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It was Wilson’s birthday.  He was so proud to be born on the popular American holiday: Cinco de Mayo.  For him it meant celebrations of dancing, fireworks and piñatas.  the Face of Everyman didn’t have the heart to tell Wilson that his cherished holiday had been cancelled due to the virus and social distancing.  Would the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa ever return to a sense of normalcy?  Would the second wave strike even harder?

It was the same old story: Classically Trained Ballerina seeks asylum; will dance for money and shelter.  the Face of Everyman had long run out of the proper ICE form.  He quickly made a few notes on a Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa logoed bar napkin and asked the Ingenue to return next Monday.  He hoped that his cyrillic was readable.

the Face of Everyman regarded the Crow Family as good renters.  Monthly they brought a clear glass bead as payment for nesting rights to some prime locations in the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  The venerable sage wished that he could trick them into disclosing their source.  Could it be part of buried treasure from the days that pirates roamed these waters?

These May Day protesters had discovered the secret stash of Single Malt Scotch belonging to the Face of Everyman.  Sunrise finds Brandon and Cartoon almost sober and without bus fare for the ride home.  The venerable sage takes pity on the oafish boys and offers to let them sleep it off in a tall stand of trees in the vast forests of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  They seemed both grateful and unrepentant.

The Felchers, Lucifer and Millie, pose for a family portrait in the lush gardens of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  the Face of Everyman would later post this photo to  Interpol for their use in tracking these international killers.  No nest was safe from these predators.

Spring Rituals brought increased pressure on Bucko Billy, First Mate of the Hell Ship Pride of Paducah.  In desperation Billy had joined an online dating club and asked the Face of Everyman to evaluate his profile.  Both Billy and the venerable sage completely overlooked his having only one leg.  Did it matter?

The Charbonneau twins, Langdon and Luis are taking time off from their normal roles of skirt chasing.  They are awaiting a large influx of young ladies to the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  the Face of Everyman hosts a cotillion the first weekend in May.  These two rogues want to look their best as each debutante is presented by the master of ceremonies.  Meanwhile a host of divers are cleaning the barnacles off the bottom of the ancient and venerable sage.

the face of Everyman remembered fondly his first solo flight out at the oldFoggy Bottoms Resort and Spa grass strip. Recent rains had made the field soft; but the Sopwith Camel had power to spare.  Looks like this Baby Huey is about to run out of steam.  But that look of grim determination will prove he’s a winner.

Cat Tails was the new Sheriff at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  It was soon obvious that he had some preconceived notions about the Face of Everyman and his heretofore easy going manners.  Things were to be different from now on . . .

The Bergdorf Twins came back to the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  They used the ploy of asking for their dance class money back as an excuse to raid the Koi fishery.  the Face of Everyman reluctantly gave them credit for the missed classes forced by the Avian Flu pandemic.  The twins weren’t sure that they were susceptible but accepted the terms offered by the venerable sage.