Badass Look

Carly’s mother died when she was born and she was being raised by her single father.  Carly loved her red passion fruit because it tasted tart and sweet, sour and tangy and it had this strong tropical aroma which she cherished.  When Carly indulged in eating this fruit, it always put a spark joy on her tongue, and delivered her to a heavenly place, but it turned her lips bright red, and this upset her dad who knew Carly was much more than a handful.  Edward was her father and a minister, and he thought she was too young to be painting her lips red.  He wondered if the neighbors would think that his sweet young daughter was in league with the devil, as his church condemned anyone who dared to wear red lipstick.  Only Satan himself would mislead women into wearing this sinful cosmetic.  Women that used witchcraft would paint their lips red as a trick to deceive men and seduce them into marriage.  Even in Ancient Greece, prostitutes were required by law to sport red lip pigment, lest they be confused for a respectable woman of the upper class.  Edward speculated that Carly was going to become part of the female rebellion in defiance of everything that he considered holy.

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Life Of a Goldfish

His motto was to be fearless and if something prevented him from doing that, then he was going to fake it.  If he was a shark, nobody would ever bother him and he could do whatever he desired.  Sharks are the ones that do the messing around with everyone else, but they seem to steer clear of dolphins, because they don’t want to get rammed by their snouts.  Dolphins and sharks are often confused for one another because of their streamlined bodies and dorsal fins on their backs.  If he had a dorsal fin on his back, then he could pretend that he was a shark and hope that no dolphin would come along and try to ram him.

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Turned Upside Down

My partner Jake and I perform Adagio dance, which is sometimes called acro dance, because it involves us holding stationary positions where we have to keep our balances.  I try my best to hold onto my skirt when I get in these compromising positions.  Choosing the right dancewear can either hide or highlight and either complement or distract from your moves, so selecting the perfect undergarments to go with your specially crafted outfit is even more critical, requiring some smart thinking.  After watching Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl, the last thing that I want is a costume malfunction.  I try to avoid the visible panty line and I never use thong-type panties, because they show too much.  When I am on the dance floor, a lot of people will have the opportunity to take a close look up my skirt, when I am upside down because the lighting is almost always very bright there.  For my modesty I usually wear a hi-cut and low waistband type that will stay hidden under almost any costume.  I want people to watch me dancing, but I am not too keen on them looking at my underwear.

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Sponge Diving

We have these really neat diving helmets that are supplied with air that is pumped from the surface and we are going to collect a lot of sponges today.  People are using more Natural Sea sponges ever since it was reported that the synthetic sponges can take up to 200 years to breakdown, so this is certainly more friendly to the environment and it is ethical because sponges don’t have a nervous system, so they possess no consciousness.  Sure, we could run into a giant octopus or even a shark, but we do not fear the depth, the dark, or the unknown.  There is always a chance that we could catch a lobster or two while we are down there and that would be icing on the cake.

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They Come Out at Night

Nocturnal isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but many people are afraid of the dark.  Bats take flight at night, because nighttime is the right time for them.  Bats utilize the darkness of night as protection for them from predators like owls, hawks, falcons, cats, crocodiles, raccoons, foxes, and snakes.  I don’t think that I have ever seen a bat up close, but I hear they eat a lot of insects, which is a good thing.  I do have a story about a bat that got into my grandparents’ house one night.

One night my grandparents were sitting in their living room relaxing and watching TV when something flew past them.  My grandpa exclaimed, “What was that?” and my grandma replied, “I am not sure as I only caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye, but it looked a lot like a giant moth.”  My grandpa said, “Go kill it!”   My grandma said, “What is wrong with you, why do you always order me around like that?  I am not your slave, let’s go kill it together.”  My grandpa said, “Moths give me the creeps and I was only thinking about that quilt that you just finished and how you wouldn’t want that moth to be destroying it.”

My grandma got up to chase after the moth and she came back about five minutes later.  My grandpa said, “Did you kill it?” and my grandma replied, “It sort of killed itself, I think it must have rammed into the wall and committed suicide and it was not a moth, it is a bat!”  My grandpa said, “Ewe, get that thing awful thing away from me, I hate bats.”  My grandma who was holding the bat in a dustpan said, “Get up and open the door for me, so I can throw it out into the yard.”  My grandpa said, “I appear to be stuck in my chair, I can’t get up.”

My grandma reached for the door handle and just then the bat woke up from its sleep and started flapping all around the living room.  Clearly my grandpa was not stuck in his chair, because he got up really quickly and made a mad dash toward his bedroom.  My grandma ran after him into the bedroom, and she said, “Get out of bed and help me catch the bat.”  My grandpa pulled the covers over his head, and he said, “No!”  My grandma put her babushka on to cover her hair, so the bat would not get in it and then she went after the bat with a broom and she wacked it.  After she disposed of the bat outside, she took the broom into the bedroom and she whacked my grandpa with it and said, “That was for not helping.”

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Bear Hiding

I bet you won’t find me because I am hiding behind this tree and you won’t see me.  Even though you can’t see me, I am not lost and I exist.  Peekaboo, I see you and you don’t see me.  I have hidden behind this tree many times before, and this is my favorite spot because nobody ever finds me here.  No matter how old you get, it is still always fun to play a game of hide and seek.  I could do this every single day, as I never get tired of this thrilling game.  It is life affirming knowing that I am loved and that someone is interested in pursuing me.  The joy of being found and being reassured that my friend wants to find me, makes this the best game ever!

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Fun To Watch

The furry little critter is taking all the seed out of the bird feeder, but squirrels have to eat too.  Some people say they are destructive and they are nothing more than rats, but I get a lot of enjoyment from seeing them scampering along the ground and climbing up the trees.  I love it when I see two squirrels playfully chasing each other around, as they look so adorable and cute.  As long as the little furballs stay out of my attic or my house, I don’t mind them eating the bird food that I put out.  I am glad that they have found a home in my back yard.

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Take Flight

The bird knew all the best places to scavenge for food and when it was hungry enough, it would resort to eating roadkill and garbage, but it enjoyed eating Mexican food and it hoped to find some tasty morsels at the Taco Bell parking lot, if it got there at the right time.  Today was one of those lucky days, as someone threw a half-eaten burrito away and that made a very satisfying meal.  It gave the bird gas, which wasn’t a big problem as it could always take flight and not have to smell it, but you wouldn’t want to be flying behind this bird after it consumed that bean burrito.

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Goldilocks

Goldilocks always indulged in her penchant for doing things her own way, so she bought 3 SUV’s that were exactly the same, except they came in different sizes small, medium, and large.  She liked the medium sized SUV because it produced an optimal balance between the two extremes.  The small SUV was fine for her when she was by herself, as it was easier to park and it consumed less gas, but she also enjoyed driving the large SUV when she had to pick up the kids from soccer practice, as that made loading them in and out much easier.  Goldilocks often had trouble figuring out what was right for her and that is why she has 3 dogs and 3 cats and now she is on her third husband.

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Died on the Vine

Flowers wilt, shrivel and die like this one did, but since I promised to put roses on your grave, this one is perfect.  Sometimes words are not enough and I know that you were a fan of the Grateful Dead and that you liked roses and skeletons, the symbols of life and death, beauty and vitality and the inevitable end.  I will place this emblem signifying the eternal struggle between good and darkness on top of your grave stone.  From the death of this rose new life will come.  I really hope that no worms are eating your corpse and if you see Jerry up there, tell him that I said hello.

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