Saturday, October 29, 2011

2 Thursday Morning Poems Of October 27th, 2011 / Rout Routi Routin Tine / Tiny I'm Hit The Bug : Enjoy!


Here are my 2 Morning Poems that I wrote on Thursday, October 27th, 2011 : hope you enjoy them. Cheers, TONY

Rout Routi Routin Tine
Tiny I'm Hit The Bug
The Sched Ed Edule
A Handy Routine A
Way Org Org Organs
Gnize Size Prize Out Of!
To Be Discipled Plin
Plin Plined Un Pinned
Unpined To Ceder Breathe
In!
The Smell The Pine The
Part Play I To Make A
Way To Enjoy Best Can
My Circs My Stan Stans
Stances I Truly Believe
Want The Good To Over
Shade Shadow Bad Bad Bad
I'm After A Goal I'm Onto
Pist Pissed Pistoned As/In
Jet Jetis Jets Are On On On
Jettisoned Jerked Jeffreyed
Seifried All Songs Lead On ...

#1 Le 27 Octobre, 2011 Jeudi matin en voiture an Virginie a 9:39AM on a cool, damp, wet, touch-foggy fall morn now - nice, was some rain as walked Casey ... TONY

To Be In Fall Colors
Trees Leaves Now Me
Full Fully Doth Me Call Mine
Complete Surround I
I'm 'Tween Colored
Yellows Browns Reds
Deep Primary Some Fade
Some Glow. Too Colors
Of Leaves The Bran Ran
Ranches Too Are Deep Rip
Rippled Gnar Gnar Nar
Nar Narled Napled Nap
Tap Napped To Lay 'Twee
'Twee Ween Da Lush Da
Change Quick Colors
A Tapest A Wind Blow Tem
Tem Temp Prempt Presumpt
Tump The Slap The Share
Tusch Stash Staples Life Lives
Living Full Fully Of Now
Go It For!

#2 Le 27 Octobre, 2011 Jeudi matin en Virginie en voiture avant de commencer mon travail a Washington D.C. N.W. on a cool, damp, hazy, some sun, rained earlier. fresh, brrr fall morn now ... a 9:47AM ... it's now Sunday, Oct. 31st, 2011 at 10:40AM on a bright, very chilly day outside. It snowed for the first time here Saturday all day it was wet and damp and windy and really cold and not very nice at all! Oh well, cheers, enjoy TONY


Thursday, October 27, 2011

Leaves Leave Us Slow / My 2 Tuesday Morning Poems Of October 25th, 2011 Before Starting Work In Washington D.C. / The Bow The Sun I'm

Here are my 2 Tuesday Morning Poems of October 25th, 2011 that I wrote before starting work work in Washington D.C. 2011. Cheers and enjoy, TONY


Leaves Leave Us Slow
The Bow The Sun I'm
Sunned Cold Snow -
Like Fee Fee Feel I'm
Ree Ree Real Steel To
Red Get Blue Peel A
What Like Be Now Done
I'm Do Doing Boo Boo Soon
The
Trick What's Our Treat
Sweet?!
I'm After Time Want More
To Do My Life I'm Living
I'm
Lasting First Firsting Thirst
To Be After Somethings To
Be Waxing A Search Birch
A Brazen Brash Bird Flies
Quick To Cover To Bush To
Leaves Leaving Mots Motions
The Memory Seen Fly Flight
Of Birds Thick Blacks Thicket
Awash Away Fly Cry Dash
Away A Wisk A Swoo Swoo
Woo Woo Woosh My
Start Of Cold Of Be Be Bold
Bet Better Bo One Takes Ris
Ris Risks I'm After The World
The Life Want To Live To More
Accomplish To Chores Better
Fix

#1 Le 25 Octobre, 2011 Mardi matin en voiture en Virginie a 9:41 AM on a sunny, hazy, brisk, cool, wet , refreshing moment - I like it lots! TONY

Monday, October 24, 2011

My Own 2 Friday Morning Poems Of October 21st, 2011 / Vroom Vroom Room Vroo / Roo Roo Roam Run Run / Enjoy!


