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flea finds: act two

rabbits, fish, and birds. oh my! The other day when I was walking through the woods, I saw a rabbit standing in front of a candle making shadows of people on a tree. ”    Stephen Wright   “Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.”   Stephen Wright   “I don't like small birds. They hop around so merrily outside my window, looking so innocent. but I know that secretly, they're watching my every move and plotting to beat me over the head with a large steel pipe and take my shoe.”   Jack Handy “ Too bad you can't buy a voodoo globe so that you could make the earth spin real fast and freak everybody out. ”    Jack Handy Magic Mirror : Our first bachelorette is a mentally abused shut-in from a kingdom far, far away. She likes sushi and hot-tubbing any time. Her hobbies include cooking and cleaning for her two evi

Paint 101

 color*  the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the   object, usually determined visually by measurement   of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue .  hue * The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light. A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint or hue. Sunlight * Considered the ideal light source, natural sunlight maintains a neutral balance between both the warm (yellow cast) and cool (blue cast) ends of the light spectrum. Northern light is the coolest, while light from a southern exposure is the strongest. Direct sunlight provides the "truest" rendition of colors in a room. Indirect Sunlight * Natural sunlight is not consistent

frosted

poem* A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme. sigh* to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief. moxie* courage,determination, know-how, energy, pep Robert Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874.  Though his work is principally associated with the life and landscape of New England, and though he was a poet of traditional verse forms and metrics who remained steadfastly aloof from the poetic movements and fashions of his time, Frost is anything but a merely regional or minor poet. The author of searching and often dark meditations on universal themes, he is a quintessentially modern poet in his adherence to language as it is actually spoken, in the psychological c

lured to aisle six

fish kite lure * anything that attracts, entices, or allures. a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. fishing rod * A rod of wood, steel, or fiberglass used with a line for catching fish. Also called fishing pole . tater tot * a registered trademark for a commercial form of hash browns made by Ore-Ida , are a side-dish made from deep-fried , grated potatoes . Tater Tots are widely recognized by their crispiness, cylindrical shape and small size. skitter pop I spent the summer after graduating high school working in the the sporting goods department of the local K-mart. I had been working in the fast food (deep fried) industry prior to getting the job, but had grown tired of smelling like Crisco and tater tots. Not to mention my friends insisting I bring tots and ketchup to all our summer night bonfires. Yum, tot on stick. I don't remember how I ended up in sporting good