Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 15, 2013

Nevin has always been a firebug.And an a**hole.

Pretty safe bet, Marcia.

But the match box was also a good clue.

Marcia always did have a good grasp on the obvious.

Nevin was returning an overdue book: Pyromania for Dummies. He’s a slow starter but once he catches on, he’s a ball of fire.

O.K. Fenton, I’d like my usual nightcap, a RedBreast Irish neat and set everyone else up when they come in. I’ve got to conduct a surprise inspection on my galleon, The Irish Rover, so it’s off to my berth early tonight.

Glenfiddich for me. Just enough ice to smooth it out.

Are there any marinated artichoke hearts?

But not a matchbook.

No one on Ballard Street likes to criticise anyone else’s hobbies.Marcia even hates to shush people…even though it’s a library, she really believes in free expression.But she’s beginning to think perhaps Bevin needs to take it down a notch.

Nothing to do with a notched stick, however.

X_Tech!

You told on Stel!

And Stel andDry…OK OK… I went back and saw it.

One whole second. Maybe three.

Want to go to a book-burning party?

I’m On Fire For You, Baby

@x_Tech

Here you made such a big deal about giving me top secret security clearance, then you go and reveal all! No one is supposed to know about the EIDs (/Extremely Intrusive Drones) on Ballard St.!!!

At least he’s being quiet about it.

" I don’t want to set the world on fire…I just want to start a flame in your heart. "

Burning Down the House

She is good. Last week she figured out that the wind was responsible for all the air!

Yes Happy! I had lots of Bradbury in our shared library down in my parents basement. That was a favorite meeting place of my Chess and SciFi club in my HS days. Those guys were all my pals ( and very different from the construction workers who I dated back then ).

DRONES

His mother’s maiden name is Levin.

He was reading Dante’s Inferno when he got the idea. It sparked his imagination- and his Kindle-ling.

Good Evening BSers.I’ll have a Towering Inferno please: that’s fire water and seltzer.

StelBel, Don’t drone on about X_Tech spilling the beans. You have a mission, if you choose to accept it.

Wow! That was quick, Happy! But not quite what I had in mind.

Hummingbird Drone.

Marcia put two and two together and came up with four- but she felt worn out from the intense concentration it took.

Huuummmmmmmmmmm!

See you all later.

But wasn’t that brief 1 to 3 seconds worth it SUSAN? Oh, to be young again! SIGH! I would have seeked out that one, yes sir ree bob, I would have! :-D

Happy I like that little guy! I do!

OH I HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS THIS STORY! I went to Lowe’s today to buy garden, potting, and top soil. As I was going through the isles, there was this girl watering the plants, and a bird flying close by overhead. She said to me, “Look at this! I just hosed down a nest of birds. They are in there. Lift that branch and see.” They were in a small pot containing a Yew shrub. Three little baby birds, chirping away. I told her she should move them to somewhere safe until they could leave the nest. I hope she did. But she didn’t seem too bright, no offense, so I don’t know if she did or not.. And now that I think about it, I wish I had called the manager’s attention to it. I hope they are okay! It was SO cute. And if they weren’t moved, can you imagine the SHOCK and AWE of someone who bought that plant and got it home? LOL!

There are bird’s nests all over our plant, including the gate to/from the parking lot. Birds are swooping down every time we approach the gate. The nest is so low there, you can almost see into the nest. Why would they build a nest in such a high traffic area?

Well it’s been interesting to see all your takes on this, but now I must reveal that I have a sneaking suspicion that this guy’s name is Arthur. Let me give you a peek into his Crazy World

Regarding the Inferno, There were recently some links to a piece by my favorite director (favorite partly because he was so unappreciated in his lifetime). Ken Russell’s Dante’s Inferno

And regarding birds nests in dangerous places. These starlings raised 2 consecutive broods in spite of the fact that they are passing through the nest of some red-tailed hawks (that I was watching). While the 3rd hawk nestling was waiting her time to fly, she pounced on one unfortunate young starling Here These 3 young hawks are now all hunting around the college campus with some help from parents “Big Red” and “Ezra”.

About bedtime for me again. It’s been a busy day. I’ll have a (virtual) Kahlua and Presidente, thanks, Fenton. Make it a double as I’ll finish it in the tub. (Have to mention that the liquor stays in BS so some here don’t assume I’m breaking my diet). ;-D

That’s it for me.Night all…

Hi Grog, Happy and DAZZ. I think you are right, *Grog(.

Good Night Ballardeers.Sleep well my friends.

Happy Father’s Day to you who Are!

Two of my sons are great dads (the other would be too, but his wife had her family first and the teen kids were . . . fogeddabodit!) I’ll be calling my lover who is also a great dad (we both had teens when we met) and the two sons.

What amazes me in a very positive way, is although I am separated from my kids by very long distance, dubious postal delivery, and spotty phone communications , they managed to send me e-card Father’s Day cards. That beats a necktie ( which I gave up wearing years ago ) anytime !Of course I had to laugh, my daughter and grandson both sent me the same funny card without realizing the other had done so. Great minds run in the same gutter ( or something like that).Have a Happy Father’s Day Ballardeers !

I just came across one that I think many of the fathers (and mothers) among us here might like was the greeting on another site. and for the music TRY THIS

I saw that one over at The Daily Ink, Dazz. I loved it, though I don’t think my Dad & I could find middle ground in music. He liked mostly classical. My Mom’s musical tastes, on the other hand, were at least in the 20th century.

Whew….I made it…. sorta….

For now, I just want to say Happy Father’s Day to those who have both kids and Y chromosomes….

I’ll be back in a while….

Susan, do we females have two XX or XY? I thought that it’s our chromosomes that determine whether the baby grows up a mother or a father. ….I’m confused now…but at least I do know that I’m not a father, so

Happy Father’s Day to loving fathers out there.

I miss you papa.Father, son.

Chet, here’s my advice, given the balloon incident this Thursday, and the pledge before the judge. Please find some stable friends, people in control not looking for control. Visit with them, be their friend and remember you can’t get help without an honest disclosure. We have spoken before, listen to me now, honest disclosure, means open and truthful. Chet, help me help you. You are headed to melt down, don’t go there. There’s no bowling, no garden club, no soft ice cream, no garage and no snacking. Yes we love you. Love you living on the edge, but other people don’t get it. If the sixties taught you anything, remember, if you live this high, for that long, the man will find you.

Go West Young Men…

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!