MAY 9, 2015 .. NOW THIS .. THIS IS SILLINESS ..

I was able to get my friend Simon out to ..

To try some of their Nachos ..

For-The-Life-Of-Me I haven’t a clue as to what he was reading .. Goodness Simon you sure look intense .. What is that red book .. A meeting list?

I see now .. he was ‘reading’ his red smart phone .. “Fooled you Cap!”

One order of Nachos between the two-of-us did NOT do the trick so we got a second order! Simon agreed these are the best Nachos he has found in Hong Kong. They are a solid second place all-time anytime .. ranking only behind Nachos in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

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This is for Patti .. Below is the pattern you will remember for the bed here at 23 Mercer Street. Does it look familiar to you?

When the maids put on fresh bedding this past Tuesday .. Below is what I now live with ..

A close-up of the new pattern ..

Side-By-Side with the two patterns ..

The TEAM ..

I like this new pattern ..

OH MY I GOTTA GET OUTTA HEAH!  .. CAP

THIS IS .. OF COURSE ..  PABLO-THE-PARROTS FAULT! .. IT WAS PABLO-THE-PARROT WHO WAS SINGING AS HIS MISTRESS GULLIBLE WAS BATHEING HIM .. 

♫ I gotta get outta this place,

If it’s the last thing I ever do….♫

MY ONLY HOPE NOW IS .. THAT AS I LIFT OFF FOR INDIA NEXT TUESDAY .. THAT SILLY SONG WILL GET-OUTTA-MY-HEAD!

I am the last person in this world who needs that refrain running in his brain. On a normal day I think .. “I gotta get outta heah!” .. Add THAT SILLY SONG to my thinking and goodness gracious out come my traveling shoes!

SMILES .. CAP ..

In an ocean, ‘way out yonder
(As all sapient people know),
Is the land of Wonder-Wander,
Whither children love to go;
It’s their playing, romping, swinging,
That give great joy to me
While the Dinkey-Bird goes singing
In the amfalula tree!

There the gum-drops grow like cherries,
And taffy’s thick as peas—
Caramels you pick like berries
When, and where, and how you please;
Big red sugar-plums are clinging
To the cliffs beside that sea
Where the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree.

So when children shout and scamper
And make merry all the day,
When there’s naught to put a damper
To the ardor of their play;
When I hear their laughter ringing,
Then I’m sure as sure can be
That the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree!

For the Dinkey-Bird’s bravuras
And staccatos are so sweet—
His roulades, appoggiaturas,
And robustos so complete,
That the youth of every nation—
Be they near or far away—
Have especial delectation
In that gladsome roundelay.

Their eyes grow bright and brighter,
Their lungs begin to crow,
Their hearts get light and lighter,
And their cheeks are all aglow;
For an echo cometh bringing
The news to all and me,
That the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree.

I’m sure you like to go there
To see your feathered friend—
And so many goodies grow there
You would like to comprehend!
Speed, little dreams, your winging
To that land across the sea
Where the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree!

THE DINKEY BIRD .. By Mr. Eugene Field .. 1850 – 1895

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PATTI I SHOULD HAVE GONE HOME AFTER OUR WORK ON BLOGSPOT WAS FINISHED! .. INSTEAD I STAYED HERE! .. THE DINKEY BIRD IS SINGING IN THE AMFALULA TREE! I NEED LIQUID AND I NEED FOOD .. NOW! ..

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