The strange creature shedding sparks as his fur, burning, unveiled his true shimmering body. He was the main event at the circus. It was a magic trick of course, the whispers were increasing as the edge of fear disappeared. Then a huge ball dropped in front of the creature, hits the stage and suddenly everything was gone, the stage empty. A lot of nervous clapping started as the crowd left the tent.
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Wordle 716
http://www.billfrymire.com/gallery/earth-space-sunrise-sunset.jpg.html
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Here are this week’s questions:
Gratitude: At this moment I’m waiting for a visit from two granddaughters, the doctor and the soccer star. They said turn on oven to 350 so imagine we’re baking something…a nice surprise I’m very grateful for!❤️❤️
Share Your World 28th July
In poker people have their tells
It’s innate, it’s kept in their cells
Old Joe’s faked a tick
Intended to trick
His money continues to swell
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The Society Of Environmental Authors and Journalists
So I was thinking….just for the halibut, let’s use the word “fish”. I’ll spare you from the rest of the fish puns (though they are fin-tastic).
Here’s how to join in:
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I suppose people get their wish
Sitting down to a meal of fish
But me? I guess I’m picky
Catching a fish doesn’t seem tricky
However, it’s not a sport I’d choose
I’d rather be in a boat for a cruise
And cleaning? Ick!
Respond to this Friday Faithfuls challenge by writing about something attacking your computer, if you have ever experienced a Ransomware attack, or if your computer got infected by a Trojan, a Virus, Spyware, Malware, a Worm, Keyloggers, or if you think someone was Phishing on your computer, or if you ever opened a suspicious Email attachment and had problems after that, or you can go with anything else that you think would fit.
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I’ll never live this down so I might as well tell you. I put in a one dollar amount for something – as it is this day I can’t remember what it was! But it opened my bank account to a scam artist and it took a lot of time and effort, changing my bank card and complete change of my account. In the meantime any of my EFTs were denied and all had to be set up again. It was a huge mess and lesson learned.
Now that tariffs are involved, I bet the cheap clothing and jewelry sites will be gone soon. Wherever you shop online be careful. I think Amazon is the most reliable and even using a PayPal account will back up your payments.
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Remote Access Trojan
Easy one for me because most of my grandkids last names start with Q. Any time they have to tell someone, it’s never the real name repeated back first. But I like it because it is not ordinary. My sons have my last name after marriage and it is a blah name, but still no one says it back without adding an s to it.🤨And then of course my first name, Cheryl is always changed and I finally just accept Carol if I have to repeat or change the spelling, it’s just easier. I don’t quibble about it.
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”***
The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 26, 2025
Faith a truth for some, belief in something not seen, but read about. Ambiguous promises defended by certain cultures is intriguing to me. I have faith in visible things, even though some I cannot see. Faith in family love I can see, openly visible. I think there’s something there, I don’t know what, but I find myself saying thank you out loud to it, it’s a conundrum.
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Writing Prompts
clouds parting
sun seeking blossom
summer scene
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My words for the photo☺️
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#Easy Peasy Writes – 7/23/25
joined a wedding for a good friend
cousins and aunts were there
surprised
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recent weight loss I must defend
caused personal nightmare
chastised
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opinions seemed never to end
feelings started to wear
apprised
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their sharp voices now heard expend
spoke their truth and then shared
incised
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I had a hard time with this one, but my experience written (badly).
d’Rules
Organizing a party for the new candidate seemed a relatively easy task. Joan decided on the venue and made the park reservation. She chose the park’s location, thinking it wouldn’t cause any problems. This was only a small fund raiser for the county educational leader Joan was backing. The election of the education position was important to her and she was hoping the support would come at the party.
Everyone that joined in for the food and drink offered some help to support the new candidate and Joan was pleased with the participation of many concerned parents.
Everything was wrapping up when an unknown motorcyclist rode by and threw eggs at the group. At least it wasn’t harmful and Joan was unsure of what point the demonstration made. She was glad no one was harmed but realized she didn’t know enough about the candidate or the park’s neighborhood.
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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #391
The Bag Lady 
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