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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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

PhotoVerio #979: Security Guards At The Stucco Garden

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© Oliverio ©
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Monday, January 5, 2026

Confessing A Criminal Theft

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The only time
I was ever
(consciously)
in a stolen car,
it was taken 
from this driveway

 BUT 
the theft occurred 
(at least)
40 years before
this picture was taken
 
It was approximately midnight
when  the mastermind of the theft
decided to steal his 
Mother's car
 
His co-conspirators
included a future 
distinguished detective
of the Suffolk County
Police Department
 
+
a future blog-o-holic
 
The car was returned 
to this driveway
—unmarked— 
within an hour
 thus qualifying
the theft 
as a
JOY RIDE
 
I knew this house well
and was a welcome guest
repeatedly
throughout
the remainder of
the 20th Century
 
I "proved" 
some time ago
that the family that lived 
in this beachfront home
also owned the property
where Citifield
now exists
 
AND 
I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE
is presently as terrified of
"the mastermind"
as he was forty years ago 
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© Paul Oliverio ©
 
 
Mea Culpa 
Mea Culpa
Mea Maxima Culpa 
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Wanda And The Brothers

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No way this image 
gets "PhotoVerio" status
 
My Father's military jacket 
was inherited by his hippie
offspring
 
Sam Oliverio 
 saw no military action 
during World War II
 
He told me 
his specialty was 
"boiling water"
causing grief
for his Commanding Officer
by inviting as many girls
as possible
into his barracks
 
"But that all stopped
when I met your mother"
 
© 
This photograph was taken 
in Cedarhurst, New York
at the home
Father Frank "inherited"
from my Grandparents
 
He was their youngest son
and my dad 
was their eldest son
 
The vertical line
at top of image
is part of a crucifix
 
Nine other crosses
 adorned the walls of 
214 Grove Street 
  
Wanda was 
the Priest's caretaker
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Bleached Cubism With Curvature + Tar Space

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© PhotoVerio #978.5
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Sunday, January 4, 2026

PhotoVerio #978: Johnny Guitar Magneto

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 Modeled after

© Oliverio ©

 

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

The Grateful Son (Comic Relief #6732)

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And thanks again, Mom and Dad, for raising me

as an account executive instead of a wolf 


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Friday, January 2, 2026

Every Nation Has Some Form Of Royalty

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The one and only one 
King
this country 
has ever needed
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My Psychoanalyst And A GREEK PIZZERIA

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Southern Florida
has a large
loud and proud 
Greek population
and the reason 
my psychoanalyst refers to
"Pytha"
is because of a restaurant
called
PYTHERIA
 
The walls of this Greek Pizzeria
are adorned with photographs
of satisfied customers,
including a party of ten
hosted by local resident,
 
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 One piece of advice
Dr. Raft gives me is
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The Rain In Spain

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has nothing on 
Long Beach terrain:
we had four days of rain
last week 
+ four more 
scheduled for 
this week 
 
 
The skies are crying
because 2025
was a shameful year
for human behavior
BUT 
this year began with
a rain-be-damned
spectacular
 
© PhotoVerio #977.5
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