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| Thoughts and takes on the way life presents.... |
| How did you enjoy this month's challenges? Would you like to see this format repeated in future "Unofficial" months? Do you have any suggestions for themes? What else did you do during October? What are your plans for November? I was engrossed in Nanoprep and did not participate in much blogging at all. If something struck my fancy, in it went, but I did not have the focus to mess around on a blog. I like the mini challenges. I like that different judges took over. I will be doing NaNoWriMo in November. If past happenstances are any indication, I will not have the time -- well, I may have the time, but not the interest to take the focus off the novel. Plus I think I put together some kind of auction package for the Save the Disabilities Group. And someone might actually value my opinion to bid on my auction package. I think I may have another auction package floating around out there, but can't remember. I'll find out soon enough. I will have to earn some serious GP to update my membership. So yeah, busy November. Plus, real life sticks its nose in and I must go play with the family and sibs somewhere in there. If I do blog it will be because something odd happened and I have to share because that's what I do |
LESSON: There are no obstacles, just launching pads to reach the goal. And you have to move quickly. For example, I was sitting on the couch in front of the window and I heard some pawsteps, the whish of air as she launched, a gentle thump on my chest before she landed safely on the back of the couch. We can all learn a lesson about seizing the opportunity. I mean seriously, a second either way could have been disastrous because I fidget. |
| Day 2 Halloween Controversy - Many Christian Churches encourage their congregations to boycott Halloween Celebrations. What is your opinion, is Halloween pure evil? So ... how much trouble am I in for admitting that I don't give a flying fig? Here's the thing ... I live in middle class neighborhood next to a lower income neighborhood on one side and a rich neighborhood on the other. Why do both hit our streets? I mean for real. One year I stopped counting at 80. I dumped the candy dish out on the stoop and let them fight for it. I participated when the kids were little, but now I am just done with it. If the kids stayed in their own neighborhoods, that would be fine. driving your car to my street? Not okay. I boycott it not because it is evil, but because I am a stingy old lady. I own it. I have better things to spend my money on than the kids from the poor side of town where the single parents should seriously stop wasting their money on things that just do not matter. The money they waste on Halloween could be much better spent on food for the table. The rich kids? Oh, please. The greed sickens me. Stay home and play board games with your parents. |
| Write a whole bunch of new ones for your "Sunday News Blog" Cliche bomb everybody's comments section. Have some fun. I'll be checking in, and Merit Badging the best new cliche and the most new cliches. Don't forget to write. For the headlines, I am nixing the same old same old and getting straight to the bottom line by opting to hightligh this oldie but goodie. No cheap thrills today. Just a quick little foray into the ancient achieves of the Baltimore Sun. Enjoy. I know it's not local for me, but we are all related and we should just get along, right? (This is the most democrat I will ever be.) NEWS THE BALTIMORE SUN The Bottom Line on Cliches By ERNEST F. IMHOFF | August 1, 1993 The British Broadcasting Corporation wants to get rid of its cliches with a new style book aimed at banning tired phrases. At The Baltimore Sun, getting rid of just one cliche, such as "the bottom line," might be as tough as cleaning up the Chesapeake.Since 1990, Sun and Evening Sun writers, letter and other writers and subjects used the accountants' phrase, "bottom line" (the point of something) 2,094 times. In a July 1993 sampling of 50 examples, Sun story or headline writers used the phrase 16 times; others or people quoted were guilty the other 34 times. |
| Tossed a lot, turned a lot looked at the clock it read 2:30. Tried closing my eyes, but ended up tossing and turning some more. At 3:30, I am staring at the wall again. FTS! I shall eat some corn chips that Matt brought home. Still awake. It's watch the moon and/or the backside of the neighbor's house or watch an episode of Barney Miller. I choose the Old 1-2. At 4:00 a.m. give sleep another go. This time Sophie (our cat) snuck in. I tried burying her under the covers, but she got out. My last conscious act was putting my arm under the covers so Sophie could play hunt. Wait, Tom woke me up at 7:30 to let Sophie out for a bio-break. 3.5 hours of sleep. It's going to be one of those days. |
| Name a fashion or a trend that is currently out of style that you wish would make a comeback? Or name one that you wish would disappear forever. Come back trend would be those cool belts that you could wear at an angle or have the buckles look ultra cool. Now they are just something to hold your pants up and are not a fashion statement. And disappear forever would be the pants on the ground status. Those idiots walk like ducks and think its cool. We are going to have an incredibly high level of back problems in 20 years because these young bucks don't have a brain to think for themselves. Now if the women would just power up and tell the boys to pull their pants up, life would be good. But the young ladies are not secure enough to do that. It's a shame. See if you remember this one.... https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=american+idol+pants+onthe+ground+song&ei=U... |
| Day Four: Yesterday's prompt lied. Money isn't evil - politics are evil! Tell us how do you escape the political situations and what you think about political correctness, politicians, government, office/school/church/neighborhood politics and how you can escape them - if you do. To escape the politics of the day, i turn off the TV, and hide the boss's paper so that i don't see it. My daughter gave me this website that is isidewith.com. I filled out the questionnaire and found out that Ben Carson and the Donald are my top two. Ben is in the number one spot and the Hillary megaego is on the bottom. Knew that before I took the test. As for political correctness? I ignore it. It is main culprit for all the divisiveness in this country. Just say what you think, someone will say their feelings are hurt and you get to have a conversation. But have the media police slam stuff down your throat makes people lawsuit happy. Not everything is a lawsuit. Put on your big people pants and find your moral compass. If you focus on your me, what the other person is doing won't matter so much. And for God's sake don't take that to applying to kids. You are accountable for your kids so make sure they are behaving properly. And don't worry about what the other person thinks about your methods. If they say something it will probably be "thank you for minding your child". |
