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Cancelled
Well that’s a dismaying turn of events. The peaceful protest has been cancelled. I can’t see how goofy Joe and I are any threat. Sure, others may have jeopardized their situation being rude, even dangerous, but all we want to do is express our rights handed down in history and hold a prayer vigil for our fallen brothers. It is everyone’s right to pray whenever and wherever they want and they don’t need to start a war doing it!
Joe and I are certainly not violent people and we are not the envy of rabble rousers, or Confederate flag wavers. We should be able to hold a prayer session with no harm to him or me. I don’t understand what is meant by people who insight violence using a defunct flag.
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https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/wordle-460/#like-2362
Flag Day in USA
A beautiful day here in Wyoming. Flag day is June 14th and commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official US flag, (otherwise named Old Glory) in 1777 by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
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FOWC: Cognizant
The morning news
Read to be cognizant
Even with coffee
It’s an irritant!
https://fivedotoh.com/2020/06/13/fowc-with-fandango-cognizant/#like-43873
Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt
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It’s all fake. They only want your money, just like every other email promotion you receive. It should have gone straight to junk or spam. This email service is not to my liking.
How can you say it’s fake? Astrology has been around for over two thousand years, started in Babylonia. You are just being obdurate! Are you afraid of what your horoscope might reveal? Well?
Uh. . .I am a Taurus.
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/weekend-writing-prompt-161-obdurate/
Word of the Day + Saturday Six Word Story
Image: Coffee growing on Mount Kenya
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My day can’t begin til coffee.
https://cyranny.com/2020/06/13/begin-word-of-the-day-challenge-2/#like-53468
SoCS June 13, 2020
Since only one person responded to my questions on what they thought, I guess most people are happy with the status quo, or are tired of discussing what’s going on and wish the last nail was in the coffin. Everyone has a right to their own opinions.
My granddaughter has one of her degrees in history and thinks there should be more statues/representations of non white heroes/historical figures and not the civil war generals, for example. We all agree and it has been a slow but necessary process.
She sited Thomas Payne who will not be remembered as the wife beater he was, but only for writing “Common Sense”. This is just one example. Do not mention Thomas Jefferson either! 😳 She is one who would nail him on his slavery actions.
My daughter and I agree with WP’s Mr. Bump UK who offered that these old war memorials serve as a reminder of our country’s history. I sited the Vietnam Memorial. To me all of these are reminders of what we did, as Americans, good or bad, hopefully not to be repeated.
I’ll try not to keep pounding this nail, but as I say, it is my blog and there’s always the delete button. At least the people in my family have opinions and can discuss them freely. We all agree violence is not the answer to a better America, but freedom of expression is one of our basic tenets.
I am now off the soapbox, at least for today.🥴🤷🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️✌
https://lindaghill.com/2020/06/12/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-13-2020/#like-14576
What do you think?
NYT:
We had this discussion as a family a few days ago. Starting with the question of defunding the police. We have firefighters and EMTs in the family, and we all might see things differently because we are not on the front lines as they are. I would like to know what you think.
Would you want to have a list where you could sign up to have police protection, 911 response and have your money/taxes contribute to funding this?
Or would like to opt out and not pay money/taxes for these services? For example, say you needed an ambulance, or had a break-in, would you want help from the police and other services or not? Do you think this option would contribute to vigilanteism?
Do you believe the police should have a better wage than they presently do? Do you think they are well trained? Do you think the government should send in the National Guard and if so, do you think they are well trained?
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it well:
We have not come a long way as the majority professes. We need to do better. We can be better.
What do you think?
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What day is it Anyway?
It is June 12, and my middle sister’s 85th birthday! Yea! Her favorite is a white cake with 7 minute frosting, so I sent her a pic of one, best I could do since she lives 2000 miles away. She has four sons and I’m sure they will visit her today.
My daughter took me to the hospital for a blood test today, not as scary as I thought it might be. It is a pretext to my five year cancer scan. Everyone stayed their distance, we all wore masks, were asked a few questions, temperature taken and then on to the lab. I had to sign a new form saying I would pay if Medicare wouldn’t because Medicare might deem it an unnecessary test. Yeah, Medicare, my nemesis. They’re the ones saying they won’t cover the urostomy bags (that collect urine when you don’t have a bladder) because they’re not a necessary item. Alrightythen!
We visited a separate clinic for a blood test for my daughter and stayed in the car. We grabbed lunch at a pickup Panera and went to the park to eat. All in all a pleasant day.
https://lindaghill.com/2020/06/11/what-day-is-it-anyway-thursday-june-11th-2020/
Fandango’s Friday Flashback 6-12-20
Picture Prompt – 166 – June 12, 2017
“I didn’t realize how dark it was out here. I can’t make out where the boat is. I don’t have time to wait, I need to find it!”
He fell over something hard, but picked himself up and limped on. He would be at the boathouse soon. “I can see the boathouse, it must be inside.” Joe started running along even though his knee pained him. He had to get to the boat.
A car slid to a stop behind him, throwing up gravel on the roadside. They were in pursuit of Joe, and determined to find him before he got to the boat. They knew his getaway plan. It was confessed by his friend after they tortured him. They had to get him before he escaped.
Joe ran faster, he knew they were close behind. It all fell through at the end, all of it. He hoped Shaun was okay but he couldn’t think of him now. It was imperative he get away. The bag he carried seemed to weigh heavy on his shoulder, but there was no leaving it behind. He and Shaun risked their lives for this. The money was worth the risk. Poor thinking, poor planning, all came to a nasty conclusion when their scheme was revealed. This bag was his insurance. It wouldn’t save Shaun, but he hoped it would save him.
It was just a small con, but before they knew it, the game grew into a much bigger money maker than they dreamed. The only problem was the two young grifters chose the wrong mark. A “connected” mark. Their inexperience would be their demise.
That night their plans were discovered. Joe had hidden the bag of money outside the apartment. Shaun didn’t even know he’d done this, but Joe was the kind of friend known to take advantage, always hedging his bets, conning even his co-conspirator. Tonight Shaun phoned to say he thought something suspicious was going on and they should drop the scheme and take off before they saw real trouble.
Joe laughed it off, knowing he had backup hidden by the apartment. He had packed the money, a gun, and the boat keys there. He approached the bar where he was to meet Shaun. Before going inside he sneaked in the back to check what was going on. He saw Shaun restrained by the mark’s bodyguards. He knew Shaun’s suspicions were right, and he took off running.
The men in the car were close behind. Joe wasn’t going to make it. He ran down the steps and into the boathouse. There was nothing there. He didn’t have time to retrieve the gun. Joe didn’t have a thought for Shaun as the bullet entered his spine. Falling into the water, he barely felt the second bullet hit his heart. The bag was dragged from his shoulder. The men waited to see if Joe would resurface. When he didn’t, they left to finish off Shaun.
https://allaboutwritingandmore.wordpress.com/2017/06/11/daily-picture-prompt-166/
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