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FOWC: Label

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

While shopping for your dinner table

Ever stop to read the label

Of that extra special sauce

I doubt you do because. . .

“Simply” put is not the case

Ingredients we try to chase

Unless you have a google app

Deciphering what lies in the gaps

Such as this one on a sporting drink

That little soccer kids will drink:

Bold ones such as vitamins B3, 6, and 12

Sodium, potassium, calcium; then delve

Into the fine print, you will see

Water, fructose corn syrup, calcium chloride

Gum acacia and ascorbic acid to provide

For flavor and color protection

Makes you think with this detection

What exactly does your child need

And what ingredient labels you should read.

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FOWC with Fandango — Label

Hidden Warriors

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Energia Ka Akin ITA Chinese Room Divider Panel Screen High Relief Carved Webs

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Shelly stepped back to admire her new purchase, a beautiful silkscreen room divider. It was absolutely perfect for that odd corner in her bedroom. What a deal, she thought, fifty dollars and its pure silk!

Shelly had been suffering from nightmares, thinking it had something to do with the apartment she bought. Another good bargain is what her thoughts were originally, but after residing here for two months, her sleep patterns were all over the place. Getting herself up and ready for work was becoming more and more of a struggle. Horrid dreams came every night, causing her to wake up in a cold sweat. In the morning mirror her face was ashen, her eyes wide and dark.
She noticed the dark corner was oddly shaped, nothing ever fit there, so purchasing the screen would hide it. She had tried a small corner shaped table with a lamp to freshen it, but after replacing four bulbs in the lamp, she gave up. The corner remained ugly and dark. Hoping the silkscreen would hide it, add some cheeriness to the room, she placed it there and sat back on the bed admiring her purchase. It didn’t occur to Shelly how odd it was that the corner table and lamp had worked in every other part of the room, just not this corner. She had a slight inkling the corner was unusual, but put it out of her mind.
This night Shelly lay her head on the pillow, hoping to get a good night’s rest. She hoped this every night since she moved in, but tonight felt different. Shelly dozed off gazing at the screen and the beautiful calming scenery it displayed. After a few hours she had another nightmare. She sat bolt upright seeing the figures in the silkscreen move and come to life. The scene turned from serene to violent as the human figures seemed to be beating off odd creatures, just like the ones she had seen in her dreams. Shelly thought this was the worst nightmare of all and pulled her covers over her head.
Surprisingly, Shelly woke up to see the face reflected in the bathroom mirror looking happy and her eyes bright. She thought of last night’s nightmare and realized she actually had fallen right back to sleep. Curiously she walked back and peered closely at the silkscreen divider. How strange she thought seeing those bucolic scenes come to life. Wow, what a dream!
Shelly spent the rest of her days in her new abode with no recurrence of nightmares, and lived happily ever after.
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http://fivedotoh.com/2019/06/18/fowc-with-fandango-silkscreen/

http://cyranny.com/2019/06/18/deal-word-of-the-day-challenge/

Old Sad Dan

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
(Apologies to Jimmy Dean and formatting….I tried)

He rolled in the lot in a big white van
Everyone called him big sad Dan

He hated his job but it paid the bills
Working overtime causing one of his ills
He strode bent over with no smile on his face, even pelting hail didn’t quicken his pace

That’s Dan (that’s Dan)
Old sad Dan (sad Dan)
Dan had a job to do and he seemed determined
Checking out my wifi vermin
Story written, it was bad apartment wiring
That’s one of the reasons that Dan was sighing.
He was dressed casual caused no alarm
Carried a large square box under his arm
Old Dan, old sad Dan
Old Dan, old sad Dan
He stood five foot nine, weighed one fifty-five
Everyone wondered how he survived
With a scowl on his face and a long canvas coat, just in case the lot turned into a moat
Hail and rain and thunder abound but Dan just walked like he heard no sound
He sat right down with his computer
Plugged it in on the side of my router
Said they don’t make these anymore
I think that made him feel pretty sore
Old Dan, old sad Dan
My tale is familiar you can see
Sad old Dan felt sorry for me
Old century link has descended
Equipment doesn’t work, leaves me upended
He went back to his truck, grabbed a prize
A brand new router, supersized
Old Dan, old sad Dan
Before he left he apologized
Offered a few words to the wise
A new router might not do the job
Seemed sorry about the century link mob
The company tries to do stuff on the cheap
So wifi woes is not a big leap
He hopes it works but if it don’t
Left his card with a number which he wrote.
Old Dan, old sad Dan
Old Dan, old sad Dan
This tale is old but truer than true
Maybe Dan will do a repair for you
Offer a smile, maybe a drink
Seeing Dan made me think
A workin’ man always does what he can
Especially Dan, big sad Dan

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IT Guy Arrives

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
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You have to feel sorry for a guy who has been on overtime for weeks because of our bad rain, thunderstorm, lightning, and hail.

I do, but hope everything works by the time he leaves. I’m getting a new modem–wish me luck and no more power outages.

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