Zoom Call Jane's wearing the Wildfang/Peanuts shirt Daisy gave her. Lucy is yelling at Charlie Brown, "After I got to be President, it would be only one short step to QUEEN!!" Daisy says she's Lucy, and we better stay out of her way 😜 Such a lovely child 🙄

Dispatch 6* *Every time I open the file it's longer than before - now it's over 22,200 pages! So I copied some interesting 'Foliumisms' from the first few pages and read them over this. I may have gone overboard with vocal fx, but, yolo ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Dispatch 5 "trust your gut"

Dispatches 3 & 4 (Smoke was admirably tight-lipped about the numerous breaches of protocol that took place in the family's absence. I'm sure someday Maria will discover the scratches on the dining table that Smoke and I covered up with a lovely floral centerpiece, but by then I'll be in the wind and Smoke can fend for herself. Bad Co-Host, bad! )

This page is dedicated to the memory of Fred Silver - musician, composer, lyricist, author, and vocal coach. He wrote seven musicals and over a hundred choral pieces, including this epic, performed here by the harmonious hepcats of Gotcha! (Ps. I published early so you can get to bed early 🙂‍↕️)

Dispatch 2 (Smoke has been promoted to Co-Host for the next few episodes. She accepted the position once she realized it meant increased chin scratches, more frequent treats, and getting to jump on all the places Maria normally tries to prevent her from jumping on. In return, she promised not to play with my mouse 🖱️ yeah right )

The Folium would like to thank Todd Parker and the Witches. Visit their bandcamp for s'more great music 🏕️ Happy Holidays!

Dispatch 1

Happy to hear Raff and Ares made up - those two are high-maintenance!

ARES ALERT 🙉 ADJUST VOLUME 🔊🔉🔈 "He had arrived in the city that morning on a Greyhound bus and would be leaving the same way..." From Exit Strategy

The Chakras Crown: WhiteThird Eye: IndigoThroat: BlueHeart: GreenSolar Plexus: YellowSacral: OrangeRoot: RedChakra means “wheel” and refers to energy points in your body. They are thought to be spinning disks of energy that should stay “open” and aligned, as they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body that affect our emotional and physical well-being.

Last night's party ended just like this! (w/o Matthew Broderick, but Ferris was there in spirit)

The Folium Books of the Week The Girl From Spaceship Earth: Surf's Up!Valuing Life: Rules and Regulations ruleThe Hard Crowd: A writer may be in the world but is not always of the worldNomadic Theory: Everything is alive and in motionFrankenstein: Life's what you make itThe Operating System: Anarchy Rules!Decolonizing Wealth: Anything can be medicineAstrology Is Real: Wisdom is infiniteDoppelgänger: Only our shadows know for sureDigital Communion: The Medium is the MessiahParable of the Talen...

L. A. Meyer was the author of the Bloody Jack series, which chronicles the exploits of an impetuous heroine who fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order 🏴‍☠️

I Quit (the book not the show!)

We all have our own ways of letting off steam 🏁

Yesterday's musical coda was by the wonderful Alyssandra Nighswonger 🏹 Ps. I asked Pax if we could keep fan mail open for one more day because, to be honest, I enjoy the attention 😅

It's Cherie's Birthday Thank you all for the lovely birthday messages! Pax just sprung that on me - I had no idea. I really appreciate each and every one of you that has listened to this show. We are on the home stretch! (Confidential to TP: Thanks so much for the gift! I forwarded it to Gil to post on Christmas Eve)

It's Cherie's Birthday Choose Your Leaders Wisely To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to.To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

It's Cherie's Birthday Hello again, this is Pax. If you would like to send Miss Hazzard birthday wishes, we have enabled Fan Mail at The Folium Diary. Click the link that says 'It's Cherie's Birthday' from any episode to send a text message to the Folium. The link will be active until Page 85 is posted. Thank you for listening to The Folium Diary. (Fan Mail should work from most podcast apps, although it may take time for the link to appear in the notes)