Settled under softness
Just a wink or two promised
Pulled the warmth over my ears and drifted
Suddenly transported into a friendly room
Everything looked the same
The lock was known to me, also the stairs I saw before me
Furnishings had changed, people outside were strangers
Where was I really, and where is this place
At once both familiar and strange
Even my imagination has no answers.
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/imagination-2/
“No way, not that one!” The President was finally getting off his throne-styled bed, finishing his twenty-fifth hate tweet for the morning, and was dressing for the onslaught zone of reporters waiting in the press room. “I want to appear more accessible, get me a printed pink flowered one.”
The groom looked through the lot of assembled ties and could not find anything printed except one displaying elephants wearing MAGA hats. “I’m sorry sir, there doesn’t seem to be any in your closet”, cowering behind the door.
“Nonsense! Get that guy from “Queer Eye” in here on the double! I need to change my appearance if I’m going to win this election! I said, move!”
The servant backed out of the suite of rooms and shut the door carefully. “I don’t know what happened, but if he thinks this sudden change of behavior will work at this late date, he’s dreaming.” The underlings at the president’s beck and call were just grateful not to make another trip to the “Hubristic Haberdashery” again, whose logo was “We can make you look like you give a sht care, even if you don’t.”
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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/three-things-challenge-283/#like-54626
https://fivedotoh.com/2020/07/01/fowc-with-fandango-zone/#like-44321
https://cyranny.com/2020/07/01/behaviour-or-behavior-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-53675
The military helicopter was hovering over the Statue of Liberty and everyone was snapping pictures at a wild pace. There were digital cameras, cell phones, polaroids held by tweens, and a few oldsters using a Brownie. This excursion was the last of its kind before the quarantine.
The historical site was one of two remaining in the United States this day. Apparently during the worst of the Coronavirus in 2021, armed citizens of all ethnic groups had torn down every statue, plaque, memorial and reference to the country’s history. The only reason Miss Liberty remained was the previous destruction of all vehicles used on water to ensure no US citizen traveled beyond the contiguous borders.
The other remaining site was the heavily armed and walled-off White House where the diseased body of the last president remains instate.
Going to the grocery, or a movie or restaurant, or even a doctor’s appointment would be a pleasant experience for me since I’m mostly a homebody. Now I don’t want any of those experiences and prefer to stay home. My gregarious self has taken caution seriously. When an average trip out in public may cause someone to point a gun at me for just walking down the street–no thanks. I might be wearing the wrong color, have a weird hairdo, or say something provoking, like “hi, how are you?”.
Your words, kind sir
No matter how lyrical
Are not based on fact
They are empirical!
Please refrain from all your bluster
It’s your brain you need to muster.
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https://fivedotoh.com/2020/06/30/fowc-with-fandango-empirical/#like-44298
It’s Tuesday, last day of a short month which is good on the old paycheck. Speaking of that, just spent an hour and a half fighting a fraudulent charge on a cc I’ve had since 1967. So much for loyalty rewarding. They refused to take the charge off even though it was still pending and I just found out about it this morning.
Their response in a heavy, hardly understandable accent was they would put it up for dispute and I would receive a letter in about sixty days where I could fill out a form to deny it and then they would decide. Anyone else or is it just me again? I said if it’s pending you should be able to deny it now. As I said in my arcane post, I do not do well with these conversations, or online negotiations and she wouldn’t give me a supervisor.
I can imagine she’s sitting there having a great laugh after she put me on hold and then hung up after telling me to hold while she would get a supervisor. I called back and cut to the chase telling them to cancel the card completely.
Anyone else on a fixed income, watch their bank account and read the charges on credit cards to make sure they are legit, or is it just me? I called the company that charged me and they refunded the amount on the spot.
It’s definitely a two cup of coffee day. 🤯
Side note: Who in heaven’s name chooses the “hold” music and why aren’t we given a “silence” choice?🤪
Second side note: Believe me, an emoji is better than my actual words today.
https://lindaghill.com/2020/06/30/what-day-is-it-anyway-tuesday-june-30th-2020/
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