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woof... I'm on my lunch break, I just gobbled down some pizza & washed it down with some iced tea. I have 1 hour to chill before I have to run off to publix.


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Some people deliberately leave things behind because they know people are in need. Blessings, indeed.


yes, it happens all the time. in the case of the pizzas, I'm pretty sure the pizza guys think that some homeless person/people will find the pizzas. this time, though, i-- not homeless-- found them. the street people get the vast majority of stuff left out. I get occasional scores. I see stuff all the time, but I pass up most of it. it depends on what it is. I'm not into having lots of stuff. I went minimalist a long time ago.


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Packs (or similar items) discovered in public areas--in close proximity to buildings, railroad tracks, etc.--often results in a visit by law enforcement, and occasionally lead to shelter-in-place restrictions while explosives experts investigate.


while that is true, the chances that a backpack left out here in kw is packed with explosives or 'anthrax' or whatever is practically zero. I passed up that pack the first night. on the next night I could see the pack had been rummaged through, so I investigated. it never occurred to me that it could be a dangerous thing to do. no fear.


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Pink lives on the edge.


no fear. what kind of a street pirate would I be if I shy away from what could be a decent ground-score? I am hardened by more-than-occasional police interruption. besides, if al qaeda or isis or any other clown happens to show up to cause trouble or chaos, I make a simple phone call:

"avast, ye scurvy dogs! I dunno who ye be or why ye've come t' me island. If ye be lookin' fer ransom, or infamy, or loot, I can tell ye I don't 'ave anythin' fer ye... but wha' I do 'ave be a mighty particular set o' skills. Skills I 'ave acquired o'er a mighty long career o' street piracy. Skills dat make me a nightmare fer biscuit-eatin' landlubbers like ye. If ye dogs leave me island now, dat'll be th' end o' it. I will nah look fer ye, I will nah pursue ye... but if ye don't, I will scour land n' sea fer ye, I will find ye 'n I will pillage ye, plunder ye', capture ye and at the end o' me cutlass force ye t' walk the plank n' send ye down to Davey Jones' locker! time t' feed th' fish! ahhrrr! ye'll rue th' day ye crossed ill paths with Silverbeard!" (oh, I enjoyed that...)


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time to find high ground?


you may be right, D. I was thinking that, too. I won't go into why. a subject for another space & time.


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Almost impossible in the Keys. Time to head north, like, well past Georgia north.


yes. the highest point in key west: solares hill, elevation above sea level is 18'.

yes. north and then west. the rockies are bigger than the appalachians. the highest ground is west. I could do a pitstop in the east, but ultimately i'd want to go west. again, a subject for another space & time.
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...and I'm up forty-three cents, having picked that coinage from the back parking lot of circle k earlier this afternoon right after a quick stop at my atm. two clients paid me on the same day, which doesn't happen often.
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two clients paid me on the same day, which doesn't happen often.


Awesome!
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I'm hoping that the Tooth Fairy will leave something tonight for me to find.
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uh oh... Hondo, did you lose a tooth?
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Hondo, this is for you. an excerpt from A Brief Guide To Money Fairies, by Lucy Snyder, 2008. I'm sure she wouldn't mind my reproducing her work here since I claim no credit for the writing. it's her work, 100%. given the nature of this thread and your post, I'm sure she would okay it.

if you didn't know:

In the U.S., the most widely-known money fairy is Lucrafae dentum: the tooth fairy. Although these fairies have been subject to a great deal of speculation, cryptozoologists have very little hard data about what tooth fairies actually do with the teeth they gather. However, recent research by fairy expert Rudy Briggs indicates that they likely obtain their seemingly-endless supply of quarters by robbing vending machines. Briggs feels that this theft is accomplished with the help of a coin goblin (Malargentus darnit), since goblins are responsible for most cases of money lost in malfunctioning machines.

here's hoping lucrafae dentum leaves a little something for you.

incidentally, I only picked ninety-four cents tonight. I couldn't find another coin to save my life. another six cents would have been great. no quarters. all dimes, zincolns and a nickel.

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Hondo, did you lose a tooth?

Yes - a lower canine (my third extraction since June). I broke it three weeks ago. Finally got to see the endodontist last week who was not enthusiastic about saving it with a root canal. Plus, I would have had to wait until August 9 for that. I couldn't live with it anymore - the pain killers and antibiotics were really wearing me out.
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no fear. what kind of a street pirate would I be if I shy away from what could be a decent ground-score?
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...and I'm up forty-three cents, having picked that coinage from the back parking lot of circle k earlier this afternoon right after a quick stop at my atm. two clients paid me on the same day, which doesn't happen often.
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Be careful what you wish for.

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