Author: rugby843

I donned my mermaid costume

Set up my crystal ball

Halloween’s a-comin’ (Golden Girls ref)

And I want to see it all

All the kids in costumes, maybe skeletons or ghosts

And love the homemade ones hidden under coats

It always snowed on Halloween

That fate made all kids cry

No one would see their costumes

When bundled to the eyes

Every treat was inspected

When tampering suspected–but

This year no funny clowns or angels seen afoot

No scary goblins or bloody masks for which to root

Lockdown surely necessary, and I agree

Our kids are all older but I worry for the wee

They love the fun of dressing up

Being what they wish this day

Maybe if they wait, next year IT will be gone away.

Carve those pumpkins, eat some sugar, dance along

Turn up “Thriller” – Michael Jackson’s famous song.

That’s my advice,

Please think twice–

Stay home, stay safe.

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From NPR:

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Maybe when all the hoopla is over, he will be deservedly locked up.

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Pick your favorite based on flavor

Vote for the real and not the favored

A pretty presentation may be tempting

But it’s truth you want, not exempting.

Sunday Photo Fiction – Oct 18 2020

My heart is in recovery

Since I lifted up your mask

Your promises unkept–

Failure of important tasks.

Initially so sublime this life time,

I never imagined happier,

My heart now permanently pierced

By your intentioned rapier.

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https://cyranny.com/2020/10/18/recovery-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-55152

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/rdp-sunday-promises/#like-10024

https://fivedotoh.com/2020/10/18/fowc-with-fandango-sublime/#like-48717

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(Hindsight is good, foresight is better; but second sight is best of all.)

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Stagnant as green algae

Covering a pond

Everyone wants to know

What’s lying there beyond

Waiting around the corner

Hidden by the bend

Might be a bright future

Or maybe your life’s end

No crystal ball will help you

No wish upon a star

For what it was and what it is

Your meddling might mar

Humans try to push their fate

In a positive direction

But animals have the clue

They wisely skip deflection.

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https://amanpan.com/2020/10/12/eugis-weekly-prompt-foresight-october-12-2020/

“Ten Things I Hate About You”. Made a while ago, I had never seen this movie. It is funny and entertaining. You will recognize a lot of the actors still popular today. It’s fun to watch and may remind you of your high school days, and watch the outtakes at the end.

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This is from 2013, but they have lots of new albums. The Christmas albums are spectacular.

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After a week and a half of being cornered with stomach flu, food poisoning or whatever it is, I am still feeling under the weather and our weather has already started strong cold winds, typical Cheyenne wintery weather, making everyone’s life miserable. But soccer is still on and even a 58 degree temp is chilling with the wind.

That aside, besides finally eating a little BRAT diet, with no taste and yucky Gatorade, I think I’ll live. I think. That’s why I have not posted or commented much. This morning I got a good laugh from Mr. Bump’s comment which sparked a few posts, so they are all coming at once. I have to say those comments can really lift my day. Thanks, guys!

As far as a word I usually have to look up, (my soggy or maybe dried up this week) brain has a problem with the I before E concept. I can usually look at it and see it looks weird, like the word: weird, which I often use because most of the people I love are all weird.

Now as I look at it, 🙄, it does look weird, or maybe I’m just hallucinating from no food and too much tylenol. I refuse to look it up!🤯🙄👋

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Oct. 17/2020

“One potato, two potato, three potato, four…”

I don’t want to play!

I know you’re scared, we all are, but you lost!

Everyone says it’s haunted!

Well, that’s why we’re here, it’s Halloween!

But, but. . .but, I’m the smallest one here, and if there really is a monster in there, I will be easy prey! Why not send Biggie Roberts? He’s a bully anyway, who cares if the monster gets him? Sam starts to cry.

That’s why they call you Snivelly Sam. You’re always blubbering about something. You lost the count. Now go in!

Sam hesitates and then pulls himself up to his tallest three foot five and wipes his eyes and nose on his sleeve. Okay, he thought, I’ll show them! He put one hand in his pocket to hold onto the lucky penny his grandad gave him and squeezed it as he opened the creaky door and stepped inside. The door shut behind him.

It’s been fifteen minutes, did you guys hear anything? I didn’t either. Think we should go in after him?

After another five minutes, Sam came outside with a big smile on his face, and the boys outside were shocked.

What happened? What was inside, was it scary?Why are you smiling?

Sam just kept on walking home. The rest of the boys just looked at each other in amazement, following along behind with their questions. Sam walked into his house and left them outside. His mom said, hello honey, did you have fun today? Sam smiled and told her about the friendly old grandma in the haunted house who fed him cider and donuts as a Halloween treat.

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