Day: April 2, 2018

Radioactive

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8F2B0D30-F9FC-4B36-BC22-7E169253CF58Five year old Haley looked at her mother and said, “Momma, you look radioactive.”

Sharon looked at her daughter, smiled, and said, “Radioactive? Sweetie, do you know what that means?”

Haley puffed out her chest and said, “Yes, Momma. I’m not stupid, you know.”

“No, of course you’re not,” Sharon said. “But tell me what you mean when you say I look radioactive. Do you mean I look like I’m glowing?”

“Stop being silly, Momma,” Haley said. “You look pretty is what radioactive means.”

Actually, Sweetie, that’s not what radioactive means,” Sharon said. “It has something to do with energy and atoms and bombs and I don’t think it’s necessarily a good thing.”

Haley looked confused. “Then why did Daddy call you radioactive last night? I heard him. You were leaving for the party after the babysitter got here and he told you that you looked radioactive. It made you happy.”

Sharon smiled. “Sweetie, he didn’t call me radioactive. He called me radiant.”

“Is that a good thing, Momma?” Haley asked.

“Yes, Baby,” Sharon said. “It’s a very good thing.

Written for today’s one-word prompt, “radiant.”

B is for Baseball

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img_0943Great news! The 2018 Major League Baseball season started this past Thursday. And I’m stoked.

Yes, I know. Some of you might suggest that, when it comes to baseball, B should be for boring. A lot of people seem to find watching baseball to be a yawner. Of course, many of these same people love watching golf. Go figure.

Sure, baseball isn’t as brutal as football. It’s not as fast-paced as basketball. It’s not as violent as hockey.

But it’s not at all boring if you take the time to really understand the game. Instead, baseball is a nuanced game. It’s a game of strategy. It’s a game of finesse.

Baseball is high drama — there’s drama with every at bat, with every pitch, every hit, every steal, every play in the field.

What can be more thrilling than a pitcher’s duel? How about a walk-off, game winning hit in the bottom of the ninth? Is there anything more exciting than an inside the park home run or a runner stealing home?

When should the manager pull the pitcher off the mound? Call for a pinch hitter? Put in a pinch runner? Call for a squeeze play or a steal?

It’s been a long winter and I’m so ready for baseball season to commence. So B is for baseball and B is for boom chuckalucka.

I’ll be back tomorrow for my C-post.

Three Day Quote Challenge — Day 3

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7D67223E-3E27-4375-99F8-71AE36CB259AThis is Day 3 of the Three Day Quote Challenge that Kat Myrman tagged me for. Here are my Day 1 and Day 2 posts just in case you missed them.

For Day 3, I’m moving away from the political theme of my first two posts for this challenge. Instead, I’m going to quote Groucho Marx, one of the most brilliant comedic minds of the 20th century, if not of all time.

Marx was the master of the wise crack. His genius was his ability to twist grammar and capitalize on the double entendre of the English language. As a listener, you had to pay attention or you might miss one of his throw-away lines. You never saw it coming.

Since it is Day 3, I’ve selected three of my favorite quips from Groucho, all of which typify his wit.

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.”

“Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”

I hope you enjoyed these three quotes from Groucho. I know that they crack me up every time I hear them.