Blaming Gold Star families…and I thought he was already scraping the gutter..,
Of Course he is…
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No Theme Thursday
Marta had instincts about male personas and if they stepped near she could snap her fingers and they’d disappear. She never knew where they ended up or cared. But the little girls she observed just in case one showed potential.
It had been a fairly boring day and she sat down at her vanity. The candles instantly lit to show an old haggard face in the glass. She’d have to make a new spell in the morning, this time she would add a few dove feathers, the blood still clinging to them for the youth potion to last longer. To be honest she thought, the entire trying to look young was getting boring. She needed to find the perfect girl to complete a fresh 100 year transformation. Oh well, off to sleep, cuddling the tarantula she kept as her favorite pet.
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No Theme Thursday: 08.29.24
Crisis – movie night
Message at the end…
As “Crisis” (2021 release; 118 min.) opens, we are reminded the film is “Inspired by True Events“. We find ourselves at the “US/Canada Border, 40 Miles South of Montreal”, where a dope smuggler is trying to reach the US border, but he is intercepted by Canadian police.
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SoCS 8-31-24
Never mind Friday, which seems to come faster and faster, how about the last day of August? I don’t know what happened to it, and school, already? My 18 year old granddaughter had her first week being a senior! Sounds pretty cool but I’m already thinking about missing her when she goes to South Dakota for college! Seems like this pic was taken yesterday!
The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Aug. 31, 2024
MLMM Saturday Mix
Joe always felt courageous, even a bit cunning, but his life experiences had turned him into a timid, simple man, never a happy one. It was a life of disappointment, from his eighteenth year when he was rejected to serve in the military. He wasn’t healthy enough, something he never knew until the army doctors found something. Most of the men in his family were military and he felt he let them all down, even though none of it was his fault. This happening seemed to set him into a life of regrets, but it was his own attitude that failed him. Joe let his dissatisfaction affect his entire life, in interviews, employment, girlfriends—every aspect of his life was affected. Now Joe is retired and sits alone in his living room, watching other people’s lives.
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Opposing Forces – Saturday Mix, 31 August 2024
First Line Friday
Happy Friday & welcome to First Line Friday. It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line or lines.
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First Line Friday: August 30, 2024 📚💞
The Unicorn Challenge
“Frank, this is no place to stop, there’s not a soul around!”
“That’s the point, Martha, I need privacy!”
“Again? Frank I think you need to see a doctor!”
Frank laughed, “a doctor? For this?” Frank then walked over to Martha’s side of the car and pulled her out, giving her a very long kiss. Martha was surprised at Franks romantic gesture but kissed him back. Frank closed the car door behind her and took her hand. The grass was soft and green where they came together.
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Just Supposing…
No Theme Thursday
His goal is clear
Keep moving forward
Fight through fear
The world had changed
The future manged
Though he is only one
Needs to see justice done
The bright and shiny now deemed false
Into the facade he walks
Others might follow
Spoken courage often hollow
No matter fearful, he is determined
Forging ahead, a prayer murmured.
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No Theme Thursday: 08.29.24
Can they get any lower😡
“Former President Donald Trump shared a TikTok video yesterday including footage that likely violates federal lawagainst using military cemeteries for campaigning purposes. The video was posted after NPR reported Trump campaign staffers had a physical altercation Monday with an Arlington National Cemetery staffer who was trying to enforce restrictions during a remembrance ceremony. Only cemetery staff are authorized to take photographs or film in the area.”
“🎧 NPR’s Stephen Fowler says the Gold Star families that invited Trump gave him approval for a videographer and photographer to document the emotional moment, but families don’t have the power to suspend the rules. NPR also learned the family of a Green Beret whose headstone was visible in Trump’s footage didn’t give permission to be included. A Trump campaign representative said the Arlington staffer was “clearly suffering from a mental health episode.” JD Vance, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, said yesterday that Vice President Harris could “go to hell” over the Afghanistan withdrawal and blamed reporters for the controversy.
➡️ A solemn 14-acre section of the cemetery is at the center of this controversy. Here’s what to know about Section 60, which contains roughly 900 servicemembers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
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This is the worst, most despicable act that I have seen from him and Vance yet.
A Story in 30
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Can You Tell A Story In…
The Bag Lady 
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