Day: October 8, 2019

More Power To You

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E1B1CA02-1374-41BA-821B-E20084E20806The lights and electricity went out in my house on my block in my neighborhood at around 8:00 tonight. The electric company originally estimated that the power would be restored by around 10:00 tonight. But when 10:00 came and went, I called customer service and was informed that the next update will be at around 4:00 a.m.

And wouldn’t you know it, I went to the grocery store today and did a big shop. I picked up some frozen pizzas and ice cream, which will probably be thawed by morning, not to mention milk, fruit, veggies, cold cuts, and other goodies that require refrigeration. They’ll certainly be warm — and possibly spoiled — by the time I wake up. Sheesh.

I do hope that the three posts I’ve scheduled to be published tonight — one at midnight, one at 3:00 a.m. and one at around 6:00 a.m. — will still be published, since they are in the hands of WordPress. But for now, I’m going to bed. No lights, no power, and my iPhone’s battery is down to 12% with no way to charge it back up.

Unfortunately, this is generally the time that I read all of the posts from those of you that I follow that I didn’t get a chance to read during the day. But with a dying iPhone and no way to charge it, I will not be getting around to reading many of your posts tonight.

I apologize for missing some of your posts and I probably won’t have time to go back and catch up on them tomorrow, assuming power has been restored. Let me know if I missed anything good, okay?

Anyway, that’s it for me. Over and out. Hopefully there will be power in the neighborhood tomorrow.

The Show Must Go On

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“Do you have a qualm about your role in the play?” the director asked James.

James was slow to respond to the director’s question, and the others in the cast thought they could actually see the wheels turning inside of James’ head. “May I have some water?” James asked. “Suddenly I’m very thirsty.”

“Sure,” the director said, motioning to another cast member to fetch a bottle of water and hand it to James. “So, are you okay with this role, James?”

“Well, yes,” James said, “but I don’t understand why I have to be….”

“James,” the director said, “your role is that of a sea creature that has just emerged from the ocean and is experiencing human sentience for the first time in its life.”

“Yes, I understand that,” James said, “but is it really necessary for me to perform this scene….”

“Yes, James,” The director said. “You are a primitive creature stepping out from the depths of the sea as you evolve into human form, so for the sake of authenticity, you must be naked, totally naked, in this scene.”

“Yes, I get it,” James said. “But….”
EFBFF48D-5985-4819-8167-FD232656745D“James, I am confident that once you’ve rehearsed this scene enough times, and when we’re ready for opening night,” the director said, “you won’t have to be concerned about the erection you are now, um, displaying.”

“I understand,” James said. “No matter how hard, the show must go on.”

Written for these daily prompts: Word of the Day Challenge (qualm), Ragtag Daily Prompt (slow), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (cast), The Daily Spur (thirsty), Daily Addictions (sea), and Your Daily Word Prompt (sentience).

3-2-1 Quote Me! — Lifestyle

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5A8ED2F3-B822-4132-BABC-DBA344A333D6The inimitable Rory, A Guy Called Bloke, has given us yet another of his 3-2-1 Quote Me! prompts. This one is about “lifestyle.” And this time, Rory, himself, tagged me.

The 3-2-1 Quote Me! rules are:

  • Thank the person who tagged you — thank you, Rory.
  • Post two quotes for the dedicated Topic of the Day: lifestyle
  • Select three bloggers to take part in ‘3-2-1 Quote Me!’

Alrighty then, let’s do this. First the two quotes, neither of which have any attribution. And to be honest, I’m not sure they are about lifestyle, per se. Probably more about life in general.

045D6B53-8AD6-4CC5-8EEE-01BF9B40FC9DC6D7D4A6-F4B4-46F4-B4C4-B22336F79A84Okay, now to the hard part. I usually don’t tag others in these challenges, but in the interest of promoting some bloggers I’ve just discovered, I’m going to tag the three bloggers I most recently started following and hope they might pick up the gauntlet.

Biff at Biff Sock Pow

Peter at Stroke Survivor

Chris at mused.blog.

Twittering Tales — Watching the Universe

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919C79D1-F791-4BF5-98EA-49C6401201D2 “This is the Gran Telescopio Canarias, the largest telescope on earth,” the tour guide said.

“What are those men looking at?” a boy asked.

“They’re astronomers. They’re looking at the universe.”

Looking at a monitor, the boy said, “No, they’re watching Stranger Things on Netflix.”

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Written for this week’s Twittering Tales prompt from Kat Myrman. Photo credit: noelsch at Pixabay.com.

FOWC with Fandango — Cast

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FOWCWelcome to October 8, 2019 and to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). It’s designed to fill the void after WordPress bailed on its daily one-word prompt.

I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (US).

Today’s word is “cast.”

Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.

Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Or you can simply include a link to your post in the comments.

The issue with pingbacks not showing up seems to have been resolved, but you might check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, please manually add your link in the comments.

And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. You will marvel at their creativity.