Everyone feels it.
Everyone dreads it.
Everyone winces when they hear these words:
“May I be candid?”
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JusJoJan 22 Liberty
Liberty, the beautiful lady given to us by our European friends and allies back in 1886. She was a present from France to commemorate our alliance during the American Revolution. The idea was proposed by Eduardo de Laboulaye, an abolitionist, U.S. Constitution expert who suggested it as a symbol of the efforts of Abraham Lincoln. He also hoped the idea would encourage France to also adopt a democratic government. More about this man can be found by going to the National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov.
She was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, made of copper and sculpted by Gustave Eiffel. It is located on Liberty Island in NY harbor, New York City, NY. She holds a torch high and in her other hand a tablet inscribed with Roman numerals of July, 4, 1776, for the date of the Declaration of Independence.
The famous words written by Emma Lazarus in a poem titled “The New Colossus” were inscribed on the statue in 1903. This poem is well known, even though not heeded by some of our politicos. The words were idolized by immigrants from all over the world and should still be.
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Movie Monday
An old favorite where I fell in love with the beauty of Africa. “Out of Africa”
Time to Write Prompt Challenge
He was handsome, tall, a neat dresser. All the girls loved him. He seemed aloof, barely noticing their flirts. Of course that made them all the more eager to penetrate his reserve. He was intelligent and shy, frequently seen in the college library. His quiet demeanor may have appeared to be smugness, but he was far from that description.
Michael James Smith was an enigma. He was an extraordinary young man with a common name. Every morning he made his bed, made sure his dorm room was clean and neat. He carried his completed assignments and turned them in on time. He didn’t belong to any social groups but was on the cricket team. These traits were set forth by his parents and I imagine they are very proud of him.
Time To Write: Introduce A New Character [Creative Writing Prompt]
MLMM Sunday Writing Prompt 238
The old phrase, “don’t bite the hand that feeds (you) – Do not scorn or treat ill those on whom one depends or derives benefit, for to do so is to risk losing those benefits altogether.”
Okay, I understand this meaning well, but I have to rant about WP. I click on the app icon on my iPad and it appears, blue blank screen. Being the impatient person I am, I don’t care to see that blank screen for more than a few seconds. It might be the iPad’s fault, I don’t know. I’m not a tech expert or even on the edge of being close to the edge of technology. I just know it’s irritating. Sometimes it just leaves and I see the iPad list of apps again, not the blue screen. I have plenty of storage so that can’t be the problem. I clear out the Safari I’ve looked at, and the Google app pages. So, what’s up?
That’s not my only complaint. When I get into the app, the editor is difficult to use. And the media always has two images and I delete one of them to save space. I never know until I look at the post again if I’ve deleted the right one. I have been told it’s not really on the iPad anyway, but on the cloud. Am I dreaming? Things have improved some. I can finally write a poem and have the editor place the lines where I put them, but it won’t divide stanzas.
So, rant for today done. This whole “problem” is really insignificant in the world today. Lastly, I love being on WordPress and the other bloggers. Thanks for listening.
https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/01/21/sunday-writing-prompt-238-rant/
Daily Prompt: Strategy
Watching the “Live Free, Die Hard” movie again. I love the two actors, Bruce Willis, Justin Long. I know, pure action, good guys battered, with a sense of humor, but win in the end scenario. I’m not afraid to admit I like this set of movies. The strategy of the “bad guys” never seems to win out. In some of this series, you may even like the villain or sympathize, but the good guys are your favorites. Any actor interview I’ve ever seen, the actors like the villainous roles best.
JusJoJan 21 – Silence
I’m not usually the one remaining silent if I see a weird situation. While at the snack bar at the Denver Aquarium, I was amused by the signs below. You know that song that goes something like, every day a little rain must fall? Well it seems in my life it’s just the opposite, thank heavens. These signs, I guess maybe they think only one person can read at a time so posted two? But it’s the trash can that made my 11 year old granddaughter and I laugh.
MLMM Saturday Double Take
The metal band “Ghost” lyrics were banned
It was not the music her parents planned
But she sent them a letter perfumed with her scent
Went to the post office, to the band it was sent
When the band received it from no one they knew
Found it was stamped “forty cents postage due”
The band with no money in sight, refused the post
And she, disappointed, “gave up the ghost”.
MLMM First Line Friday – Tragedy
I found myself in the ruins again.
How many years had it been? Ten?
Maybe more, it’s hard to remember
I think it may have been September
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They’re still standing, the ivied walls
I see my children when they were small
Standing by them on that tour
They wanted to climb, it was that allure
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The beckoning of adventure then
Scrambling up, not by my hand
And then the tragedy, the loss
Children gone before I could cross
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Gone into depths unknown
And there it was, I was shown
How quickly life can be gone
Mine was death from that moment on
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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/first-line-friday-january-19th-2018/
SoCS + JusJoJan 20
Occasionally I may just rant on, or brag on about my family, mostly grandkids. Occasionally, 😂I said, because they really are my favorite subject, pastime, continual reason for getting up and out of myself. Yesterday we went to Denver to have the youngest one here, take a couple of classes at the Downtown Aquarium. It is a huge maze of a facility and we enjoyed it very much.
The only disappointing part for me was a very large enclosure that held one of three Bengal tigers they switch out. He was pacing quickly, looked completely stressed out, and maybe the rain forest enclosure is a natural habitat, but I think he was hating it. I know we’re privileged to see animals from around the world in zoos, etc, but this just made me sad. The fish and other aquarium inhabitants don’t seem to mind, but this guy was definitely not happy.
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