Movie Monday – Little Miss Sunshine rugby843, posted in uncategorized

This is the best clip I could find of this movie from 2006.  It is a heartwarming, funny, sad, and beautiful movie.  It is rated R for language.  Different clips are available on YouTube.  I would suggest watching the one named “remembrance of things”, a personal favorite. I chose the one below because it gives a better view of the whole movie. It has some social commentary and I can’t imagine you would be disappointed when watching this film.

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Who uses typo as their official language, raise your hand!🙋🏼‍♀️. Now with AI butting in to everything we write, it’s not just the occasional – wishful thinking – that happens, it’s entire sentences! I was trying to write a text today and a weird sentence appeared, not even a tiny bit relatable! Can you tell I’m frustrated with AI? The country I live in that used to be named America, causes so much strife for those of us that have a brain is bad enough, we DON’T NEED AI mucking everything up!

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS September 19, 2026

”It’s not on the map! I told you to use Google Maps, because this app doesn’t keep up with new roads. Google app does!”

“Julie, dearest, we’re almost there, and she said she would leave a signpost for the party. You know, old Jim is turning eighty, you’d think it would be somewhere quiet, but no, she had to rent this huge venue. I don’t know how many will even show up, or how many have passed…what a thought, Julie. We’re circling the drain ourselves!”

“What a thing to say, Jim. I can’t believe you’re so pessimistic. Look! The signpost!”

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18 September 2026

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Sitting on the bed, typing away on her new manuscript idea, Sue suddenly smelled something unpleasant…a nice word she thought to herself, maybe I’ll use it. Then Riffraff came running in covered with the something unpleasant, triangle shaped hard rubber toy in his teeth, and unceasing wags of his tail. She immediately grabbed the aerosol can!

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Can You Tell A Story In…

Echoing back to me

No future do I see

Contempt for what will be

Starting with truth and not the scenery

As Doris sang, what will be will be,

Que sera sera .

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #448

These huge planes and jets are loud, sounds like they’re right above our house!

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maybe heritage

maybe fate

made a man with such hate

whoever thought he’d rise so far

blind followers pushed him there

wondering if they’re sorry now

wondering if they knew how

dangerous he could be

his heritage from across the sea

wondering if he’ll ever see

he hates others just like he

heritage is an old word sometimes sad

living, denying, hiding what “they” had

though heritage still exists

as your life on some government list

farewell heritage.

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Free verse

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 82, Celebrating Heritage! – 9/15/26

He promised a fun time, but this odd hot dog looking lunch item was not cutting it. Why would he do something ridiculous like this on a first date? And a hot dog? She started laughing and couldn’t stop. Not for the reasons he was thinking, that she thought it was funny or appreciated his joke offering, but because of all the times she had looked at him admirably, longing to date him. She imagined a nice walk in the park or maybe a lovely restaurant with good food, even a movie, but this? She got up and walked off.

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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 09/15/2026

Agreed, Linda! On email too, as responses, can’t get rid of it😡

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“Predictive text ruins my sentences, and AI is just that, but with a god complex.”

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One-Liner Wednesday – Facts few and far between

Fandango’s Story Starter #264