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| I've been off the grid for a bit. A busy work schedule and a bout of Covid* at the beginning of the month took me out of commission for most of May. As a result my opportunities for Extra Curricular writing plummeted a bit but I'm gotten my second wind and I'm ready for a new wave... sort of. ^_^; Getting back into writing is taking quite a bit of energy. It feels a little bit like trying to work out when you haven't done it for awhile. Even simple tasks (this journal entry for example) feel draining. But as the new month starts, some fresh opportunities come with it and I'm genuinely excited about trying them. I signed up for "Ultimate Trinket Adventure [Mainland]"  ... a fun WDC Activity full of writing challenges and trinket hunting which is bound to keep me busy well into June.I also taking part in "The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now" with the goal of sending out 12 badges and likewise extending those entries to "The Contest Challenge" .By coincidence I also noticed in the newsfeed that today was the last day to sign up for the second session of "I Write: Enter the Second Decade" . I participated in the first round of this and was hoping to return for the second part but haven't gotten a chance to join in yet. It seems like this is already 5 weeks in so it is a bit of a climb but I would like to take part in it so I'll probably be doing a bit scrambling as I head into summer.*Rolls up sleeves." There's a lot to do but I'm ready to go for it. Doing my best to dive in and catch up! *Just to clarify I was fully vaccinated and boosted so it wasn't as bad as it might have been. I had a fever for a few days and it took me about a week or two to recover my full energy. There was also a lingering cough, sore throat and stuffy nose that bothered me for a bit. It is also no mystery where I got it from. Despite my usual caution and tendency to stay indoors for the most part... I ventured into the heart of New York City on a rainy day when Omicron was on the rise. |
| My Hometown and the city I have lived most of my life is New York City. This is probably a pretty well-known fact but to avoid taking readers who haven't visited New York before for granted, the city is divided up into 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx. I grew up in the latter part of the city. If you notice... "The" Bronx is the only borough in New York where an article precedes it. The Bronx gets its name from the Bronx river which itself is named for a Dutch settler Jonas Bronc due to the fact that it is short for the Bronx River. Interestingly enough I found that story out after checking Wikipedia and it wasn't the origin story I had originally heard for the way the Bronx got its name. As I remember it my 7th grade social studies teacher had told me that the Bronx received its name from a famous family that lived in the borough who were known to throw lavish parties. People invited to the parties would often ask each other if they were planning to attend. "Are you going to the Bronc's this weekend?". The phrase lead to the definite article being part of the name of the borough. As fun as the origin story my Social Studies teacher gave is, I wasn't able any confirmation or mention of that story online. I am am left wondering where it came from. Author's note: Originally I started writing this entry as part of a challenge for "Invalid Item" . I didn't get a chance to finish it but wound up going back and completing it for "I Write: Enter the Second Decade" . |
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