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Tigers In Teacups
A collection of paintings, poetry,aphorisms, & micro-essays by Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Introduction
About the Author
Chapters
Acknowledgements
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I DON’T WANT TO BE WANDED | Chapter 21
I DON’T WANT TO BE WANDED | Chapter 21
How I got on the Transportation Safety Agency’s watch list.
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 28, 2020
THE END | The Last Chapter
THE END | The Last Chapter
Momma got pregnant Her water broke My engine started
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 28, 2020
WORDS FROM MY VAULT | Chapter 29
WORDS FROM MY VAULT | Chapter 29
“I am not arguing. I’m just explaining why I’m right”
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Oct 18, 2020
WHAT WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT | Chapter 28
WHAT WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT | Chapter 28
Approximately 160,000 people in the world die each day. If you listen to the fear-mongering news actors, you’d think the only causes were…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Oct 18, 2020
Overview
Welcome to Tigers & Teacups
Welcome to Tigers & Teacups
Dear Reader
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Oct 22, 2019
About “Bubbananda”
About “Bubbananda”
About Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Oct 22, 2019
A Few Acknowledgements
A Few Acknowledgements
Thanks To -
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Oct 28, 2019
Chapters
BAPTISM | Chapter 1
BAPTISM | Chapter 1
Our son Joey was born with pervasive developmental disorder, a diagnosis that includes autism and cognitive disability. And while he is…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Oct 28, 2019
EXPERIENCE | Chapter 2
EXPERIENCE | Chapter 2
The Experience of Money
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 5, 2019
OH, MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE IN IT | Chapter 3
OH, MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE IN IT | Chapter 3
My Three Buckets Theory:
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 13, 2019
HELP — I NEED SOMEBODY | Chapter 04
HELP — I NEED SOMEBODY | Chapter 04
The Beatles sang it for us. “Help! I need somebody / Help, not just anybody…” The words are a good guide to getting help. First, you gotta…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 21, 2019
FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL | Chapter 05
FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL | Chapter 05
What will I do with my one precious life? “I will focus on doing what is essential.”
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 29, 2019
NO | Chapter 06
NO | Chapter 06
“NO” is the 86th most frequently used word. I suggest it should be used more often.
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Dec 3, 2019
DRIED LEAVES | Chapter 7
DRIED LEAVES | Chapter 7
Aphorisms
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Dec 11, 2019
HOW WAS THE MOVIE? | Chapter 8
HOW WAS THE MOVIE? | Chapter 8
I don’t like the rating system I’ve used to communicate how I rate things like entertainment and eating places. I ranked things by…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Dec 20, 2019
ON BEING RIGHT | Chapter 09
ON BEING RIGHT | Chapter 09
I’ve lived my life thinking I was right most of the time (well really, to tell the truth, I thought I was right all of the time). Yet when…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Dec 24, 2019
COMPLAINT FREE | Chapter 10
COMPLAINT FREE | Chapter 10
After reading “A Complaint Free World”, I adopted the goal to accumulate 21 consecutive days without voicing even one complaint. It is…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Jan 2, 2020
WHAT AM I CAPABLE OF? | Chapter 11
WHAT AM I CAPABLE OF? | Chapter 11
I am a very temporary agglomeration of hydrocarbon molecules with an electrochemical control system. A 27,310 days old, bipedal, male…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Jan 11, 2020
DISTURBANCES OF THE FORCE | Chapter 12
DISTURBANCES OF THE FORCE | Chapter 12
There is yet another perturbation of the Force. Recently the Iranians accidentally shot down a Ukrainian commercial flight. Similarly…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Feb 2, 2020
NEW YEAR, NEW DECADE | Chapter 13
NEW YEAR, NEW DECADE | Chapter 13
3 Themes for 2020
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Feb 4, 2020
FERTILE PAUSE | Chapter 14
FERTILE PAUSE | Chapter 14
A Fertile Pause
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Feb 19, 2020
LESS STUPID | Chapter 15
LESS STUPID | Chapter 15
I declare the goal of being less Stupid this year. Looking back over the past year, I realized there were a bunch of things I did that…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Feb 28, 2020
ODE FOR BILLY J | Chapter 16
ODE FOR BILLY J | Chapter 16
I knew Billy J for more than 50 years He and I were good friends And husbands-in-law
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Mar 8, 2020
UNSOCIAL INTROVERTS | Chapter 17
UNSOCIAL INTROVERTS | Chapter 17
I am an 85% “unsocial introvert”. I am primarily concerned with my own thoughts and feelings — not the physical and social environment. I…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Mar 22, 2020
A YUMMY METAPHYSICAL PIE | Chapter 18
A YUMMY METAPHYSICAL PIE | Chapter 18
Ingredients: A bowl of Beliefs, 2 cups of Faith, a large scoop of Skepticism, then season to taste with lots of Love and Optimism.
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Apr 4, 2020
PRIDE, THE FIRST DEADLY SIN | Chapter 19
PRIDE, THE FIRST DEADLY SIN | Chapter 19
Proverbs 16:18 — “Pride goeth before destruction”. Pride troubles me. To make sense of it, I make a distinction between being proud of…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Apr 26, 2020
HOW I ALMOST KILLED MY SELF | Chapter 20
HOW I ALMOST KILLED MY SELF | Chapter 20
In the late 1970s, I moved the family to Anchorage, Alaska to work on the construction of the Alyeska Pipeline. Life in Alaska was very…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
May 6, 2020
I DON’T WANT TO BE WANDED | Chapter 21
I DON’T WANT TO BE WANDED | Chapter 21
How I got on the Transportation Safety Agency’s watch list.
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Nov 28, 2020
POSSIBILITY & DEGREES OF DOUBT | Chapter 22
POSSIBILITY & DEGREES OF DOUBT | Chapter 22
A friend said of something that he was “as sure of it as he was that the Sun will rise tomorrow”. However, in 5 billion years, when our…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Jun 14, 2020
HAVING A BRAIN IS NOT EASY | Chapter 23
HAVING A BRAIN IS NOT EASY | Chapter 23
On average, people 30 and older rate themselves 7.5 out of ten on the Attractiveness scale (the under 30 years think they are 9’s). Most…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Jul 16, 2020
50,000 THINGS REVEALED & HIDDEN | Chapter 24
50,000 THINGS REVEALED & HIDDEN | Chapter 24
50,000 is the number of times your heart beats in half a day. But it doesn’t tell us heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US.
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Jul 23, 2020
THE MYSTERY OF BANANA / NOT BANANA | Chapter 25
THE MYSTERY OF BANANA / NOT BANANA | Chapter 25
After I finish eating a BANANA, there is NOT BANANA. At what point did BANANA become NOT BANANA? Maybe when I swallowed the last bite? Or…
Larry “Bubbananda” Andrews
Aug 13, 2020
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