Here are my own 2 Friday Morning Poems of October 21st, 2011 : just three day ago. Cheers and enjoy, TONY


Vroom Vroom Room Vroo
Roo Roo Roam Run Run
Stunt Punt Grunt Ohh Yea
What To For Now Look
Book ? Any More Boo
Books We Want Need
Our Books Gooks Looks
Sneak Snake Ape Aper Tu
Tur
Ture Tease Taste Tear A
Go Long VA Strong Get Along
A Path Perch Perk A Pest
Pith Pitter So Much
Mucho Patter Of Glees
Glists Glims Glimmers Y'Aah
Sim Sim Summers Sums
Of Summers Bums Of Bum
Bum Bummers Tums Of Tum
Tum Tummers Strums
Strum Strummers Strams Of
Streamers To Float Be Flot Flot
Got Flot Flotted Mots Motes
Molds Molted On Moldings
On Hold Hold Holdings Hun
Honey Hung Sung A Song A
Sling Of Sings To Be He Her
Heard Not So Much Herded
Be Heard To Inner / Outer
Our Voices Memes De Nous!?!


#1 Le 21 Octobre, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture en Virginie a 10:27AM on a sunny, cold, bright, brisk, one-half clouds white, one-half blue skies morn now brrr ... TONY


To Be Forming Not Formal
Be Informed Forming A
Yeah It All Firming Up
Tuck Tuck It Up Tucking
A Const Tick Tock Tack
Tick Ticking At You/Ne / Us
Ahh Attack Snack So Smit
So Bite Bit Kitten Ca
Bit Bit Bitten Sil Sil
Silken A Great Move A
Great Clear Bri Brigh
Bright Brit Some Too
Cool Cold Bo Bo Bold
To Be Onto Upon I'm So
Very Vary Various Along
Alongs Songs Bon Bon
Bongs A Film A Heal Heart
Star Start Art Part Sma
Ma Pa Smart I'm Clear
Confused Clearly Some
Yeah Yes Oui Si Times
Them Pos
Tampoco Poco Loco Mucho Mas
Missing Piss Piss Pissing A
View Van Vant Ant Vantage
Ad Add Advantage Point I Do
Direct Self Me My Mine Missing
Missive

#2 Le 21 Octobre, 2011 Vendredi matin a 10:37AM en voiture en Virginie on a lively, sunny, breezy, refreshing morn, hands bathed in sunshine now 0 loving it! TONY

Monday, October 17, 2011

4 Wednesday Oct. 12th, 2011 Poems / Thinking Of Rob Deford Of BOORDY Vineyards / Read Ead Eading Of / Ro Rob De Fo For/ 'N Aussie Owners, Too




Here are my own 4 Morning Poems written on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 thinking of the owner of the BOORDY Vineyards in Hyde, Maryland - Rob Deford that I knew back in the mid eighties, Cheers, TONY


Read Ead Eading Of
Ro Rob De Fo For
Ford Of Mary Of
La La Land Of Hyde
Of Vines Of Whites
Of Hy Hi Hybrids
Of Seyval Blancs 'N
Blends Of 80's Long
Long
Very So Long Ago Of
Great Dry Blasts To
Quen Quench To
Thirst Satis Fy Fly
An Eagle's Cry A
Frog's Croaks Content
To With Rob Of Boordy
Have Tasted Sold His
Wines
Excellent Whites Can't
Remember Reds?!? Oh
Well
What Made You Then
Rob
Marechal- Chambercin ?!?
Many Grand Memories Rob
Back Then
At Mayflower At Burka's,
Too?!?

Like Rob Gibson, Duncan, Dan Pannell, Nick Stacey, James, Michael, Gavin Berry & More ... the headline should finish
#1 Le 12 Octobre, 2011 Mercredi matin en voiture en Virginie a 11:08AM on a gray, fresh, some drizzle now, no-sunshine summer's morn thinking of Rob Deford of Boordy, Maryland wines ... TONY


To Think Back Yea To Then
To Times Rich To Momes
Shared To Montbray
To Boordy To Byrd
I Remember Them All
( Piedmont, Oasis , Too ! )
Vineyards To Allegro
Too Times Of Hopes Of
Dreams Of Canvases
Then Mostly White
To Have Rob Deford
Visit Often The May
The Flower Our Wine
Store We Did Sell
His Wines We Local
Did Promote Wines
Of Virginia Of Mary
Mary La Lan Land To
Read Today Again Of The
Transformation With Lucie
Mo Mort Morton Of Vines
Root Stocks New Grapes Of
Promise

