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In poker people have their tells

It’s innate, it’s kept in their cells

Old Joe’s faked a tick

Intended to trick

His money continues to swell

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The Society Of Environmental Authors and Journalists

So I was thinking….just for the halibut, let’s use the word “fish”. I’ll spare you from the rest of the fish puns (though they are fin-tastic).

Here’s how to join in:

• Write a quadrille and post it on your blog or website.
• Enter your name and direct link to your poem in Mr. Linky.
• Follow the links to other poets. Read, comment and come back for more as the prompt is open all week.
• Kindly provide a link to dVerse so others can find us too.
• Drop into the pub to say hello.
• Enjoy!!

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I suppose people get their wish
Sitting down to a meal of fish
But me? I guess I’m picky
Catching a fish doesn’t seem tricky
However, it’s not a sport I’d choose
I’d rather be in a boat for a cruise
And cleaning? Ick!

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Respond to this Friday Faithfuls challenge by writing about something attacking your computer, if you have ever experienced a Ransomware attack, or if your computer got infected by a Trojan, a Virus, Spyware, Malware, a Worm, Keyloggers, or if you think someone was Phishing on your computer, or if you ever opened a suspicious Email attachment and had problems after that, or you can go with anything else that you think would fit.  

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I’ll never live this down so I might as well tell you. I put in a one dollar amount for something – as it is this day I can’t remember what it was! But it opened my bank account to a scam artist and it took a lot of time and effort, changing my bank card and complete change of my account. In the meantime any of my EFTs were denied and all had to be set up again. It was a huge mess and lesson learned.

Now that tariffs are involved, I bet the cheap clothing and jewelry sites will be gone soon. Wherever you shop online be careful. I think Amazon is the most reliable and even using a PayPal account will back up your payments.

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Remote Access Trojan

Easy one for me because most of my grandkids last names start with Q. Any time they have to tell someone, it’s never the real name repeated back first. But I like it because it is not ordinary. My sons have my last name after marriage and it is a blah name, but still no one says it back without adding an s to it.🤨And then of course my first name, Cheryl is always changed and I finally just accept Carol if I have to repeat or change the spelling, it’s just easier. I don’t quibble about it.

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What’s In A Name?Spoken by Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 26, 2025

Faith a truth for some, belief in something not seen, but read about. Ambiguous promises defended by certain cultures is intriguing to me. I have faith in visible things, even though some I cannot see. Faith in family love I can see, openly visible. I think there’s something there, I don’t know what, but I find myself saying thank you out loud to it, it’s a conundrum.

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Writing Prompts

clouds parting

sun seeking blossom

summer scene

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My words for the photo☺️

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#Easy Peasy Writes – 7/23/25

joined a wedding for a good friend

cousins and aunts were there

surprised

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recent weight loss I must defend

caused personal nightmare

chastised

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opinions seemed never to end

feelings started to wear

apprised

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their sharp voices now heard expend

spoke their truth and then shared

incised

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I had a hard time with this one, but my experience written (badly).

d’Rules

Organizing a party for the new candidate seemed a relatively easy task. Joan decided on the venue and made the park reservation. She chose the park’s location, thinking it wouldn’t cause any problems. This was only a small fund raiser for the county educational leader Joan was backing. The election of the education position was important to her and she was hoping the support would come at the party.

Everyone that joined in for the food and drink offered some help to support the new candidate and Joan was pleased with the participation of many concerned parents.

Everything was wrapping up when an unknown motorcyclist rode by and threw eggs at the group. At least it wasn’t harmful and Joan was unsure of what point the demonstration made. She was glad no one was harmed but realized she didn’t know enough about the candidate or the park’s neighborhood.

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #391

A balloon festival expecting fancy sights, was an enjoyable activity for grandchildren. The youngest seemed in a trance watching the show. Suddenly a monkey waved from a balloon’s basket. Reached for the camera in my satchel to capture the unusual surprise.

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I was just walking down the road, an everyday jaunt with my dog, Curly. We had been on this road many times and today we’re seeing an unusual sign about a chicken? Curiosity chose our next stop to a farm we’ve passed every day. The Jones’ farm was a longtime staple in the community, so we knew them well. Walking closer to the building’s entry we were surprised to see another sign: “Free hens needed”.

Apparently one hen decided to organize the others and at night they all flew over their small enclosure to go where? No one knew until the hen’s loud voices were heard. Those squawks from a nearby grove woke the Jones and that’s when they discovered the missing chickens. Unfortunately for the hens, the escape was not well planned, and led them right into the small forest where a fox’s den was located.

All’s well that ends well does not apply…

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The Last Ever Unicorn Challenge – 25/07/25