Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for July 30, 2023

I can see Rocky, Gemma, Jewelly, Twinkle, Ruby, Garnet…..

I’ve heard they can be as painful as kidney stones.

Aren’t any of the parents Stoners?

Soon they will be set for life.

I haven’t played Splendor in weeks.

There will be many facets to their lives. Not everything will be clear cut. For some, it will be a hard life.

Pretty.

Seeing the little rascals expressions, some of them will bring their parents marriage on the rocks.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the rolling stones!

You forgot the ever popular Opal. . .

Why is the blue stone an emerald cut and not the emerald??!!

Wouldn’t they all be the same, and then they change every 30 days?

Let’s see, there’s Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Steven . . .

And a rolling stone gathers no moss.

And they all think their kid is a gem.

Beryl, Emerald, Onyx, Topaz, Sapphire…

I see mine!

I see and emarald cut topaz next to a brilliant cut emerald. With an oval cut ruby. That’s the parents.

I hear Zelda music.

They’re all real gems.

Pretty dang cute! :)

hahahahahaha

Better than kidney stones…

Thanos is drooling somewhere in the galaxy…

Aren’t they just the most precious little jewels?