Fandango’s Flashback Friday

MLMM Wordle #213 – 12-14-18

Joe was having a good day, being his usual effusive self, congratulating the other winners of the wrestling match. His friendly impact on his team members was never interrupted by their coach who was proud of Joe, and his input helped to regulatethe team as a whole. Enthusiasm for the sport nuanced any negative attitudes and Joe was a worthy captain. Being a firm believer in positivity, Joe seemed to have an almost magicalinfluence on the team, dominating their actions to always try their best.

Also believing in the power of palmistry, Joe regularly visited a chiromancer to keep his future bright as she had promised it would be. Joe may have thought his future was predetermined, but the coach and others around him knew the truth. Joe was just one of the special ones.

http://fivedotoh.com/2023/05/26/fandangos-flashback-friday-may-26th/

Consumer Product Safety Commission

A man with a prosthetic leg hooks up a portable generator, the yellow cord stretching a safe distance from his house.

“For the team, cooking safely means standing by your pan … but thanks to the model we also found out that for someone who uses a wheelchair that may also mean covering your legs,” Galbo added, calling it a powerful example of why it was so important to work with models who live with a disability themselves.

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Cooking is a hazard for me and I burned my thighs and legs badly one time losing the grip on boiling macaroni. I rarely try anything like that anymore. It’s good to see an expanding awareness for people with disabilities.

https://rugby843.blog

dVerse Poets Poetics

Here’s what to do:

  • Write a poem using ONE of the portraits above painted by Thorvald Hellesen, as your inspiration. There is no required form for the poem. Be sure to give credit to Hellesen by listing his name, the name of the portrait chosen and date it was painted. You may also include the image if you choose to do so.
  • Post the poem to your blog AND add the exact URL for your poem to Mr. Linky below.
  • REMEMBER to either TAG dVerse in your post, or include a LINK at the end of your poem that leads readers back to dVerse.

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slightly slumped, casual presence

dressed for the opera, patient as he could manage

waiting was never his strong suit

smoking always filled a space

finally, sits up, then stands to embrace his paramour.

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http://dversepoets.com/2023/05/23/an-artist-gets-his-due/

Fandango’s Story Starter

This week’s Story Starter teaser is: WHEN THE DRIVER SUDDENLY TURNED LEFT INSTEAD OF RIGHT, I REALIZED THAT…those were not tourists coming to board the tour bus! We were not on our way to Joe’s Crab Shack for lunch, we were being kidnapped! The couple pulled out their pistols and told all of us to sit down and shut up. We did. Apparently these three criminals thought we were the rich tourists but they miscalculated. Those people were in the second bus tour.

http://fivedotoh.com/2023/05/23/fandangos-story-starter-98/