the Face of Everyman held his breath, was this scrawny little bird the first American Goldfinch to return to the summer breeding grounds? It turned out that he and a handful of others had ridden a fast-moving Warm Front North. The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa was an excellent place to ride out the impending storm.
Hark! The Tsunami warning klaxon has been activated. “This is not a test. All guests at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa should seek higher ground”. These two are awaiting further instructions. the Face of Everyman planned to hold his breath for as long as needed.
There was only one entry for the walking on water contest at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Mabel made a valiant try but it wasn’t going to happen. the Face of Everyman made a note to import lily pads for next year’s contest.
It all started when they decided to investigate superstitions: Three on a match, Friday the 13th, Black Cats, Walk under a ladder, Step on a crack … Where to start? The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa didn’t lend itself to strict laboratory investigatory procedures. They’d ask the Face of Everyman after his nap.
See No Evil, Speak No Evil and Hear No Evil were confused; had they at last reached Nirvana. The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa was as close to enlightment as Songbirds could achieve. the Face of Everyman had been there and back.
College football seemed the only topic these two found worth discussing. the Face of Everyman was at a loss as to which contest to stream on the Jumbotron at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.
It was just after lunch when every Wild Canary in Christendom stopped by to tell the venerable sage that the Spring of Perpetual Hunger had stopped flowing. “Great!”, thought the Face of Everyman “One more thing to worry about.”
On lookers hardly noticed as the effects of a geomagnetic storm pummeled the Face of Everyman. These storms seldom reached the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Timmy’s pocket compass swung wildly and caused him to doubt true north.
Arko was miffed; that was the very trick he was going to perform during this audition at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. He knew that he best come up with something better, the Face of Everyman was a stern judge.
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