“Return to Me” was playing on the old record player. He remembered dancing to this song with her, years back when they were still together. Now it’s more like a plea.
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/07/09/weekend-writing-prompt-267-return/
She thought “I should make a note…”
And then sat down to write
Forgot what to remember
“Oh yes, it’s Steven’s quote!”
Looked around for a pen
The paper by her side
By the time she found the ink
Once again the memory died.
Frustrated in her older years
Bought a phone recorder fine
Now she simply speaks her thoughts
‘Cause it’s by her all the time.
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A sorry attempt at humor about a problem for today with so much on our minds.
“It’s called sun juice,” Joe said proudly, putting the golden hued liquid in front of the retriever. He sat down beside his companion, stretched out his legs on the old parquet floor and hoped it would work. The vet he asked for help said it might improve the dog’s health. Joe sighed, smoothing his hand over his friend’s back. Joe’s dog sniffed a while and then drank the cancer medicine as if he knew.
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“A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.”
“You can’t have everything … where would you put it?”
“Be nice to your children. After all, they are going to choose your nursing home.”
“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn’t park anywhere near the place.” –
***Quotes from Steven Wright
http://lindaghill.com/2022/07/08/what-day-is-it-anyway-friday-july-8th-2022/
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.
When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he’s given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist.
Loved this! You will not be disappointed ♥️
https://lisasbooksgemsandtarot.wordpress.com/2022/07/01/july-2022-the-start-of-my-bingo-challenge/
Click to read entire post: http://jilldennison.com/2022/07/08/vote-dammit/
“Today, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court barred the use of ballot drop boxes and ruled voters could not give their completed absentee ballots to others to return on their behalf. This is but one of the many new voter suppression moves by the states, especially those that are considered ‘red’ states, but the utter gall of it disgusts me. Who does it hurt? Blue collar working people, poor people, elderly and young people, Black people … all those categories that are more likely to vote for a Democrat come election day. Hell, they might just as well have said that only registered Republicans will be allowed to vote! Or … why even have an election … why not just let the damn Supreme Court decide who will make the laws? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.”
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When I tried to reblog this, there were numerous ads breaking it up, so here are my screen shots of the post.
https://fivedotoh.com/2022/07/08/fandangos-flashback-friday-july-8th/
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http://cyranny.com/2022/07/06/july-6th-1minfiction-challenge/
Netflix has a series of documentary named Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet. It’s eye opening, at least for me and every time I open my phone I think of it. The last episode I watched was 5- Stingray. “From counterfeit Beanie Babies to very real tax fraud: Two skilled hackers revisit the cyber schemes that landed them in the sights of law enforcement.” One of the the main “characters” admits to his crimes and is sometimes actually quite funny in his reports.
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