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The military helicopter was hovering over the Statue of Liberty and everyone was snapping pictures at a wild pace. There were digital cameras, cell phones, polaroids held by tweens, and a few oldsters using a Brownie. This excursion was the last of its kind before the quarantine.

The historical site was one of two remaining in the United States this day. Apparently during the worst of the Coronavirus in 2021, armed citizens of all ethnic groups had torn down every statue, plaque, memorial and reference to the country’s history. The only reason Miss Liberty remained was the previous destruction of all vehicles used on water to ensure no US citizen traveled beyond the contiguous borders.

The other remaining site was the heavily armed and walled-off White House where the diseased body of the last president remains instate.

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https://lindaghill.com/2020/07/01/one-liner-wednesday-july-1st-spuds/

Going to the grocery, or a movie or restaurant, or even a doctor’s appointment would be a pleasant experience for me since I’m mostly a homebody. Now I don’t want any of those experiences and prefer to stay home. My gregarious self has taken caution seriously. When an average trip out in public may cause someone to point a gun at me for just walking down the street–no thanks. I might be wearing the wrong color, have a weird hairdo, or say something provoking, like “hi, how are you?”.

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2020/06/30/your-daily-word-prompt-caution-ydwordprompt-June-30-2020/

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From the New York Times on Justice John Roberts:

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Your words, kind sir

No matter how lyrical

Are not based on fact

They are empirical!

Please refrain from all your bluster

It’s your brain you need to muster.

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It’s Tuesday, last day of a short month which is good on the old paycheck. Speaking of that, just spent an hour and a half fighting a fraudulent charge on a cc I’ve had since 1967. So much for loyalty rewarding. They refused to take the charge off even though it was still pending and I just found out about it this morning.

Their response in a heavy, hardly understandable accent was they would put it up for dispute and I would receive a letter in about sixty days where I could fill out a form to deny it and then they would decide. Anyone else or is it just me again? I said if it’s pending you should be able to deny it now. As I said in my arcane post, I do not do well with these conversations, or online negotiations and she wouldn’t give me a supervisor.

I can imagine she’s sitting there having a great laugh after she put me on hold and then hung up after telling me to hold while she would get a supervisor. I called back and cut to the chase telling them to cancel the card completely.

Anyone else on a fixed income, watch their bank account and read the charges on credit cards to make sure they are legit, or is it just me? I called the company that charged me and they refunded the amount on the spot.

It’s definitely a two cup of coffee day. 🤯

Side note: Who in heaven’s name chooses the “hold” music and why aren’t we given a “silence” choice?🤪

Second side note: Believe me, an emoji is better than my actual words today.

https://lindaghill.com/2020/06/30/what-day-is-it-anyway-tuesday-june-30th-2020/

Standing on a precipice

Deciding if I should step further

Is it a leap I need to make, or fantasy

Luring me?

Do I feel compelled or am I

Simply in a dream state of garden’s misty moonlight

Wavering on a swing wishing I had this choice to make.

https://godoggocafe.com/2020/06/30/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-june-30-2020/

The computer world to me is arcane

However, at my age, am I to blame?

I spent many hours learning shorthand and and typing

But now it is useless, everyone’s Skyping!

Penmanship was important, graded as such

Now everyone just texts, real words not so much

All the shortcuts and acronyms reign

Emojis giving inferences insane

I think I’m just an old sister

Who prefers an old fashioned vista.

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https://fivedotoh.com/2020/06/29/fowc-with-fandango-arcane/#like-44296

King Kong, Mighty Joe Young

Old time movies sung their song

Giant beasts fighting for their lives

In our cities, trying to survive.

It’s not so different now, as we all

Wish we would receive the call

That all is well, the virus gone,

Protests end and we all get along.

A mighty dream you say, will never occur

But might will win and end with churr.

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