Day Trader

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The Knave of rogue traders dropped by the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa to do a bit of trading with the Face of Everyman. Professing to know nothing of the worth of such a bauble the Crow pressed the venerable sage to make an offer. Before an agreement could be reached the gem rolled off the edge into the bottomless depths. A loss for each.

Shifu

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The invitation was to join the Tai Chi class yet somehow the Face of Everyman seemed threatened by the Shifu. Of course guests at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa needed all the distractions possible during this time of the pandemic. The venerable sage asked if he could just audit the class for the first few weeks.

Deceitful

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The Crow parents left little Whippersnapper in the care of the Face of Everyman; assuring him that they would be right back. That was two days ago. Had they just forgotten that their little fledgling was waiting and hungry. The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa mounted rescue team was organized and sent out to search for the deceitful parents.

Food Bank

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There was a minor dust up at the Food Bank this morning as the Crow Family, new to the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa, bullied their way to the head of the line. Few songbirds protested; leaving it to the Face of Everyman to sort out. To assuage the crowd; everyone got an extra ration of peanut butter.

Flooding

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Reports of widespread flooding at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa brought out national news reporters. When asked of the Face of Everyman what could be done to end these nightmares, he gargled somewhat incoherently: “Basalt lives . . . , Army Corps of Engineers . . . A commercial broke into the story and the news cycle rolled on to Spring hats at Derbies in the UK.

Soak Before Cracking

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Erstwhile longed to be back in the circus.  Foraging for food was often laborious even at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  The meats of the sunflower seed seemed a poor reward for soaking before cracking. Back in the circus he had been painted up as a Mynah bird and mimicked peoples speech and was rewarded with treats plus three squares a day.  the Face of Everyman offered Erstwhile a contract but couldn’t meet the generous benefits that the circus provided.

A Modest Gift

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It was always a uncomfortable time for the Face of Everyman when the auditors descended on the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  The venerable sage had used creative bookkeeping to make things look right, “all proper” as they say.  But these guys were expert bean counters.  No ledger was so artfully cross-indexed that they couldn’t spot the flaw.  However, each left with a bottle of Old Crow Kentucky Bourbon; a modest gift from a grateful franchise manager.

Nest Builder

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The Mrs. is busy building her first nest.  She will use the dried grasses and sticks found nearby in the forests of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  Construction materials are made pliable by soaking.  Yada, yada, yada.  the Face of Everyman didn’t care about all that kind of talk; he wanted to recount his whole litany of complaints: standing on his face, muddying the pristine waters, hogging the pool, . . .

Orts

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Hermione was always finding fault with Wycliffe.  Today it was orts on his vest.  This odd couple obviously planned on nesting somewhere close by in the vast forests of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  Poor the Face of Everyman her tirades were raucous and could drown out a buzz saw.  Maybe one of them would be called up for National Guard emergency duty.