Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 16, 2013

It’s Donald’s magnetic personality.

I need a slug or two of Brain Bleach here.

Donald’s discovery is bound to be suppressed by Big Oil. Maybe they’ll buy his patent.

Donald moved to Ballard Street from Sedona, Arizona where he used to lead a group of crystal crunchers…er.. New Agers.He and Vivian thought the vortexes around Ballard Street were stronger.

Vivian has always been suspicious of Donald’s inductive reasoning.

Bev — I’ve seen that smile on Donald’s face…. and here I thought it was the Enzyte.

It’s on the way, Linguist….

BTW — the Tiki is offering a special on the Cherry Sunrise Wipeout…

That’s a Tequila Sunrise with Cherry Brain Bleach instead of Grenadine or Creme de Cassis….

It’s a little sweet for my taste…. but do try one on me if you like….

Meanwhile your monthly delivery is on the 20th, I believe.

If you’re out already, perhaps we should increase your supply….

Or you should consider the direct pipeline…. a little impractical for the galleon, I know.

Bev…. yes, I admit….I did mean Bob….

You seemed to be saying Donald had found a substitute for …um…. I mean another way to get that smile.

Meanwhile….Last night I had an early night…not completely by choice….cos I started it while still at the keyboard.

Tonight, my dears, I must have one again…on purpose. Lots to do when I get up.

I almost said “tomorrow” but I get very confused about “today” and “tomorrow” around the turn….

Anyhow…. gonna walk over to the Tiki…. I’ve been working late at the salon….see who’s about, check on the staff, and have a quick drink…and then say goodnight.

Anybody heading that way?

Gosh…. I guess here must be someone somewhere who managed to escape ever seeing it.LOL

Meanwhile… Hi Fenton….

How about a Glenfiddich, neat, please, regular Brain Bleach back….

I know you’d only serve Marg and Susan’s™, so this is one place I don’t have to specify.

Oh, hi Red….I was about to go home, but I’ll stay for a bit to have another with you, thanks.

It’s been a while.

Usually I miss you by five or ten minutes.

If I miss you tonight, at least it’ll only be by TWO minutes, according to the time stamp thingy.

S’Ok Red…. I knew what you meant. LOL….Cheers!

But it IS weird how that couple of minutes can be at 11 or 12 or 1 and it still works out to the same near miss.

You too Red…. I gotta go too….

G’night! And thanks again.

I believe Donald forgot the most important component of his Surplus Energy Capture Machine…

That’s where my energy went. I am going to have to go back to wearing my aluminum foil hat.(On a serious note we had a guy back in West Texas who had his whole house lined in aluminum foil. Said it kept out the radio signals being beamed at him. Other than that he was harmless just different.)

Donald’s gone all Ben Franklin.beviek, brilliant! StelBel, continuing from yesterday, let’s just say that the bigger the original, the easier it is to work with and only 400 pixels with that much detail would be really annoying and time consuming.

Ya no…. SuSun has a gnu kuntrapshun teht X-Tech Industries jus delivurd to her spa…. Ah been testin it out cuz nobuddy (bzzzz*ttt) this machine is perfectly safe for re-energizing teh spirit and although it can be painfu (bzzzzzt ) quite a relaxing experience, I would never (bzzzzzt) highly recomend this treatment to….. uh…. (bzzzzzt*)

“Please disregard eroneous messages from the monkey, X-Tech Industies LLC is dedicated in providing safe and effective therapeutic spa regeneration experiences to all our loyal customers and are proud to promote enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of Ballard County and beyond…”

(bzzzzt* dzzzt ) they wanna take over teh worl (bzzzzt) ow mah hed…. (bzzzzzzzzt*) ooooh look….!!!! purty lites…!!!….awl aroun teh mullberry bush, teh munky chased teh weezul…. (bzzzzzzt*) and now a word from our sponsor… Do you suffer the pain and burning of hem (bzzzzzt*) …… “and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver..”

Could this be Susan’s secret?>>>>>>That and massive quantities of Brain Bleach !

Oh and Happy Hot and Spicy Food Day.All government offices to close at noon.

Free Jalapenos at the TIKI I hope. Go great with spicy yak ribs. Oh and make sure there is enough Spice Rum. Wasabe to be served fresh and it is not green ice cream.And on request I would be happy to spray you with pepper spray so you can enjoy the Hot and Spicy Food Day. (Pepper spray is a food. It is highly concentrated Oleoresin Capsicum. The hot in hot stuff. Its not bad only 10% solution and its edible.) (I do not recommend it. I’d rather be tasered)

Veteran, you just changed my dinner plans…gonna hafta chipolte a chicken breast and make my Dads spanish rice…his rice brought tears to the migrants who rented our quadplexes in the summer and early fall…(texas native here who loves mexican food and makes her own tortillas having been taught how by a lovely young bride who was the only one in her family that spoke english)

Lots of activity on Ballard Street and at the Tiki, Think I’ll have an extra shipment of brain bleach. It has been a ‘high usage’ month so far………………..

Monkeeee!!!! NO!!!!

Oh Monkey, what have you done??

I’ve been so busy….

Ohhh…..Is it my fault….?My poor sweet Monkey…..that’s not the machine from x_Tech!

The machine from X.T.I. is MUCH more modern and scientific!

You’re using something I picked up to be part of my Holiday Spa, Doughnut Shoppe and Museum of Quack Treatments.

Ohhh…. I should have locked that room….I never should have let you find a way to go in there alone….But how do you stop a monkey from getting into ANY room??

How high did you turn the power?

C’mon… let’s go to the kitchen….

There’s a good Monkey….

Um…it’s a Sheriff badge… you’ll remember soon…How many fingers am I holding up?No…. those are your toes…Yes… almost…. like …. fingers….Here, drink this…Coffee….. it’s just coffee….You like coffee….You’ll be OK….

Esex…. those treatments are quite safe and effective…

I’ve been giving them for many years…the equipment is shinier now… and more compact…But the effect is the same.

Everything done at my salon is doctor tested and approved!

Ok…. gotta run….I’ll be back later for spicy treats…Um…. just what holiday is this, again?

X …. how are we coming on that jalapeno Brain Bleach?Would it be safe to serve some tonight?

I don’t want another episode of explo …um… never mind….

JALAPENOS anyone?

El más caliente el chile, el mejor plato !

Now On Tap At The Tiki Hut

Coming SoonHot & SpicyJalapenoCajunYou Can Rely On Brain Bleach From Marg & SusanA Product of x_Tech Industries, LLC

Cilantro este muy bueno! El Gato este no bueno.Cilantro este hombre! El Gato este senora!

mi amor es mi gato – perro es muy bonita….

@beviekWeird as it seems to many people, myself included, in my many years of living in Sedona,Az. and also here in Florida, I have seen several homes where foil was used to " repel harmful electronic and micro waves " by placing the foil on all the windows and glass doors.Their logic in doing this, ranges from a New Age beliefs in what I outlined above to downright paranoia concerning alien eavesdropping.One quasi- logical explanation came from someone, who claimed, that the foil reflected the heat, and kept the house cooler in those hot Arizona summers.

But pretty soon Vivian got tired of that…

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