tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296667062009-02-21T11:14:20.577-05:00ZIXIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15477880547327928034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666706.post-1151042289244659512006-06-23T00:56:00.000-05:002006-06-23T01:05:10.200-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5559/3166/1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled25ng.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4486/untitled25ng.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br />Click for larger Image<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29666706-115104228924465951?l=rufustheredherring.blogspot.com'/></div>ZIXIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15477880547327928034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666706.post-1150612796185473322006-06-18T01:25:00.000-05:002006-06-18T01:50:19.256-05:00<u><span style="font-size:130%;">Some Clarifications</span></u><br /><u><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></u><br />- This is not a sham, hoax, or incidence of capricious tomfoolery.<br /><br />- Any questions can be forwarded to <a href="mailto:rufustheredherring@gmail.com">rufustheredherring@gmail.com</a>, and will be answered swiftly. Comments can also be left here, with or without an account.<br /><br />- Rufus's story, and the accompanying puzzles/codes, will be added to or updated weekishly.<br /><br />- The format will be as follows:<br /><br />(excerpt from story)<br />(puzzle)<br /><br />- The latters need not be solved in order to enjoy the former... except that without the penultimate answer, the ultimate answer may remain a mystery. But that's a long ways away; you can always depend on the kindness of strangers.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">i'm right where they want me/ready for anything</span><br /><u></u><br /><br /><u></u><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29666706-115061279618547332?l=rufustheredherring.blogspot.com'/></div>ZIXIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15477880547327928034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666706.post-1150274539870640642006-06-14T03:39:00.000-05:002006-06-14T03:42:19.880-05:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Note: If you are dead, skip down to the bottom. <br />All others, please read carefully.</span><br /><br />We’re all looking for answers to the most confounding questions…<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(which girl should I marry?<br />which career is right for me?<br />which vaguely tribal-looking symbol should I get tattooed on my forehead?)</span><br />…but all of those questions are merely subsets of the one question, the BIG question, the only question – why? Life, the Universe, Everything… what’s it all about? Well, it may comfort you to know that you’re not alone; a very special fish is wondering what the heck is going on too!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">(see Fig. 1 below)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">His name is Rufus, and he’s here to help. Over the next few months, you’ll hear his story – every crippling failure and dizzying triumph – together with some puzzles that’ll have you scouring our fair city from stem to stern. In the end, we’ll cover a lot of ground, share a few laughs, and if we’re not careful we might even learn something! No participation fee. No ‘personality tests’. Just a good-natured fable/treasure hunt. Enjoy!<br /><br />P.S. Rufus is not a ‘Jesus fish’. First, have you ever seen a red Jesus fish? Second, Jesus fish don’t smile. This is because Darwin told them they’re descended from sea monkeys.</div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29666706-115027453987064064?l=rufustheredherring.blogspot.com'/></div>ZIXIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15477880547327928034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666706.post-1150228758028609422006-06-13T14:38:00.000-05:002006-06-14T03:44:15.110-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5559/3166/1600/Rufus.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5559/3166/320/Rufus.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><--- Fig. 1<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">coming soon to Rochester</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29666706-115022875802860942?l=rufustheredherring.blogspot.com'/></div>ZIXIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15477880547327928034noreply@blogger.com0