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| God's blessings are on us Right through the day All we need to do is recognise them Thank-you is what we need to say It's easy to take things for granted The big things and the small Until you see others crave what you have Deserve the gifts, or watch them fall Everyone - be thankful!  "Note: 48-HOUR CHALLENGE : BONUS Media Prompt ..." |
| Went to school, then to visit Sandhya on her birthday (ate 2 samosas and a small piece of cake) and went back to 100 Hands where I bought some bookmarks, coasters, a planner and a magnetic blue owl. |
Had a lovely day. Went to the GPO to hand in my contest entry, and collect today's special post mark. Then went to the handicrafts fair by 100 Hands. Bought a lot of stuff - glass animals, earrings, food ... Ate a sev puri there and packed an onion paratha. Went to Divya's place to gift the Ganesha I'd got for her, met Amisha there. All in all a lovely day. |
| Yesterday I went for the Read A Kitab activity. There was a big response. The theme was festivals, travel, life. A lot of varied books got discussed including Dalrymple's Nine Lives and Dan Brown's Inferno. I spoke about Mrs. Pollifax. |
Thank you, Writing.Com Support  — I received the Physical MB 'What a Character' today! |
| For "Note:
48-HOUR CHALLENGE : Media Prompt
Deadl..." As soon as they said 'We'll never be royals' I thought - and thank goodness for that. I mean, Charles and Diana didn't have much luck with their romance, did they? I haven't calculated, but I'm sure the percentage of successful, committed royal romances is a tiny one. Megan and Harry opted out of royalty, didn't they? Drive those Cadillacs in your dreams, dear. Real Cadillac owners don't spend time with their wives, they're on the golf course and what their caddy lacks is supplied by higher cadres, if you know what I mean. Mercedes bends to pick up the money, and doesn't utter any Audi-ble protest. Puns aside, dream Cadillacs are fine, they don't have the price tag that real ones do. And I don't mean the monetary price - there are other costs involved. You be grateful you got love, and you be grateful you'll never be royal. |
| Words: 718 For "The Bard's Hall Contest" Dear Mom/Dad, You were so right - the sights and sounds of Tanzania are truly amazing, and I am learning so much both in college and out of it. Thank you for sending me here, it has been a blessing. And you'll be very glad to know that you have a blessing, too. You have a new daughter-in-law, or rather, a soon to be daughter-in-law. And I know you'll bestow me with my wedding gift before the wedding, because I need it for the wedding to happen. The list of requirements and how many $$ for each is enclosed, be a pair of dears and send it across ASAP won't you? I mean, you can do without the car, the washing machine, the TV and some of your knick-knacks, so it won't be hard to sell them and get the dough real quick. And they're Masai, so there'll be the traditional exchange of gifts between her parents and the two of you. I think you'll get jewels and weapons and probably an animal or two - please come up with something equivalent to send them. Some furniture, or a piano or something like that, you get my drift. Only don't take too long thinking it up, because the wedding has to happen before my bride-to-be starts - er - showing. Showing. Mom has understood. Dad, I guess I need to spell it out, Yes, not only a daughter-in-law, there's a grandchild in the making for you as well. I hope it's a girl and I hope she gets her looks from her mother and her brains from her maternal uncle and her heart from the two of you. You are the biggest hearted parents I know and you're going to be great as grandma and grandpa. Now I've got some assignments to finish, the tribal dance master is very strict and if I don't get my practical test exactly right he'll fail me. I have a bevvy of beauties to help me, they'll be here with their djembes in exactly five minutes. Oh, there's the doorbell, one of them is five minutes early, bless her. Your loving and obedient son, Paul. P.S. Just kidding, Mom/Dad! I'll be home for the Holidays! Mom/Dad, who had read the above missive together, now reacted in their respective ways. Meg burst out laughing and sank on to the sofa. Colin clutched the letter and staggered sideways on to his armchair. "Phew. What do you find so funny? I almost had a stroke!" Meg wiped her streaming eyes, hiccupped herself to silence and sat up straight. "Are we going to let him get away with this?" Colin's eyes twinkled. "Wife, I love the way your mind works." Paul did come home for the holidays. And the first thing they did was to attend Christmas-eve service at the church. It was a closely knit congregation of 100 people, and Father Damian knew each one personally. At the end of the service, he called out from the pulpit, "And my dear ladies, gentlemen and children. I have a special announcement to make. Our very own Paul is back from his adventures abroad, and his bride-to-be is going to follow!" Paul blushed as the congregation burst into applause and cheers. Several ladies (who had dandled him on their knees when he was this high) left their pews and ran to hug and kiss him. "But -- but --" he stammered. "We have booked the date here at the church. I shall preside personally. Your mother has picked the wedding gown and the cake. You'll use your grandma's wedding ring, that's traditional in your family. Oh, and if you'll let us know when she starts to show, we'll book the baby's baptism, too." There was another roar and everyone stood up and clapped. "A standing ovation," Colin said, beaming at his son. "Oh, and dear," Meg shouted, above the roars of the congregation, "you'll want to take her for the honeymoon in a Rolls Royce, I'm guessing, so there's one parked outside for you to test drive. Must plan all the details." Paul extricated himself with difficulty and pelted down the aisle. He had to go, run, anywhere. Whoa!! There was a Rolls there, waiting. And where the 'Just Married' sign would've hung, there was a board saying 'Hey Paul we were only kidding!' |
Jim  Here's one for you to groan at.This little kid had this little toy dog. If he wound the dog up, the dog barked and wagged its tail. But soon, the kid grew tired of constantly winding the toy dog. "I'm tired. I can't key pup any more," he sighed.   |
| FOR "Note:
48-HOUR CHALLENGE : BONUS Media Prompt
..." This reminds me of the movie Fiddler on the Roof, and the dream sequence. That was very well done in the movie and I've seen a high school production of it also, again nicely done. I wonder why people are so obsessed with bringing back the dead. Haven't they walked the earth for the duration they were meant to, and moved on? Why make them retrace their steps? Are we trying to learn something, or are we simply fooling sround? I think 'Rest in Peace' fits here! Let them be, people, let them be! |
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