The Bag Lady

It’s a little treat

A honeysuckle blossom

Pink coral drops

Tiny yellow peeking out

The air is humid, the breeze is warm

Blue cream grays streak the sky

Wyoming afternoon delight.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-global-crisis-of-democracy-11558105463

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We show our apathy, with our silent wish for peace. The death of democracy will be our own fault if we do not speak up, vote, and tell our congress people to get their act together! They are elected by us, paid by us, and should represent us with the backing of the constitution. What’s been going on since Trump surfaced has been a puppet clown show with him pulling the strings. I’m reminded of a fake (Latin) phrase—Illegitimi non carborundum—supposedly meaning “don’t let the bastards grind you down”.

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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/07/01/three-things-challenge-m742/ Your three words today are: DEATH WISH PEACE

Here are this week’s questions:

1.  Can you swim? Yes, but I haven’t in years.

2.  If so, do you prefer a pool, river or the sea? If not, will you paddle or dip your toes?As a child it was a brook or lake, as an adult, a pool. Now I’d love to float in a lake.

3.  Did you have outings to the beach as a child? We went camping on lakes around New England and to the Atlantic Ocean beaches.

4.  Do you like cotton candy (candyfloss)? As a child, yes.

Gratitude: I am gratified that my patio plants are doing well and I’m glad I decided to do this project. And as always, gratitude for my loving family.

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Share Your World 1st July 2024

Sue felt free for the first time in years, never again having to pretend she enjoyed the feel of his fingers and hands. No matter how many layers of nightclothes Sue wore, she could not undo the pain of his touch.

This night, in the dark of the silent garden, she gathered the bag she had hidden under the sandstone plate. Steam from the cold night raindrops on the hot stones seemed a metaphor for her situation. It was too hot to stay with him, and she was the steam. She had tried other solutions, trying to call the authorities to report his abuse, but nothing came of it. There were no outside bruises for them to see. He made sure of that and in bed he was always in control. The years of unrest with him were ending tonight.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #379

This week’s Story Starter teaser is:

Jenn had this nagging feeling all day that something wasn’t right. It started as soon as she looked at her phone that evening. The latest news item was Trump getting immunity for the insurrection he caused and led on January 6. That did it. Jenn had no reason to stay in a place that was turning into a real version of the Handmaid’s Tale. She booked a flight for France to join her brother.

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Fandango’s Story Starter #156

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“Obstruction of an official proceeding” had been used in hundreds of cases against Donald Trump’s white nationalist terrorists who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and on Friday, SCOTUS said the charge can’t be applied. 

This means there will be resentencing for many of Donald Trump’s white nationalist terrorists and dropped charges for those who haven’t been prosecuted yet, like Donald Trump, who did face four charges of obstruction. 

The court believes obstruction is more about destroying documents and hiding evidence than obstructing an official proceeding. This is another gift for Donald Trump. Tomorrow, SCOTUS will rule on immunity for Donald Trump. 

What kind of gift are they going to give him tomorrow?”

Supreme Obstruction

Joe Gorilla was steaming mad…this was the last time he was going to let hunters go after his family. He was on a mission, just like the days years ago at war. The hunters were the enemy—they had their specialized weapons, and team of guides, but he had knowledge…he knew every inch of this jungle. Joe also had the backing of the natives. They wanted nothing to do with outsiders coming in and killing their wild brothers. Joe’s group set up sharpened stick and hidden pit traps, along with rope vines to catch their steps. Of course Joe had an early sense they were coming from his previous years in combat. All of these traps were set up quickly. He and his friends had no remorse about outsider lives that may be lost in the battle; their families came first. His mission was protection of his family and peers, humans included.

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Thanks Kevin, could not resist this gorilla😂

Steambath Sunday

The grave expression on Joe’s face said it all. He looked up from the barren box and threw it down with a thud. After the long hunt, the riddle he solved, finding the keys…after all that he had nothing to show for it. Joe had a temper, but throwing the box was the end of it. He was so frustrated by the ominous clues his uncle left for him, all of the secrets supposedly hidden in that box; it was too much. He looked at the broken bits on the floor and a tear drop shown on his cheek.

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Wordle 661

Thank you for the time and effort you all put into providing inspiring words, photos and art to stir our imaginations!

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