Category Archives: Foolery

Tales and the like under the general flavor of Telling It Like I See It, and provocative old geezer reflections

Ho Hum, Another Dirty Day in Paradise

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Ed Medley

I was based in Hawaii between 1979 and 1989. At the time there was a popular car bumper sticker showing a rainbow and the wacky observation: Ho Hum, Another Shitty Day in Paradise. That bumper phrase cracked me up then, … Continue reading →

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Joking Around

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Ed Medley

I admire Foolishness ; I dislike practical jokes. But as a person with pretty flexible boundaries, I have been the butt of jokes and teasing most of my life. Most times I go along with being teased, unless it is … Continue reading →

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If You Were a Pencil What Color Would You Be?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Ed Medley

This idle question popped into my mind this afternoon. I shared it with colleagues, none of whom were idle. But, bless their hearts, they know me by now and humored my urgent curiosity. I got two greens, two blacks, two … Continue reading →

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Snooker Relationships

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Ed Medley

I learned to play Snooker when I was a boy visiting friends of our family at their home (and my birthplace) in Market Lavington, UK. Snooker is a billiard-type game; aspects of which suggest analogies for inter-relationships and the effects … Continue reading →

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Dissed Off

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Ed Medley

Dissed is a lovely word, originally Jamaican slang, but I play with it a little here. I have been dissed a lot recently. Let me display the ways:

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Fool

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Ed Medley

I admire, and am charmed, by the motley-hued Fool; the witty Court Jester; the impudent buffoon, the persistent prankster; allowed and expected to make fun of the Court and the Monarch. I have wanted to be one much of my … Continue reading →

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