Lonely brains wither
Refreshing new thoughts observed
Cleanse dusty cobwebs
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #211 Brain&Cleanse
Tuesdayuseitinasentence – Raving
“Are you completely raving mad, going around raving about our president and his raving tweets,” he yelled, ravingly.
https://stephaniecolpron.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/tuesdayuseitinasentence-raving/
SYW 7-23-18
It is Monday, which doesn’t really matter to me since I don’t have a job any longer, but it does mean things are hopping in the family. We have some events coming up, so that will be fun. I would like to see the new Mission Impossible movie that opens this weekend, but I think other things will be the priority. Ceenphotography.com started the Share Your World feature on her blog and I hope you all participate to learn more about your fellow bloggers. Here’s a copy of her page:
My answers to this week’s questions:
1. I love almost every type of puzzle or quiz, except Sudoku.
2. Being with my kids and or grandkids, number one. Two, hot fudge sundae. Three, Chilis’ restaurant salsa and chips. Four, maple walnut anything. Five, holding, watching, playing with babies.
3. My favorites are huge dogs with lots of soft fur. I’m not into any sculptured varieties such as poodles. Newfoundlands, Great Pyrenees, wolf mixes my favorites.
I smiled this week having the companionship of my fifteen year old grandson, playing Scrabble, Wiki trivia, Trivial Pursuit-genus edition, Sorry, Kings in the Corner, Rummy, Crazy Eights, Hangman, and more. We were laughing up until one in the morning. I threatened teaching him Canasta if he repeated another Scrabble question, i.e., is IQ acceptable? Teen boys have significant memory, or is it hearing loss? It couldn’t be their attention span, surely.π
http://ceenphotography.com/2018/07/23/share-your-world-july-23-2018/
Daily Addictions Prompt: Pointless
I’m not a techie
I really don’t care
What cords are which
Or what goes where
Recently I had nightly noise
From a receiver, a tech “toy”
Called and they said okay
We’ll send a new one straightaway!
It did come quickly, I admit
Opened to find the same old –it!
Refurbished, had a few scratches
So I called to see what the catch is
Meantime an email also arrived
A day after I surmised
I needed to get a replacement
It said, don’t throw it in the basement
Or sell, just recycle is what they meant
No problem but the new one didn’t work
The next phone guy was a jerk
Rude and sort of condescending
Grandsons hear his voice unending
“We can upgrade for a fee”
He said almost nastily
Replied I think this is a used one
“Would cost extra to get a new one”
Pointless not to accept my fate
The new bill I won’t pay
We set it up, worked for ten minutes
Now it’s off and I can’t use it.
It’s late I’m tired, not ready to deal
Or I’d tell the phone guy how I really feel.
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https://dailyaddictions542855004.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/pointless-july-24-2018/
Putting My Feet in the Dirt 23
July heat is not inspiring
In fact it’s very tiring
Sweating in all activity
Makes you act with proclivity
Downing that ice cold beer
A reward for using garden gear
But then a mangy mutt appears
You grab a saucer, offer a drink
He looks at you, as his head sinks
He drinks and drinks and drinks
He then returns sort of a smile
Dripping water all the while
As it steams up from the walk
You reach out but then he balks
You offer your hand again
And you remember when
In past days you had a friend
Might this dog be here to mend
Thoughts of the other loyal’s end?
πΎπΎ
2018/07/01/July-writing-prompts/
MLMM Sunday Writing Prompt 7-22-18
She decided to try it, at least one time. If I die, I die, she thought with a curious smile. Kiki wanted to sky dive. A dangerous event, but she loved the thought of it, hurling herself into the air, hopeful the chute would open and she would not end up in a splat on the field. She smiled again, what would they think then? Would I be heralded as a brave young woman, a stupidly dangerous girl, or possibly suicide by parachute, never releasing the clasp to loosen the life saving device?
She had planned this for a while. Her name had always been a moniker for unusual behavior, stretching the limits in one way or another. Now at 25, she was going for the ultimate, in her mind, challenge. She sought a company that would let her do it on her own with no companion on the descent to back her up if needed. Finding a careless flight company was exactly how she planned the outing.
After a twenty minute tutorial in what to do when, she scrambled into the small plane, along with the pilot and one crewman. As the plane climbed she felt a rewarding satisfaction in that she was totally in control and what happened next was up to her only. As in many ventures, she loved the aspect of danger, on the edge of panic but still in control.
It was the moment she had looked forward to, the door opened, it was time. The pilot gave a thumbs up and the other crew member adjusted and checked one last time. She stepped out and let herself fly. Such a free feeling, she was surprised at how wonderful it felt. There was no lurching in her stomach, she was falling fast but it felt like floating.
The altimeter on her wrist started beeping, she was fastly approaching the red warning to pull the cord. She gazed at it, unwilling to adhere to its warning. She fingered the clasp, hesitant to pull it down, the floating felt pleasing, possibly the best feeling she had ever experienced. The light flashed a brighter red as if telling her, can’t you see me? I’m brighter, more insistent, pull the cord!
She surveyed the approaching ground, even seeing the intended landing spot. Should I, or not? She spent a few seconds thinking of what their lives would be without her, could she do that to them? Could she commit to this final act of selfishness? Tears smashed into the safety goggles as she pulled the cord. Now her stomach rolled as she was jerked up swiftly when the chute pulled her up from the ground.
https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/sunday-writing-prompt-take-a-walk/
MLMM Saturday Mix 7-21-18
Citizens unite
Join the fight
Not into the night
Show yourselves in the light
Be positive
No rules broken
And be active
Leave cruel words unspoken
For there’s no advantage
In being harmful
Spread good thoughts and hope by the armful
A needed approach for the hopeless waiting
We all need the good, to stop the hating
Some callous comments yes, are grating
Promote the kind, keep the others abating.
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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/07/21/saturday-mix-opposing-forces-21-july-2018/
Movie Monday
Companion Planting: Three Sisters | The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Wordoftheday: Striving
You wonder sometimes if it’s worth it
Too sad this day to mirth it
Whenever there is constant pain
Surviving it is the needed main
You have to make it, not just surviving
Not just to exist, but to be thriving
“Don’t let the bastards keep you down!”
He said, turning a smile from my frown
Support in whatever form you need
A friend’s advice is good indeed.
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/07/21/striving/
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