I add my Congratulations and thanks to Ronovanwrites for providing five years of prompts. I can imagine him thinking “whew!”
Sand yields to the wind
Ripples and rivers in smooth
Only mounds seem safe
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Monday Movie
A story this week about an American hero, General Chuck Yeager, in the movie, “The Right Stuff”. He is still my hero, and you can keep up with his honest tweets on a Twitter if you like. He’s never rude even when asked very stupid questions from the public. The astronauts got the attention but it never would have been possible without this daring airman. His autobiography is “Yeager”.
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MLMM Sunday Writing Prompt
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Everyone stared. The year was 1960 and as two new students walked in to the lunchroom; it grew quiet. A fifteen minute lunch period in a busy high school was always moving, loud and busy, but at this moment, stunned silence lay heavy in the large room.
A small town in New England, with not a white majority student population, but entirely white. When the twin brown skinned girls came into the crowded room, they sat in the corner by themselves. A hush came over all and I cannot imagine the trepidation the two young women felt–I’m sure it was similar to a fish out of water.
I often think back to that day and wonder where they are today.
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FOWC: Shake, Happy and Sad
My favorite homemade shake I made when kids were small:
2 cups milk
1/4 cup chocolate sauce
1 cup vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
Put in blender and whirr!
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Shakes not so nice to remember were the ones I made each day using a commercial envelope and whole milk. These were for my husband’s gastric tube while he was being treated for esophageal cancer. A warning for all: you do not have to be a smoker, chewer, or drinker of alcohol to get this disease. A warning sign is acid reflux, and stomach upset, constant taking of Rolaids for example. It is a sneaky disease with only ten percent cure rate, so please, check this out:
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Song Lyric Sunday
I hate being too serious, life is serious enough, so for my choice, a mystery: “Green Door” written by Bob Davie and Marvin Moore, sung by Jim Lowe. Notice the markup in price on the 45!😃
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https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2019/07/13/thriller/
Word of the Day: Opulent
I’m watching “Reign” at the moment and who would ever want to be a royal? I’ve read stories of their lives in history books and even modern times, and cannot imagine anyone wanting that life. Here’s an example of the opulence they were required to wear:
How about wearing that on a hot humid day in England?
Prompts
Writing, writing, something poetic
Oh no. . .rip!
That looks pathetic
Shouldn’t it be more jocular
Instead of blatantly ocular
Photograph of a wavering leaf
Looking sad suggesting grief
Rip it up, start again
Wait until tomorrow when
The sun is bright and smiles begin.
MLMM Saturday Mix- Oddquain
Tears
Can’t fight them
Sometimes cathartic
Uncontrolled emotions flow
Pain
Just when you think….
Slept well for a change, coffee, reading blogs WITH makeup since I plan on getting out in the world, and then….read this:
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A poem by a Chilean poet named Pablo Neruda, brought to us by:
Happy 115th Birthday Pablo Neruda
I love this blog, check it out if you haven’t already.
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That did it, makeup destroyed and it seems the sun is now behind the clouds, threatening rain. I know it’s raining inside.
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SoCS July 13, 2019
Linda’s Prompt for Saturday is instructions. I’m reaching back to the 70’s for this story of my dad and his brother in law, who I adored, Uncle Chape. They were visiting us in Houston on their way to San Padre Island and each bought a metal detector to use on the beach. Uncle Chape got up early and threw his detector together. He was a small wiry impatient man and when done, it didn’t work. Later my dad went out to find Chape opening his package and threw a fit. My dad used the instructions and his detector worked fine. We all had a laugh about it. I miss my uncle, he was charming and funny and great story teller, sometimes making up his own words.☺️He certainly was an original.
The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 13/19
https://cyranny.com/2019/07/12/original-word-of-the-day-challenge/
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