𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐊𝐈'𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 = 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞."

Monday, November 25, 2019

Base-Ichy Politics

"... and, it's a tactic."

Seems with further looking the above clip is referring to Republicans.

Pelosi, June 22, 2017: Republicans are afraid of that contrast in a race because they are going to go there to be involved in trickle‑down economics, shutting down hospitals, and the rest of it. So they don’t want them to see that contrast. So they focus on something else.

And it’s a diversionary tactic. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. You demonize and then you — we call it the wrap-up smear. If you want to talk politics. We call it the wrap-up smear. You smear somebody with falsehoods and all the rest and then you merchandise it. And then you write it [Pelosi gestures at reporters] and they’ll say, “see it’s reported in the press that this, this, this, and this,” so they have that validation that the press reported the smear. And then it’s called the wrap-up smear — now I’m going to merchandise the press’s report on the smear that we made.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Farmers Market 2019

Jeannie and Jim Matarazzo North Caldwell New Jersey

May 4, 2019

Michele T. Fillion [My Sweetie] Montclair Farmers Market June 2, 2019

Best is Show at Montclair Farmers Market

The Farmers Daughter Montclair June 2, 2019

The Farmer ... Jim Matarazzo

Both, Winners

Carol Zimmermann Newlands June 14, 2019 Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Jim Matarazzo passed away July 17, 2019.
Wonderful, generous friend. Pillar of the community.
Died with his boots on, preparing for the next Farmers Market.

Farmer Dan at the end of the season, October 19, 2019.

City Green in Clifton New Jersey November 2, 2019.

Farmsview at Paterson Farmers Market November 2, 2019.

Ms. Schultheis at the Paterson Farmers Market November 2, 2019

Sellin' at the Paterson Farmers Market

Welcome to the City Green Thanksgiving Farmers Market November 26, 2019

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Ven. Tong Songchol (1912~1993), one of the great Zen masters in the last century was also called the Living Buddha of Korea.

There is One Thing - It existed before the earth and skies came into being, and it will exist long after they all have disappeared. The heavens and earth could appear a thousand times and be destroyed ten thousand times, but this One Thing would not change at all.

This One Thing is incomprehensibly huge. The entire universe is just a spray of water in comparison to this ocean.

This One Thing is incomparably brighter than a trillion billion suns and moons, and it constantly lights up everything. This absolute Great Light is beyond light and dark, and yet it lights everything that exists.

This One Thing is beyond description, beyond discrimination, and it is absolute. But even the term "absolute" is entirely inadequate to describe it. To call it "One Thing" is to lie, because "One Thing" is only a name and a terribly inadequate name. All Buddhas of the universe could spend eternity describing it, but such an effort would be insignificant. If you were to become enlightened, then you yourself would know;
but you would never be able to explain it to anyone.

This One Thing is called "Buddha" by those who have become enlightened. It is beyond the agony of life and death, and those who know it become free-flowing for the rest of eternity. But those who have not become enlightened to this One Thing continue to struggle and suffer in the sea of life and death, in the everlasting cycle of the four forms of birth and the six realms of sentient existence.

Even the tiniest form of life includes this One Thing. Both an enlightened Buddha and an unenlightened ant possess it. The only difference between them is that one knows it and the other doesn't.

It is so brilliant and astounding that even the Buddha and Bodhidharma cannot look at it when they raise their eyes. They can open their mouths, but cannot describe it. They and all our other Zen patriarchs become merely blind and mute in the face of it.

All one can do is to become enlightened to it, and then become totally free-flowing in it.

Saturday, November 09, 2019

Oh Wronski Family Party

Rummaging through the old shoe box stashed away way back in the bottom of the storage closet we came upon this candid from a typical Wronski Family get together.

Pictured is my Uncle Rosco. Rosco Wronski. "R.R." Stood for "Rough and Ready." "Raunchy and Rambunctious." "Refined and Reserved." Well, that last one ... not so much.

Then there's his Mom. She's the one with the penchant for torching her effluence. Aunty Selma. Smelly Selma some called her; but, behind her back. Yes, the pun just came out. "Behind her back." As in, behind her back side. She lit up every party.

Then there's Grandma Wronski. Seen her pictured refreshing herself to get ready for another machine gun round of Peppermint Schnapps shots with Beer chasers. Polish Beer, you betcha. As you can imagine the apples didn't fall far from that tree.

Truth be told, that photo shows just the tip of the iceberg. The rest of the goings on that night would make The Aristocrats blush.

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Friday, November 01, 2019

Taxi Dave 2019

TAXI DAVE

This year leading up the that spookiest of holidays Taxi Dave 2019 will be on display for a very surprise, extra special showing at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Needless to say, we are humbled, and honored. [About time!] It's a by-invitation-only event. So be nice!

In memory of our favorite and best passenger,
Jim Matarazzo.
Beloved husband and father,
former North Caldwell NJ Mayor and Farmer.
Worked hard to the end — died with his boots on.

Please offer your ideas for riders.

"Take me to a brighter future. Now!"

"Where to?"
"Any place that's NOT red!"

Nancy! Please!

"I'm shaking things up!"

"Grrrl! You even scare the beast in me!"

"Hillary in a gesture of selflessly winning camaraderie sent these two young interns to help me while I get back on my feet"
[And ...guess who is ready to step up if necessary.]

"Where we goin', Mister President?"

"That's a little fast, don't you think?"

"Sorry Mr. VICE President. Where we goin'?"

"Dunno. Let's just ride it out."

"Mr. Whipple! Wussup?"
"I've been charged with beaucoup accusations of inappropriate behavior!"

[It's not so much that he squeezed the Charmin. It's how he did it, and how he looked at you while he did it that sicced the #MeToo's on him.]