the brown bag prophet was sitting at a park bench circling phrases and sentences with a red pen from what was reported to be a reliable source publication so i presumed he was searching for crossword puzzle answers so i inquired if i could help fill-in an answer he replied no not unless you’ve got connections with the kgb that i should know about you see he said i’m looking for examples of disinformation spread by russia throughout the world like that stunt they pulled in sweden to make trump look good hmmm with a little help from their army of hackers and false flag information warriors they could quite easily convenience folks around here that i’m really a potential howard hughes-like benefactor i’d be eating free everywhere and not off the public dole like the white house
one of my first engineered spring projects was a hand carved tree branch ship complete with two masts and a pirated crew of ants a defiant crew forced to sail the rapids in my front yard alas the ship and all hands on board perished
carol was indeed a gentle soul by example one spring when her neighbor’s exterminators noted tree rats in her palm trees she elected to leave them alone as they were one of god’s creatures so you can imagine the neighbor’s surprise to see her waving her arms and whistling at a defiant rabbit who had reduced her garden to mulch but not nearly as surprised as the rabbit when the coyote pup got his first kill
his timing and vision of the future was always somewhat questionable so last winter when he ordered pineapple lily seeds from south africa based upon physical appearance and its lovely name few of us were surprised when he darted from his home one spring morning gasping for air the pineapple lilies bloomed early in his basement greenhouse resulting in a relationship much like his former marriage
when winter’s fireplace was no longer needed the husband hurried outside to begin the spring planting though the ground was difficult to work he found it less laborious than another of her martyr stories of her youth
the old man planted each winter bulb as if preparing a child for life lovely setting them into the ground they were his wishes for spring but as winter removed its snowy coat and april’s dew began to dance upon the earth not one shoot appeared gophers
