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Friday, Apr. 25, 2025

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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Ned

about 14 hours ago
In response to "Spectrum"

Scientists have just discovered a new color they are calling "olo". Only seven people have seen it.
If I cannot see it, I might suspect that very thing.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

a day ago
In response to "On Being First"

If this theory holds true, then I must actually be the firstborn, meaning all my older siblings were adopted.

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Cubby

a day ago
In response to "On Being First"

Being the first-born myself...

...and the first born grandchild on both sides...

...I later became the Black Sheep of the family, even disowned at one point (this was in the mid-70s, so that might shed some light on things!) because I was no longer "perfect" in my father's eyes. That did not last long, however, and I turned out just fine! (although I never lived up to my potential)

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "On Being First"

I guess we all have different experiences. And I make crackpot theories around mine.

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Amethyst Angel 💐

a day ago
In response to "On Being First"

Meh, I don't know about that. I could tell tales of my three renegade half sisters I never met, or my mom's firstborn older sister who was a spoiled, temperamental fool, or... But that would be too personal. One has to be careful not to show primitive favoritism to the firstborn. Nuff said.

3 Like

ruwth

a day ago
In response to "On Being First"

My parent's would disagree...

The rest of the story: I was their firstborn...

4 Like

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Apr 22, 2025 at 7:40pm
In response to "Spectrum"

Yes, I do believe it would be.

1 Like

Kåre เลียม Enga

Apr 20, 2025 at 9:01pm
In response to "Incidental Resolution"

It's good to have you back. Beware of carpal tunnel syndrome as you entertain us.

1 Like

ßlυҽყҽʐ 🤍

Apr 20, 2025 at 8:24pm
In response to "A Weather Post!"

Yep ... same here. Not much rain, but the wind is horrible, bringing chill with it and the ground is already drying out before summer has a chance to.

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Ned

Apr 20, 2025 at 4:39pm
In response to "A Weather Post!"

Snow last week, 80 degrees this week and I found two mosquitoes in the house already BEFORE any windows have been opened. There are more bugs in summer, but they are more startling to run across when it's ony April.

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March 3, 2025 at 8:24am

#1084702

The End of the World

The End of the World

I wrote a comment today on Damon Nomad’s newsfeed post about the latest asteroid that came close to hitting the earth. As my comment stated, I have become tired of the scientists’ constant attempts to induce panic in us because “the world is about to end.” My point being that, if the world really is about to end, then there’s nothing that can be done about it (or it wouldn’t be true in the first place). And it’s not just about asteroids. We have been told for decades that one thing after another is about to bring life on this planet to an end and yet, here we still are. In fact, we seem to be doing better than ever before.

The net result of all this fear-mongering is that science itself is becoming suspect. After all, how many times do events have to prove these theories wrong before we realise that it’s overstated to the point of hysteria. In biblical times they would stone false prophets. We’d all live happier lives if we resumed the practice.

Anyway, that’s my rant for the day.

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