#2 Le 12 Octobre, 2011 Mercredi matin a 11:11AM en voiture en Virginie on a gray, cool, some drizzle late summer's morn = thinking of the 80's , of Maryland wine business then. TONY


Today I Want Thanks
Give To Aussie
Owner Wine-Maker
Friends Want Give
Back Show Apprec
Appreciation Of Times
Spent Together Here
There Many Pleasure
Treasures Ohh Over
Wines Foods Stories Of
Aussie's Fine Wines Of
Adelaide Of Pemberton
Of Denmark Of Barossa
Of Swan Valley, Too
Meeting Tasting At Marg
Margaret Of River
Of Sea Of Ocean
Pf Meals Tasting The
Experiences Broad Climb
Through Trees' Canopies
Through Rows Of Vines
So Many Xperiens To Last
Life Time I Want Celebrate
Tonight Give Back Enjoy Sell
Lots Of Aussie Wines

#3 Le 12 Octobre, 2011 Mercredi matin en voiture a 11:22AM en Virginie on a gray, cool, brisk, drizzle no-sunshine late summer's morn TONY



To Be High G'Day Mate
Mate Mate Cele Brate
Aussie Wines All Types
All Styles Sweet Dry
Red White Gold Caramel
Too Some Sparkles
As Well From Longview
From West Cape Howe
From Picardy 'N Vina
Vinaceous , Gibson
Loose End From Talijan
Cich Swan Valley Some
Solera Divine White
Sticky From Rob Gibson
From Duncan His Riesls
His Slings From Nick
Stacey 'N Gavin Berry
Hay Shed Hill Michael's
Margaret River I Live
I Breathe I Bask In Glow
Tonight 'N Raise Money Too
For John Eaton School Cele
Brate 100 Years Theirs In
Washington D.C. Cleveland
Park

#4 Le 12 Octobre, 2011 Mercredi matin a 11:30AM a Washington D.C. N.W. on a late summer's morn, gray, overcast , no-sunshine, drizzle now TONY

Friday, October 14, 2011

My Own Friday Morning, Oct. 14th, 2011 Poems Written Earlier Today / Cha Chan Han Han / Hance Encoun Count : Enjoy, TONY

Here are my 4 Friday Morning Poems that I wrote earlier this morning inspired by making room for change, the future and exploring my possibilities. Cheers, TONY


Cha Chan Han Han
Hance Encoun Count
Counters Pa Ma Pass
Ass Passing The Move
Da Men Meant Women
Hell Ben Heaven Bent A
Bending Sent Send A Mess
A Messa Massage Message
A Way To Wind Be Up
Yes Lift A Life Fall A
Fantastic Field Fledge
Some Yes One's Pledge
Hammer Drum Thumb
Slide Collide Sled See
Snow Ground From Sledge
College The Meet Me Us
We Be All Meating My Oh
Migh Bleat Bleat Bah Rah
Rah Smiles-Smack-Lips
Eyes Flut-Flut-Fluttrin'-
Flames-A-Flaming-A Look
A-Flaunt A Sash-Sashaye
Sashaying-Playing Fussing-
Hair-Head-A-Flipping On A
Chance A Charge A Small-La
La Tra La Large Ramp To Amp
To Play Turn Flip Pay Page All
Age Till Die Death - Do!

#1 Le 14 Octobre, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture en Virginie on a gray, cool, damp, soggy after much rain - no sunshine late summer's morn TONY

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Friday August 26th, 2011 : My Own Poems Written Before Work : Enjoy Them



Here are my Friday Morning Poems of August 26th, 2011 : enjoy them, TONY


The Long Way Home
I Weave My Way
I Mind In Extend My
Stay
A Jump Sauter Stretch
I'm Thinking To Zen My
Sort Of State A Play A
Mate A Mind Unwind
A Gravel Drain Unravel
Rain A Drainage Grand
Plan To 'Stend My Word
Herd The Buffaloes The
Nickles The Sky Popsycles
A Great Groan A Huma
Moan A Way To be At Rest
The Beauty The Bird The
Fly Crush Da Mosquitoes
The Mess Red Blood
On Pink Flesh Fresh
A Simple Quick Mess
On A Hum Stick Umi
Umi Umid Cloak Of Morn
To Be Flown Blown Sewn
Moan !

