Diminished daylight triggers rutting behavior in some local bad boys at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Back alley skirmishes tested new leaders. Does awaited the outcome of each event. the Face of Everyman had adapted the Marquess of Queensberry Rules to permit open field combat. Using a super computer the venerable sage was predicting an early Rut before the October 27th New Moon. Casinos were offering a betting line.
Rehab
As the Sun neared the Equinox Rocky became confused; his internal clock had slipped a cog and he began foraging mid-afternoon. The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa usually dealt with such anachronisms by having the Face of Everyman loan a Timex watch to those effected. A few days is all it took for patient rehab.
The Blessing
Proud parents brought their first born son Quillon to the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. They were eager for the Face of Everyman to give the child a blessing. Unfortunately the young lad, quite literally, stepped on the lines of the venerable sage, muffling ancient words of praise and protection. Maybe they’d have better luck next week with an itinerant Shaman.
Required Reading
Wally was the first to spread the news about the demise of songbirds in North America. the Face of Everyman had hoped to keep this upsetting news from his guests at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Alas, there was no one thing that the venerable sage could say. He decided to make this issue of Science required reading upon check in. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6459/1228
Vandals
Spectators appear at every disaster; many never lend a helping hand. Rogue Raccoons had struck in the early hours and up ended the whole world of the Face of Everyman. No one was sure if the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa Rescue Team had been called. Small bubbles continued to rise as the venerable sage clung to life just beneath the surface. 
Scholarships
Robespierre was back to the familiar haunts of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. This time he was selling legacy admissions to top schools even Rhodes scholarships if you could afford his scams. Luckily the Face of Everyman warned young parents against signing up for such programs; after all, their kids just might want to be birds not scholars. 
Murder Mystery
The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa Theater group had staged their Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. The outcome was more than even the Face of Everyman could imagine. No one seemed to know the victim nor recall him at dinner the previous evening. Everyone stood around waiting for the Constable from the village to arrive. “Nasty business.” A bystander was heard to say. 
Rope Trick
Rodney always delighted the onlookers at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa when he performed his East Indian Rope Trick. the Face of Everyman saw it as even more remarkable that Rodney used the cascading waters of the Spring of Eternal Giving as a rope. By this scheme he usually cadged a few drinks at the bar or won bus fare home.
Mayhem
The Three Delinquents were back for another night of mayhem in the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Their frolicking knocked the Face of Everyman into the deepest depths. When the EMTs revived the venerable sage he sputtered and vowed to seek revenge; somehow. 
Tula’
Each morning the Lady of the Manor would descend the hill and tour the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. She came armed with a spiritual rod decorated with symbols to ward off attacks from Coyotes and to protect her cat Tula’. the Face of Everyman gave her a verbal report of security intrusions during past 24 hours. As usual he had slept soundly thru the night and based his report on a quick review of infrared images. The cat made no comment.
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