| ** Image ID #2061171 Unavailable ** The moment is frozen in time. There sound of the scream was silenced by an unknown force. The dimensional shift usually happened with only a moment of time lost. This time, it swept in with enough force to leave the occupants of both worlds terrified and frozen for several seconds. This shift was lasting much too long. When time fell back into its natural order, the grandmother would go back to her morning ministrations taking only a brief pause to wonder why her heart was racing so fast. The Tristram, on the other hand, had to move. It did not want to be returned to the underworld without a prize. It could smell the terror of the grandmother. Its ears twitched to locate the pounding heartbeat. It needed to feed. Its eyes did not work in this world, but its other senses were highly tuned. It had to get its prize before the shift occurred. Too soon the Tristram could feel the shift picking up speed. It had to move, and yet could not. It could not understand the forces that were holding him in one spot. That is when it felt the feathery breath of the halo sphere. It now knew fear. The Tristram could only function in their own world and this one. The halo would deposit him in a world that would not feed his needs. The Tristram had to break the bonds of the halo. |
| ** Image ID #2055535 Unavailable ** “I see a strange place that has only one splash of color at the bottom and then meanders off. What does that mean?” “What color?” “Purple. Glassy shiny purple. What does it mean?” “Colors usually point to an emotion or symbolism. Purple is usually the color of royalty. The depth of the color will show where you are in the journey.” “What does puke green indicate? Because that is in the background and then dark green in front.” “Green is the color of love. It could be an indication of love fading.” “What does a boat indicate? I see a boat on a purple river.” “Boats are a sign of prosperity.” “I am in that boat sailing toward a mountain. Is that good?” “Yes. It signifies wealth and prominence.” “Prophet, why am I having this dream over and over?” “It is what will be. You will experience one deep and rich love and it will fade quickly. Your life path is to take the thrown and leadership demands that go with it. Your journey will be peaceful and calm. Make no mistake; your lover cannot take this journey with you. If you choose your lover over your destiny, it will not end well. There is only harshness and sadness in that path.” “I don’t know.” “Candidate, your choice is clear. The spirits will make your path clear. But you will always have freedom to choose. Do you choose a life of leading this world to rebirth or a secondary one? Your dreamscape shows what will happen if you follow your birthright. If you do not follow your destiny, circumstances will adjust to put you back on the correct path.” “I know. I know. When?” “How many steps are in your mountain?” “I don’t know. It looks like one continuous river to the top with five curves.” “Where are you in this journey?” “At the beginning.” “Where in this journey do the colors fade?” “The second curve. About.” “You have two cycles to remove your affections from you dalliance. If you have not completed the task by the fourth cycle, the choice will be enforced.” “I think I knew that already.” “Yes, you did…and do. You know what is demanded of you.” “I will make the choice in time. Right now, I need to be loved. Do you know what I mean?” “Yes. And I know making the choice is not in you. The choice will be enforced and you will then lead with power and conviction. But that power will only come when you have experienced extreme loss and through that, find your strength.” “Until then, I will live like today is my last.” “No! Learn from each experience. You will rely on the lessons of this time for the trials that are to come!” “I understand.” “Do not look so forlorn. I have a gift for you that will help you in the coming journey. Receive the blessings you will need in the coming times.” “These pegs look like the boat in my dream!” “Here is your board. When you place a piece in the board, any piece, it will reveal your next move.” “What did I do to deserve a prophesy board?” “The spirits do not reveal the reasons, only their choice. You are their choice. This is their form of communication with you. My role is complete. Your journey begins now.” |
| Prompt: What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in a terrifyingly dangerous situation? Could you keep your calm? What would be the first reasonable thought to occur to you? Surprisingly, this actually happened a couple of times. The first time, i was young and fresh off the farm, so to speak. It was a sorority house of victorian styling. My bedroom was one that must have resembled the servant's quarters. I had to go through one bedroom to get to the back bedroom. one night when all the girls were out for the night, someone was cutting through the screen in the bedroom. I was a good Catholic and I prayed to God, Jesus, Mother Mary, and every saint I could think of to get me out of that situation. It worked. He stopped mid cut and I was given the blessed gift of sleep. Nothing happened and I was "told by God" not to investigate. Sleep is a good thing. The second time, my sister is a two lane highway driver only. She is fine until she sees more than two lanes in one direction. I told her I would drive at the next pull off. The next pull off was that V at the bottom of an entrance ramp where it merges with the freeway traffic. That is where she stopped the car, jumped out and we switched drivers right there. I quickly merged with the traffic. I asked sis if she was alright. She said yes, she was under the seat and didn't see anything. So boys and girls, I learned that prayer and laughter are good releases from potentially dangerous situations. |
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