#1 Le 26 Aout, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture en Virginie a 9:33AM on a warm air water heavy, now soggy, sunny, nice summer's morn. TONY









To Think In Song To Write



The Wrong The Rant The



Long I Do X-Tend To



Draw Out Word Words



Birds On My Breath



Frogs Mine Croak



Down Throat I Leash



Go Let Blow The Lizard



On Wall Of Mouth I



Release Flair Flash Flame



The Rest Of Restless Blame



The Fear In Tear In Torn



Eyes Mine From I Do



Sun Shake A Pair A



Lone Alone From Mouth



Mind Blown A Constant



Call I'm So Enthrall



So At Mask Ball So Glue



Glued Unglued Eyes Still To



Things To Peops To Faces To



Necks To Eyes ...






#2 Le 26 Aout, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture en Virginie a 9:40AM on a summer morn - hazy, whitened-blue skies - anticipating Hurricane Irene late Saturday night ... TONY

Thursday, October 6, 2011

4 Of My Morning Poems Inspired By Hugh Hamilton Of His Own Aussie Vineyard HUGH HAMILTON/ McLaren Vale, S. Australia Oct. 5th, 2011 / Hugh Boy Ohh Ham





Enjoy these 4 Wednesday Morning October 5th, 2011 written before work inspired by my two-day visit ( Wed-Thurs 4th-5th, 2011 ) with old and dear friend Hugh Hamilton. Cheers, TONY


Hugh Boy Ohh Ham
Hamil Amil Amilt
A Ton Fun Hugh
Hues Yeah Mate
Darn Straight Of Ham
Only One Ham Shade
Shades Of Hugh Hamilton
Yest Today Si Oui Ma
Tonight To Mate He
On Presence On Spot Be
To Taste Wines McLa
La Laren Va Vroom
Val Vale An Area
South Australia To
Taste Shiraz To Taste
Chard So Much Fun
Active Activity To Get
Know Him Wines His
Pam's Mary's Too Forget
Jim Not Jim! Aussie
Aussi

#1 Le 5 Aout, 2011 Mercredi matin en voiture en Virginie a 11:03AM on a cool, breezy , sunny morn - GORGEOUS! TONY Thanks Hugh ...

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 Before Work & Reflecting On Life & The Weather / Cheers!



These 2 Morning Poems of mine were written yesterday before starting my work in Washington D.C. Actually, they were written in the afternoon for a rare change. Cheers and enjoy, TONY


The Rai Ray Rain Pit Pat
At Att Atter A You
At Me On Shield Win
Wind Wings Of Clear
Da Glass Glad Des Pats
Pitters So Many Patters
A Time To Murmur
To Joys In Squeal Reel
Unconceal The Dams
Of Emotive Motivated
E-Mots
Motes-E Enormous
Uncongeal E-Scapes
Of Subtle Elastics
Spreading Like Drops
Rains
Tap Tip Tep Tup Tup
Tup
All Round All Over Shields
Grounds Grins Grands
The Clear After Da Grunge
The Grafting The Grotesque
Beauty I'm So Now Alerted
Full Pull Blow Ping Pong Tap
Tap
The Tips Of My Pores Of My
Follickled Skin

#1 Le 3 Octobre, 2011 Lundi apres-midi en voiture en Virginie a 2:12PM on a gray, cool, wet, drizzling summer's afternoon - no sunshine TONY


To Be Poised Puck
Pucker Puckered Poke
Pockets Pick Pack Ocket
Ocketed A Stay State
Stem Storm No Not Nor
Norm A Real Whistle
A Waft Green Turns
Quick Yellow To Red
I Hate You Mother
Fucker! Change Quick
Mood Back To Pleasing
Teasing Not Bothered
By Lights Imperfect
Unperson Machines
No Personality No
Feeling These Street Lights
Must I Move For Forw
Wa Wa All Round Forward
Green Back Welcome
Back Roll On Road On
Asphalts Black Shine Shin
Grind Grin The Roll After
Next Stop To Be On Top
Glitch Sitch Mitch!

