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After the war that was started by
The war to end all wars:
A ‘New Jerusalem’ was considered
In a green & pleasant land.

“From the cradle to the grave” said Beveridge
Then Attlee made it so:
The ‘New Jerusalem’ was created
In that green & pleasant land.

(And were those feats in modern times welcomed in England’s mental state?)

But the ‘welfare state’ of Temple’s phrase
Was not a free supper: ...

So life up here is pretty good still. Its been snowy for a bit but its all melted off which means mud, mud, mud! Which can be fun on spare time but its a bother when your working. Trailers slide all over the place and its dirty as hell. Been doing irrigation and stuff like that, which has reminded me how much I HATE beavers. We have had an infestation this spring. They are all over the place. Building dams in spillways and culverts and such. And guess who gets to tear all the dams out? MEEEEEEEE!!!!!! ...

Well I can't say I was overly surprised but I was more then taken aback by the severity of it.

Internal Revenue Service has finally decided enough was enough. If I could not maintain consistent back tax payments they would see to it that they would help me out.

$500 a paycheck.

Can you say OUCH!!!

This occured Friday in the office of AAA's finanical officer with Megan from Human Relations onboard to oversee the situation in case my reaction ...

THE AMAZING CHOCOLATE-CAKE-FOR-ONE
!! Made From Scratch !!
[you'll think that grandma came to your kitchen!]

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4 tablespoons unbleached 'white' flour
4 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened (raw) cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips (for that extra kick, but they're optional)
Dash of vanilla extract
1 large

...

From the Quiet Girl by Robert Holdstock

The good were always to be feared more thant the wicked. It had been that way through the ages of man.

from the story, I just thought it was funny becasue I always said this.

But kids are creepy