Remember “stories”? That’s what my grandmother called the soap operas back in the old days. She would sit in front of the television every week day for her favorite, “Edge of Night”. No one was allowed to disturb her, even though I was dying to watch American Bandstand😄.
Later on “Dark Shadows” became a semi controversial show with vampires. Acting and TV has come a long way, baby!
I guess at this time and place in the world, we are going deep with our thoughts. Thoughts of our loved ones near and far, hoping they are keeping safe and healthy.
Also, the reasons why this is happening and how the world will react when it’s over, how many people will be lost, how many people stepped up to help their neighbor.
These are troubling times and deep thoughts come with the territory. Try to keep hope and humor in your life, especially around your children.
Please forgive the formatting. WP is bonkers!
This song was popular when my kids were in high school. My daughter and I used to sing it in the car. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler. It’s still one of my best liked songs.
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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/promises-in-the-dark/
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“Can this stuff kill me?” Is my question to Silly Old Sod over at https://www.sillyoldsod.com/looking-forward-to-the-black-pudding/ when he wrote his blog post talking about the famous English/Irish treat named black pudding. Being naive to most local treats around the world, I thought maybe a very dark chocolate pudding dessert.
Oh, no, it’s pork sausage and in the post you are able to click on a link to see it, read about it, etc. I hate to say this SOS, but I cannot imagine even trying a bit of this. But now the pub, I would willingly join you. Visiting my son who attended college in Boston, was taken to an Irish pub. It was the night Rose Kennedy died and the place was filled with off the cuff musicians and singers, lamenting her passing. I had a Black and Tan, suggested by my son. It was a sad but most interesting evening I will never forget.
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From April 3, 2018 and the A to Z Challenge: C for Choices
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Easy, hard, good, bad, we all make choices every day; possibly every few minutes depending on if and where you work, have children, parents, or coworkers that require it.
Even small choices may affect your life permanently. Making choices as a parent or caregiver not only affects you but the recipient of your decision.
It’s almost overwhelming to think of how a small word or phrase can influence the world around you. Sometimes people think it’s not so important, and unnecessary to take a lot of time pondering a choice. An example?
Our infamous leader.
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Straightening each little wrinkle in her fresh cotton dress, Jo was preparing herself for her first date at the age of fourteen. She wanted everything to be perfect, as if it wasn’t already. The blue eyed pageboy coiffed blonde was a striking sight for any young man at the high school.
This afternoon she blushed as the “man of her dreams” stepped next to her between classes. She almost too quickly said yes and the dinner date was on. Jo had never eaten pizza before. She took a bite—the entire top of melted cheese glob lay on her chin.
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In the forefront of the news is the interesting Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo. Love him or hate him, he is making a milestone of his life as a leader more than the obvious incompetent president of our United States. Here are two books about his life, with an excerpt from “All Things Possible”.
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My favorite version of “Rocketman”:
As never ending waves kiss the shores
The sand relents again and again to their power
A lesson for today as it ever was
Resilience in all things, together.
https://scvincent.com/2020/04/02/thursday-photo-prompt-together-writephoto/
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