It began as the GODFATHER OF MATH, evolved into the GOODFATHER OF MATH. Now this. Go figure...

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The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes = G. CARLIN...Stain glass, engraved glass, frosted glass
–give me plain glass = JOHN FOWLES ... Music is the mathematics of the gods=PYTHAGORAS ... Nothing is more fluid than language = R. L. SWIHART
I cannot live without the oxygen of laughter = DAWN POWELL ... !!! ... But laughter cannot survive without the hydrogen of gravitas = PAUL OLIVERIO
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Friday, May 23, 2025

This Is Not A Paid Product Promotion Page ... Quite The Contrary

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© Oliverio

© Oliverio

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In the process of creating this page,
I unintentionally discovered 
the diametric  opposites
of
PARANOIA and DONATION

Paranoia 
can be defined as
 an abnormal fear
of something valuable being 
taken from you

Donations 
can spring
from abnormal gratitude
by giving someone something
 extremely valuable 
to oneself
–for its creativity–
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The Starbucks located at
500 Long Beach Boulevard
makes me feel as welcome  as
where everybody knows his name
 
And a day without their
Starbucks Black Coffee
—for me—
is a day without 
consciousness  
or purpose to do
anything but sleep
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Discreetly,
through their manager,
I donated a dozen 
copyrighted Oliverio photographs
including the two images
on the top of this page
 
The "Donation"
was formally received
by the manager's assistant
who thanked me profusely
 
I virtually know
every barista
by name
 
None of them
is older than 25
and I truly feel
a Grandfatherly affection
for all of them  
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The actual size 
of 
the STARBUCKS Logo photographs
with sufficient alterations
to warrant my legal copyright
is thrice the dimensions
of what appears 
at bottom of page
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"Paranoia"
reared its thorny head
when I imagined
the images being posted 
somewhere
without acknowledgement
of a photographer
named
"OLIVERIO"

© Oliverio

© Oliverio

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1 comment:

  1. The dedication of this page is split three ways:
    1) The Manager is so good...
    Chuck Berry wrote a song about her

    2) The Assistant Manager is so good...
    J.D. Salinger wrote a story about her

    To protect their privacy, I will not reveal their names
    but one involves "Love and Squalor"
    while the other involves a "Coffee-Colored Cadillac."

    3) GEORGE WENDT, who died three days before
    this page was created

    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&channel=entpr&q=george+wendt

    -Oliverio

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