#2 Le 3 Octobre, Lundi apres-midi en voiture en Virginie on a gray, wet, drizzly afternoon - passed Beechtree - Hi Abigail! Hi Lynne! TONY

Monday, October 3, 2011

Yo Penso A Mar Marg I Got Margot Villa La La La Lal Lal Alba On My Mind! Lunes Noches a 11:13PM A Mi Casa En Virginie , Estados Unidos






My Evening Poem Inspired by Margot Villalba A New Facebook Friend. Cheers, TONY


Yo Penso A Mar Marg I Got
Margot Villa La La
La La La Lal Alba
On My Mind Cerveau Brain
Mas Corazon Compartir
Con Sensibilidad Si Claro
Yo Penso Yo Quiero Recon
Si Trar Not Trary Not Con
No Es Contrary See Meet Want
All Paths Lead To Donde Esta
Margot Villalba Los Parentes
Franciases Si Oui Es Verdad?
Deben Ser Hermosas Amigos Nos
Nosot Osot Os Os Osotros ?!?!
Ahora Aqui Algunas Palabras
Mejores Pequenas Grandes !?!
No Importa Yo Quiero Ren Renc
Encontra Ncontrar Margot Margaux
Go Go Vaja Voyager Vamonos Con
Nosotros Ustedes Venga Aqui
Primeras Palabras Joy Greetings
Great Finally Finalmente Recontrar
Villalba Alba De Villa Voice Face
Smile Boca Canciones Poemas Mots
Sounds Sighs To Finally Meet
Kin Kindred Espirito Naturale En
Mondo Tiera Ciel Sky Arbos Vertes
Florales Colores Expressiones De
La Vida Loca Large Lagrimas De Joie
Joy Ohhhh Boy Ellas Senores Sabores
How I Love The Unexpected Life Brings
Constant Todas Las Vidas Ensembles
Toujours Together Juntos Joined Hip
So Hip At Hips Hops Scotch Hop Hopping
Harvests Hearths Homes Casas Cucinas
Comer Bebir Vino Vin Wine Vini Together
Donde Es Margot Villalba? Quiero La
Recontrar Immediamente Por Por Por Si
Senor Senorita Immediamente Ahora Aqui!
Merci Merci Gracias Thanks From My Cor
Cora Coraz Raz Raz Razo Razon!!!!!!!!!!
Tienes / Tengo Razon ...

Tony, Lunes noches a 11:11PM a mi casa e Virginie a Annandale, en pensar ahora de Margot Villalba, Gracias e hast luego mi amiga, TONY

Thursday Morning, August 25th, 2011 / My 4 Morning Poems I Wrote Before Work / Met Owners FOX RUN & ANTHONY ROAD NY Wineries!

Here are my 4 Thursday Morning Poems of August 25th, 2011 : enjoy them, TONY


Met Me John Of Anthony
Scott Of Fox A Run
A Road A Finger A Lake
York New York New Sang
Frankie Store Ours In
Night Last They Came
They Conquered They
Wines Theirs Custom With
As Ours Is With Customers
Sampled Their Wines A
Pinot Gris A Riesling, Too
Some Reserve Chard
Some Dry Some Fruity
In Riesls Both I Did
Note Like Lots Purity Of
The Grapes No Doubt Mind
My
Wine Came Theirs From Grapes
So Fresh So Alive So Wonder
So Full Joie De Vivre
I Impressed Each Wine By
Sip Each Wonder Wonderment
In Glass Such High Class!

#1 Le 25 Aout, 2011 Jeudi matin en voiture en Virginie a 9:30 AM il pluit now , raining cats and dogs on a pre-Irene hurricane summer's morn. TONY

Sunday, October 2, 2011

My Own 4 Friday Morning Poems Of September 30th, 2011 / Joy Joy Boy Joy Oye / Ole Ohh Stay! Dis : Hope You Enjoy These!










