FIVE SECOND STORIES

 

In John Lee Hooker's iconic song "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, according to the lyrics, 14 shots and 7 beers are consumed. "Getting stoned" sings John Lee. Hell, I don't know how he didn't end up face-planting on the floor. But perhaps, he has a high tolerance to the booze. 

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Cherry tomatoes! The first at the lowest branches were, of course, consumed by a critter. And, as usual, I found the remains with a single bite taken out of them. Ptooey, eh? Well, tell your pals-do not try these!

And in a fabulous turnabout, we have 2 baby zuccs!!! Thanks bees!

A note was left which I was able to translate with my handy inter-species device Bin gave me:

Dear consumer, the pollinators apologize for the delay in receiving your (insert crop) ZUCCHINI. As you know, we are operating with a drastically reduced work force so it is becoming much harder to get the same amount of work done with less help. We appreciate your continued patience and understanding. Enjoy your (insert crop) ZUCCHINI.

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High Summer: the kid comes in long enough to wolf down supper and runs right back outside.

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cutebuddypix

Bud has a talent for creative lounging poses with Mom's body

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I've been listening a lot to Putumayo world music. It's curious listening to music sung in an unfamiliar language. While you miss an entire aspect of meaning in the piece, you derive other pleasures within the tone of the language, music and rhythms.

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One of our teen buns:

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The Cup plant or Silphium has begun to bloom:

Butterflies and bees like this plant. City of Lansing has Cup Plants in their rain gardens.
 

The arrow points to a deep depression in the folds of the leaf around the stem. Water accumulates and is stored for future use in this "cup".

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The latest salvo from MamaChuck: she attacked the tomatoes and ate half of the very first large tomato that was turning red.

Then, she went to the tabloid:

Really? A GoFundMe account? Meanwhile, at DHS:

His Lordship's response: I'm the night guard. No tomatoes were eaten on my watch. The daytime is your purview. You need help? Then get a dumb pooch and good luck with that. Or...do what you did before. I understand that it's unpleasant but you are protecting your crops. It's allowed under ancient custom. So man up.

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From 1957, the first in a series of 10 children's books by former model turned photographer and author Dare Wright. New Yorker Magazine termed this as the Creepiest Children's Book:

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-cultish-allure-of-the-creepy-childrens-book-the-lonely-doll

Many thanks to our friend Chana from the MSU Library, who has a knack for finding odd and curious volumes such as this.

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Potential movie plot: during the Iraq war, a Marine recon team encounters several djinns while on night patrol deep in the desert. They are saved by their Iraqi interpreter who recognizes what they are up against and remembers some ancient spells taught him by his grandfather to counter a djinn.