Answer me this, May 9, 2024 What values are fundamental to you and why? I was writing this yesterday and after I accidentally posted it, I deleted the entire thing and went to bed. I should not be writing so late… Read More ›
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SOME MISTAKES ARE BADDER THAN OTHERS
ANSWER ME THIS – APRIL 15-16 2024 I already know I won’t be doing much posting tomorrow. It’s going to be a long lab and hospital visit. I’ll be happy if we make it home in time for dinner There… Read More ›
LIVING LONG WITH OR WITHOUT PROSPERING
Daily writing prompt 1811: What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I’ve had spine surgery, heart surgery, stomach surgery, lost both breasts to cancer and here I am heading into 77 and feeling better… Read More ›
APRIL IN THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY
The Blackstone River and its valley – where the water lives except when it doesn’t.
WORD DU JOUR VIA FANDANGO
Fandango’s One-Word Challenge I could help it. I could think of so many great meanings for rebuttal. Mostly, I think this is an nonverbal response. Instead of saying something, you just sit on it, hence the “butt” in rebuttal.
RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!
Thus went the cry of Monty Python’s Knights of the Round Table in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” They didn’t have horses, but they had coconut shells they used to make clopping, hoof-like sounds. “Run away, run away!” Oh how… Read More ›
WHAT IS YOUR SONG? – RICH PASCHALL
The Soundtrack of Your Life, Rich Paschall You have probably heard that phrase before. Oldies radio stations love to use it. They want you to think they are playing the soundtrack of our lives. You know what they mean. They… Read More ›
DON’T YOU HATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS?
I went to see my doctor yesterday. We are new to one another and we needed a pow-wow. The last time I was there, I handed him a box with about 10 pounds of paper medical records in it. I think,… Read More ›
THE END OF MIDDLE EARTH – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t know how many times I’ve read these books. I know the first time was in 1967. I read it in the hospital after my spine was fused and after I decided not to die. I was in the… Read More ›
TAKE YOUR UMBRAGE ON THE ROAD – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Umbrage I always wanted to take an Umbrage. I wanted one in British Racing Green with a 5 on the floor. That way when anyone said “I take umbrage at that,” I could respond by saying, “Hey,… Read More ›
NO CRYING IN THE NEST – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Nest A woman, younger than me, has no children and asks: “What is ’empty nest syndrome?’ What does it mean?” I gave it a bit of thought. After all, my nest is empty except for two terriers… Read More ›
A CARDINAL – RADIANT IN THE WOODS WITH SNOW ON THE WAY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Radiant I looked out upon my deck … and it was interesting. Not one, but two squirrels, each hanging in one of the feeders with a Cardinal in the woods, presumably waiting for those big four-footed fluffies… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 