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Scraps

Cast-offs

Useless husks

Disregarded

As unwanted leavings of earth’s bounty.

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https://crispinakemp.com/2019/08/28/crimsons-creative-challenge-42/

Inspired by Judy @https://judydykstrabrown.com/2019/08/29/chopstick-savior-in-honor-of-national-chop-suey-day/#like-95044, I offer this from “Flower Drum Song”. Trump would hate this!😂

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https://rugby843.blog

Perfect for my mini rant today! Abnormal deviant behavior once again from our joke of a president. Now undermining our representatives, employees and service personnel that not only help and protect the US, but people all over the world. Now they are told their children will not be US citizens if born where the parent is currently stationed? Every time I think he can’t reach down and dredge up any more disgusting hate for anyone except himself, here we go again.

https://fivedotoh.com/2019/08/29/fowc-with-fandango-abnormal/#like-34374

Another Trump policy that undermines our troops and government employees overseas. What is he thinking? It boggles the mind!🤯

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/policymanual/updates/20190828-ResidenceForCitizenship.pdf

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-children-born-abroad-citizenship

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https://rugby843.blog

Well, what do you think?

It’s a good sale, but my Skechers do me well, and they’re hardly visible under our robes, anyway, so what’s the big deal?

I think my pink and purple ones clash with my red garments.

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https://only100words.xyz/2019/08/29/three-line-tales-week-187/

The power of tears

A relief in the drowning

A waterfall cure

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-august-28th-2019-waterfall/#like-18580

Today’s prompt: nightmare, oatmeal, gin

He complained again, “I hate this gruel” and I sympathized but what could I do? The doctor said feeding my father his favorite bacon and eggs breakfast, tasty and appealing, would be errant behavior on my part. I had to take the doctor’s advice: orange juice and oatmeal. Watching my dad’s health was my job. We had been together for the past five years after my mother’s passing. His health was my main concern.

“Eating this blah food everyday. . .its a nightmare! You might as well kill me now. I’m old, I miss your mother, and her cooking. If I could do it myself, I’d have something with taste to it!”

I heard this complaint every day; but he was my dad, and I was a dutiful daughter. He was not healthy and at his age, I felt it was time to change things up a bit. The next morning, I sat the all too familiar fare in front of him again. He looked up at me as if to say, please, I can’t do this, but drank the juice. After the first sip, drank slowly on this morning, almost savoring it. Then he took a spoonful of gruel. He smiled. I hadn’t seen a smile on his face in weeks, and he dipped the spoon again.

Surprising what a little gin can do to liven up a meal.

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https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/three-things-challenge-164/#like-20503

https://cyranny.com/2019/08/28/errant-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-49475

Here we go again, turning our world upside down, back and forth, in and out, and we never seem to get it. We make the same mistakes, say the same words, write the same lies, hurt the same people, and no matter the effort, we’re on the same ride, bound to repeat.

We try, we always try, or think we do. We have to believe that we do or why get up in the morning? Our human lifespan trickles in and out so quickly that even when we concentrate, we barely make a ping, only striving to make a difference.

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https://bikurgurl.com/2019/08/28/100-word-wednesday-week-135/#like-32471

Apologies upfront

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• Rodney Dangerfield“This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me.”

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https://lindaghill.com/2019/08/28/one-liner-wednesday-wtf-melani/

Gerard Butler- Pinterest

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I heard the roar

Outside my door

It seems

It’s my dream

I see the motorcycle guy sitting there

Of course I wouldn’t dare

To approach or offer words

That would be, just. . .

Well. . .okay, absurd!

I just enjoy the picture there

Leather jacket, big friendly smile

Full of vinegar, using his guile

Hair swept back from his brow

Removed his sunglasses and wow

The dark eyes I knew were there

My heart leaped a bit, I swear!

I know it’s only my fantasy

But the roaring sounds I hear clearly

It comes at night when I’m not asleep

Forget it I think, he might be a creep!

Thought balloon popped with a pin

Or I’d be saying “welcome, come on in!”

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https://cyranny.com/2019/08/27/welcome-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-49468