Friday Flash 55 - Orange October - October 26, 2012

 

While I really do love India,

 I cannot seem to find,

One game of Giant's baseball,

And I'm about to lose my mind.

Even ESPN has failed me, 

No games live or on the news,

Even if they were Hindi,

I wouldn't have the blues.

3 weeks - I'm coming back...

Another series, Orange & Black!

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Friday Flash 55 - Ohhhh, That Feels Good - September 14, 2012

We people of the human race,

Complain and carry on,

In keeping up with the Joneses,

Soon our money's gone.

At least we have two hands,

To scratch if we should itch,

Just think of this fat piggy,

When her skin begins to twitch!

 Pretty smart, I must say,

A "scratching" post saved the day!

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As I headed to the market in Jaipur, I came upon a pig entourage. 

Mama and three babies.  Babies had to wait while Mama

scratched her neck, then turned around and scratched

her backside.  

Friday Flash 55 - Jaipur Iron Man - July 27, 2012

Hot as hell in Jaipur,

Outside, under a tree,

This man busily irons,

And is paid in an Indian rupee.

And if it isn't hot enough,

His iron has charcoal heat,

But he smiles and keeps on working,

His handiwork nice and neat.

Thankfully, my wardrobe, 

for the most part, wash and wear,

leaves me without a care.

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Friday Flash 55 - Where Did the Week Go? - November 18, 2011

Father Time, give me a break,

Progress, I'm not making,

The nearer my departure date,

I'm stressed out and shaking.

How can it be, when I pack up,

And send things off to store,

I look around my domicile,

And it seems I've even more!

One more 55 remains,

Until I board my two airplanes!

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Friday Flash 55 - Not Gone, But Forgotten - November 11, 2011

I'm stilll around,

Not posting much,

A couple days a week or such.

It's been just hell,

Sorting through my life,

Discarding much has caused such strife.

I'm nearly done,

The end's in sight,

December 1st, I'll board my flight.

I'll have four months,

To get to know,

An exotic country that I love so.

Carmen Henesy

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I still have a bit more to do to finally vacate my home of

thirteen years but I am definitely on my way to India on

December 1st!

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Friday Flash 55 - Enough Already!!! - September 16, 2011

I've been getting lots of shots,

And I still will get some more,

Thyphoid, DPT -

My arms are getting sore.

Japanese encephalitis,

And I got a rabies, too,

You'd think with all of those,

I would, at last, be through!

Alas, three more I've left to take,

Let's hope they'll be a piece of cake!

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Time is growing shorter and I am in panic mode!  In 38 days, I'll board that

Air France flight for India.  I have to be out of my house by October 15th,

though, a week prior, and I am not quite up to speed in packing and getting my

things in storage. 

I am so happy, though, that my health insurance is covering my shots!

The Japanese encephalitis and rabies vaccines carry a hefty price tag -

$200 each - but my wonderful travel clinic nurse talked to my insurance

carrier and I do not have to pay it myself.  I've ordered all my regular

medicines for the duration of my stay since the CDC recommends that

all prescription drugs be purchased in the U.S.  My son, Jeremy, is

planning to come visit me so he'll bring my refills since my online

phamarcy can only fill 90 days at a time.  I know my luggage is

definitely going to be overweight!!

I haven't yet begun to get excited but, as the house begins to empty out

and my suitcases are packed, I know I will begin to get excited.  I will

send for my Indian visa soon and it will really feel like a reality.

I'm going to India!





Friday Flash 55 - Vanished in Venice - August 5, 2011

She'd found herself the perfect mask,

And donned her sexy gown,

Thanks to her daily exercise,

She'd vie for prettiest in town!

She gondoliered from ball to ball,

And flirted without shame!

Dancing with a hundred men,

And consuming  much champagne.

And when the night drew to a close,

Where she disappeared, no one knows.

Carmen Henesy

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Friday Flash 55 - Last Call - July 29, 2011

Most California drivers,

Seem pretty good to me,

But this one clearly isn't,

His rear is in a tree.

I think he might have downed,

More than a beer or two,

And now his life is over,

His driving days are through.

If only there had been a friend,

A designated driver - a different end!

Carmen Henesy

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July 22, 2011

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Friday Flash 55 - A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On - April 8, 2011

Japan has faced another quake,

With so much yet to do,

It seems so overwhelming,

With all that they've been through.

In Mexico, a quake was felt,

I felt a pang of fear,

With all this seismic turmoil,

Will San Francisco have one here?

In 1989, we had a 6.9 earthquake which was pretty scary!



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Skywatch Friday, Season 4, Episode 34 - Another Rainy Day Ahead - March 4, 2011



Waterlogged, the grass is mush,

From days of more than ample rain,

And now we're told there's more to come,

I'd like to see the sun again! 

At least it isn't ice and snow,

And flowers have begun to bloom,

Acacias, quince, and crocus, too,

Help eliminate the gloom! 

Enough of showers, time for flowers!

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Friday Flash 55 - Shivering - February 25, 2011

I can't believe the headlines,

Snow may be on its way,

For San Francisco natives,

We don't know what to say!

I had lived here just a month,

When snowfall made the news,

In the thirty-five years since,

We've had no wintery blues!

Imagine all the crazy thrills,

With snow adhering to our hills!

Carmen Henesy

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February 25, 2011

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Friday Flash 55 - Happy Valentine's Day - February 11, 201

I haven't got a sweetheart,

But I'm sending love your way,

And hope you have great plans,

To celebrate this special day.

Valentine's should be romantic,

Time for love and tender thought,

But it doesn't need to be,

A show of pricey things you bought.

I am very sure - the gift of love means more!

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Friday Flash 55 - The Biggest Loser - January 28, 2011

Every day was agony,

She treated him the same,

Calling him a loser,

She was a hateful dame.

Twenty years of marriage,

He'd been a faithful spouse,

He gave her every paycheck,

And bought her this nice house!

He left behind some money, heading for the door,

With his lottery winnings, he'd return no more!

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Friday Flash 55 - Slimy Aphrodisiac - January 21, 2011

A would-be Cassanova,

finally got a date,

With the beauty of his dreams,

Who he hoped would be his mate.

He chose a fancy restaurant,

Bought the finest of champagnes,

To ensure the best of evenings,

He took the greatest pains.

The first course oysters did not thrill,

They made his date deathly ill.

Carmen Henesy

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January 21, 2011

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