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
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
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 📚💞
“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…
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No Theme Thursday: 08.29.24
“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.
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Can You Tell A Story In…
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Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Sky-scraping
“You know Egbert, you should have put those goggles on earlier. Now your hair is never going back to your curly black, you’re going to look like Bozo the rest of your life!”
“Such a small price to pay Egor, because now I have the cure! Who cares if your hair changes when you are disease free?”
“Uh, Egbert, it’s not just your hair, buddy, it’s, well, look down…”
Egbert looked down, taking off the goggles to see more clearly, and gasped. “You say these changes are permanent?”
“Well you might check the Big and Tall store to see if they have something to cover those feet.”
Egbert fainted and the beaker of cure went down the drain. “Good riddance” Egor murmured.
I like old cars, even the junkers
Plain old donuts – coffee dunkers
I had a sweetie, when I was younger
Left her when another swung her
And she left me, but he stung her
Their short love just went under
Life almost over at this juncture
My shortened times, see a new bunker
Hope the afterlife’s not a clunker.
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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Clunkers
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