A Royal Pita

“It’s nearly yuletide” the royal trumpeter exclaimed. “Now who is going to carry the royal horn? The king insists you accompany it with the royal blanket, showing his insignia for all to see.”

“I’m afraid that won’t be possible”, the royal launderer ran in to say. It’s a fiasco in the royal basement! The woolen blanket shrunk in the royal dryer and the royal crest is too tiny to see!”

“Off with his head!”!

http://cyranny.com/2022/12/24/nearly-word-of-the-day-challenge-2/

https://chellebcom2.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/todays-prompt-royal/

http://judydykstrabrown.com/2022/12/24/scrooge-holds-forth-on-christmas/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/rdp-saturday-yuletide/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/carry-2/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/your-daily-word-prompt-fiasco-ydwordprompt-december-24-2022/#like-7066

Rory’s Questions Over Coffee

🎄I’m having a coconut latte this cold morning🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

1. Are you more socially or community-minded regarding people, or do you not think there is a difference between the two? I try to keep current on my community but I rarely go out since Covid. I keep in touch with my friends and family.

2. On a scale of 1 – 10, how ethically minded do you think you are? What behaviour do you consider to be ethical?
Caring for my fellow man and being open minded.

3. Tattoos are a very personal lifestyle choice by those who have their bodies inked. So – Do you think tattoos make people more confident or less?

Do tattoos look good on everyone?
[If you are inked, have you ever regretted any of your tattoos?]. I’ve never had or wanted one mainly because of the pain involved, etc 😳 Most of my grandkids have at least one. Some tattoos are beautiful and make a statement about the wearer. Having a tattoo is anyone’s personal statement and I don’t judge.

4. What enrichment do you personally receive from being social? Have you become noticeably more socially isolated or socially interactive after the pandemic and the lockdowns? There may be no difference in your social behaviour; if this is the case, let me know below.
Since I’ve moved into a social oriented building and since health threats abound, I find I still like to keep to myself.

5
. What would be your top sustainability tip? Go with the flow as best you can😀

6. We live in a world that treats being open and vulnerable as a taboo and something to be frowned upon, so – do you find it easy or hard to talk to your friends and family about your health? Easy because they’ve all been there with me and they all know I’m open and honest about it all, good or bad.

7 What will you be doing this weekend? The fam will be going to CO today to visit in-laws and tomorrow we will have Christmas here.

8. As the writer and author of your blog, how connected do you feel to your audience? Does your blog reveal too much, too little or just the right balance of you to your readers? It varies every day. Most of my stories are fiction. I’m not a ten year old boy, I just write like one.

9. If you were granted a day at being one of your favourite book characters, who would you choose to be and why?
If I could be one of my favorite characters from a book I would be Joe Ledger😀

10. What do you believe is the greatest threat to our planet today? Ourselves and our egotistical selfish ways.

https://earthlycomforts.uk/2022/12/24/question-time-over-coffee-10/

Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt

Acrimony, word for the supposed season of love, giving, caring for others, and extending a helping hand to those less fortunate? My opinion is that acrimony started in 2016 with the election of a selfish, egotistical, self serving oligarch—the name of Trump. He caused prejudice and violence to come to an all new high.

https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/weekend-writing-prompt-291-acrimony/

SoCS – Christmas Eve

Donning slippers sheepskin cozy
grab my cocoa, start to mozy
over to the quilted chair,
hoping for a cuddle there,
when I heard some tapping on the door-
opened to see a man looking cold.
Come in, I said and warm up!
He turned around quite abrupt
I have these friends, his arm gesturing
to his right, eight reindeer resting.
Now I believed in a lot of stuff
when a child and things were rough
but here I see my childhood dream
seeing Santa and his team!
Come in, come in, speaking awkward
stood aside as all came inward.
I speak the truth, but you won’t believe
‘cause dreams are wishes, hard to retrieve
But I swear, I tell no lies
And if you believe, you are wise.

Never stop believing!

https://lindaghill.com/2022/12/23/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-dec-24-2022/

Above the Law😡

If you or I ignored a subpoena we would be in jail. Why are these people above the law? One of these people is expected to be Speaker of the House! These facts should make you angry.

From NPR: “Members of Congress were referred to the House ethics committee.”

The committee also announced that four members of Congress, who never complied with subpoenas, were referred to the House Ethics Committee.”

“They are Republican congressmen:

  • Kevin McCarthy of California;
  • Jim Jordan of Ohio;
  • Scott Perry of Pennsylvania; and
  • Andy Biggs of Arizona

All are close allies of Trump, and their resistance in the face of the rules has been emblematic of the antagonistic style of U.S. politics that was growing even before Trump came on the scene.

Whether anything happens to them, though, is unclear since Republicans will control the iteration of the ethics committee in the next Congress and McCarthy is in line to be the next speaker.”

https://rugby843.blog