Here are my own 4 Friday Morning Poems of September 30th, 2011 that I wrote before going to work. Cheers, TONY









Joy Joy Boy Joy Oye



Ole Ohh Stay! Dis



Disp Display A Play A



Fu Ful Full Pull



Dismay



To Plant A Plan A Sky



Blue Cloud Loud Soft



Drink Some Croft



Full Discs Closures



Hip Si Hop Oui Hipping



Dipping Up Up Sopping



The Flaves Flave Flavors



So Many Savors In Taste



In Tum Tumb Humble Tum



Tum Tumbles To Be



On Way A Cool Cat Morn



Now Ahora Juste So Right



Winds Blow Me Fast Pass



Ways Theirs On Thirsts On



Them Pink Volks A Wagon



In As VW YZ Cray Craze



Crazy Cross Criss Crast



Bliss Blast Gnist Gnast



So Much To Be Part Tay



Take Part A Shimmer



Slam Slam Bammer To



Ohhh Open Bust The Nut



The Gut The Gasp A Throttle



B- Bot-Bottle Off Free Scott



Hop Hop Scotch!






#1 Le 30 Septembre, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture en Virginie on a soft, sunny, breezy fresh cool not muggy , baby blue skies, some small puffy white clouds - lovely ... TONY






To Be Aft Aft Gaf Gaf


Gafter After Laugh Laughter


A Smile A Sty Sty


Style Aisle To Out Bur


Burst A Grand Grin Thirst


A Grant A Groan A


Rhone A Stain Purps Yeah


Les Mains Hands Purple


So Much To Aff Style After


A Cool Fresh Morn No


Thumb No Thorn Some


Skin Some Warm


In-As Warmth Weat


Eath Ather Temps Tips


Stomp Doze Grapes Race


High The Musts The


Fly Up Round Stain


Shirts Shorts Stem


Pips Pops Tops Some


Heady Cool Coolest Tempers


To Be Tempered Sempered


To Stay Jig Jiggy The


Cool Pig Piggy The Post A


Potion Some Portals Muggle


Mug Hug Mortals Mrs Misses


Mighty Pistols Pistons Pistols




#2 Le 30 Septembre, 2011 Vendrei matin en voiture avant mon travail a Washington en Virginie a 10:44AM on a hazy, sunny, fresh, breezy summer's morn. TONY NOW as I type at 5:25PM on Sunday afternoon here at home on October 2nd, 2011 it's really cold and gray and wet and pretty much miserable because it's so sudden the change in temperatures. Oh well, more to come soon. TONY



Time Roll Run I Do

Things Pile I Do All

Can Possibs I Piston

A Part A Path To Next

To Find Ways To Wind

To Be Upon Next Move

Moved To Mix To Master

I'm Mixing Music Pics

So Many Markets I Mar

Mar Mar Marvel I

Do Take Sights Sighs I

Eat I Swallow Fill

Da Hollow Da Space

Trace With Eyes I

Do Sail Wind Up Up

Sweep Swept Be Throw

Stone Sail Thrown To

Water Ohh Over Skip A

Snip Snape Howl Like

Y'Aah Ape-Like To Be

Aft Aft After The Gab

Da Gift The Shif Shif

Shift

Onto A Stead Stead Steady

Eddy Ape Orang A Tan

Taunt Tang Some Orange

Flake

Of Drink Of Powder Of Chow

Chow Chowder Louder Lard

Lard Larder ...


#3 Le 30 Septembre, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture en Virginie , crossing over the Potomac river into Washington D.C. N.W. a 10:55PM on a clear, crisp, fresh, cool, not muggy blue skies soft sky baby blue tummy summer's morn sun on hands now! TONY



Last Day Of Sept

So Push To Shove

To Fill To Live

Last Sept Day Of 2011

With Gust Gusto Gust

Play Till 'Splode Till Spill

Da Materials All Fly

Fresh Breeze Speak A

Cool Coolness Ease

A Kind Gesture Louise

Like As Lark As Spin

Spun Spark Fine To Be

Shimmied Spread

Spiced Diced Dash

Crash Helped Hemped

Woven Waved A Mix

Trix Tracks Appear Ape

Disapp Plump Ripe

Fruits Fancy Pants To

Open Partitions Let Breeze

By Bye Sigh Cry To Wa

Wa Wave To The Wind

It's All A State A Won Win

Wonderful Etat Place Soy

Etre Estoy Si Oui Aqui Algunas

Cosas Magnifique!


#4 Le 30 Septembre, 2011 Vendredi matin en voiture a Wahington D.C. N.W. on a sunny, bright, beautiful , breezy fresh blue skies, no-humidity summer's late morn - almost at work - TONY