Re: Movies!!! My favorite... (in ! Trivia Tribe !) And talking about electric shorts--I'll never wear 'em.

Sorry, folks, couldn't resist.

With love under will,

Bob, Adastra,
The Wizzard of Jacksonville
discussion post on Fri, May 3, 2013 - 11:18 AM
Re: EGC+MMM=OTO (in O.T.O.) >>>I am simply curious as to why it is important if it is "Official", or "Unofficial".<<<

It isn't! The OTO has no exclusive rights to the Gnostic Mass, so far as I know. it can be performed by any Mass team anywhere, with or without the perm... read more
discussion post on Sat, April 27, 2013 - 10:38 AM
Re: Stephen Spielberg's Word Tricks. (in Word Freaks) >>> Bombay<<<

Actually, the name of the city is Mumbai. It's just that the British insisted on misprouncing words in foreign languages.

With love under will,

Bob, Adastra, aka Olorin,
The Wizzard of Jacksonville
discussion post on Sat, April 27, 2013 - 10:28 AM
Re: Stephen Spielberg's Word Tricks. (in Word Freaks) >>> Bombay<<<

Actually, the name of the city is Mumbai. It's just that the British insisted on misprouncing words in foreign languages.

With love under will,

Bob, Adastra, aka Olorin,
The Wizzard of Jacksonville
discussion post on Sat, April 27, 2013 - 10:27 AM
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Okay, we've had seems like hundreds of debates, poll leaders changing every time a cat sneezes and are FINALLY into the primaries. How much of this crap is too much already? The GOP seems determined to make it as hard as possible for any sane human to vote for one of their candidates. Romney will be the candidate, of course, there is really no other choice since he is the only half-way sane possibility, but this hasn't sat well with the party who seem determined to hold out for a lunatic. ... read more
Wed, January 18, 2012 - 10:02 AM permalink - 7 comments
 
With the Winter Solstice coming up soon and the Christian celebration of Christmas (even though December 25 could not possibly the correct day), I feel it is time to offer a blog post on the birth of the Messiah, both for those who believe he has already visited this planet once and for those who believe he has yet to appear.

And how shall we recognize him (or her) when he (or she) arrives? It's probably best to take no chances. We can't rely on a parade of miraculous events to help us... read more
Wed, December 14, 2011 - 1:24 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
it's been me bothering more and more lately. What has happened to the Republican party? Have they gone completely and collectively insane? A wise man (Otto von Bismark) once said that,"Politics is the art of the possible." In the hands of the Republican party these days, it seems to have become, "Politics is the art of making everything impossible." I protest that this rigid adherence to party dogma does not serve the voters or the public. Recently Newt Gingrich told us that the publi... read more
Tue, September 20, 2011 - 4:25 PM permalink - 9 comments
 
And to continue with the theme of the previous post, I am drawn to consider Jas. 1:22-25:

"But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror:
For he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this one ... read more
Wed, October 20, 2010 - 11:45 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
More and more of late, I have grown more and more fascinated by one of the tales from the Book of Genesis; the story of Jacob's wrestling with God one night by the River Jabbok.

From Chapter 32 of Genesis:
v. 22 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok.
v. 24 Then Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
v.25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, ... read more
Sat, October 16, 2010 - 10:35 AM permalink - 12 comments
 
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My Testimonials

June 4, 2009
We don't each other very good... but believe me you can only expect
unconditional love and good friendship from him...
I love him very much...
Thank you Bob for your love and support...and inspiration of course
April 21, 2007
This man, is capable of so much. There is more to him than meets the eye. I am fortunate to be able to call him friend. His mind remains open and his friends are never judged. I count on his balanced influence to keep my perspectives on the topics that are discussed. He is wise, openhearted, kind and considerate. Patience and understanding, are his top virtues. Hugs and Love!
Brightest Blessings
Lynn
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The Mayfly Sermon

THE MAYFLY SERMON

Huddle closer to the guttering fire
and gather up the warm, fragmented light
to weave with hot beseechments of desire
a whispered charm to hold against the night.
Snatch what you may before your passion's spent,
then rake the ashes for love's last assent;
the flesh you thought to borrow on was lent
for, oh so brief a time--so brief a flight.

 
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