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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Not a dream a plan:  Every year I learn or relearn something. When I relearn something, it is usually to upgrade my knowledge about a subject I am already familiar with, like the year people started giving worming medicines to their horses instead of calling the Veterinarian to do it. Our minds never totally let go of the knowledge we learn. But when new knowledge becomes available on any subject, we need to upgrade just like a computer upgrade of windows or other tech. I used to play classical guitar. This year I am upgrading my playing abilities with knowledge of musical theory for guitar. I took a course in etss (ear training and sight singing) where we learned theory as it pertains to piano about 25 years ago. I also took courses in human biology a couple times during my lifetime so I'm going back to studying human biology this year. I have a restless mind I need to keep it actively learning. I'm actively seeking recommendations about books read about human aging. Let me know if you have read one. |
| I'll make me a sound and an apparatus and they'll call it a Fog Horn and whoever hears it will know the sadness of eternity and the briefness of life." by Ray Bradbury “Under the thinning fog the surf curled and creamed, almost without sound, like a thought trying to form itself on the edge of consciousness.” ― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep References from: {link: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/fog} For Prompt about metaphors:  Sometimes fog is clear enough to see through other times is is so thick it obliterates whatever it covers. People who rewrite my postings to suit themselves are not able to see the individuality of the human mind. Hope you are having a good day. Keep on Keepin on. |
Party to honor the Basement Guy.![Merit Badge in The Blogging Banana Bar
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Your blogging is always welcome at [Link To Item #1985857] .](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-The_Blogging_Banana_Bar-2246010_9.gif)  I don't as a rule build parties anymore. Maybe I should. If I did: I realize you want to include the venue as the Banana Bar, so I arranged for an alien ship to pick up the Banana Bar and set it down in our front yard. Just for the party. Then the aliens promised to set it back in its proper spot after everyone goes home. We live in the country so no one but the bears, deer and such will notice. Hmm. Maybe the neighbors will notice. They watch us a lot. First: we should get the Basement Guy out of the basement. So, the party would start about 5 o'clock p.m. Second: I would have it outside in our yard. Lots of space there. It would be a scavenger hunt. Third: We would have a scene like a figure 8: Two circles of chairs with food tables setup between the circles. Food tables would be laden with salads, casseroles, breads, condiments, desserts, whatever we can round up or guests would like to contribute. A setup for cooking burgers, hot dogs, and vegetables will be cooking on the grill. Guests would be handed the first search for the scavenger hunt as they arrive. They can hunt or just visit, gab, and eat. Children and pets and monkeys all are welcome. You have to keep them under control. If I can find a band with a guitarist for background music I will. The scavenger hunt will not send everyone to the same spot to begin. Some of the things to find will be small prizes: pens, writing pads, fancy bookmarks, candy bars, whatever I can think to provide. Each beginning clue will provide a list of clues. If you find objects not on your list leave them for someone else's list. We have a lot of space so it could take a while to follow the clues. I will keep it on this side of the pond, so no one gets wet. Any small prize wrapped in paper and marked surprise is to be given to the Basement Guy. Come to the party, Hunt, sit and gab, eat and be merry. If I can find the right band maybe, they will take requests and we can have sing along. Maybe if the Basement Guy is not too shy, we can get him to make a speech and tell us why he is always in the basement. And more about the mysteries of the basement. Guests should bring their own stories about basement adventures, that is if you actually ever went down there. Suggestions for more ideas for this party are welcome. All word count on WDC: 350 |
| Write about something you may have learned from the guy in the basement or something he's said that may have been helpful to you. P3 The basement guy says he is not aware of where all the doors out of the basement lead. He is sure they all go somewhere. I noticed the basement guy is always around. Not necessarily when he is needed. The basement guy reads the Blogging Bliss Newsletter first. By example reading other bloggers blogs is important. The lists in the Blogging Bliss Newsletter are especially entertaining. Basement Guy: 1. Basements are used for storing things you cannot get rid of/ 2. tying up or locking up innocent victims / 3. drawing moisture /4. thinking yourself upward with high ideals/ 5. hiding from bill collectors. How do you get to know the guy in the basement if you can't find him? All word count from WDC:144 |
| P4. Today's Prompt: What's behind the door behind the bar? See the thing about the door behind the bar is; if you go through it, you never know where you will end up. Sometimes it takes you directly to the basement. The first time I went through it I was following a troupe of visiting monkeys. I ended up in Monkey Land. Today I thought, well I'll just take my book down and sit quietly in the comfy chair upholstered in a riotous flower pattern and drink a cup of oat stem tea, while I read for a while. I'm right in the middle of "Tastes Like War" a memoir by Grace M. Cho. One of her quotes really charged me to read on; to find out what happened to her in her life--"How many times had women who told the truth been muzzled with the label of madness?" The thing about today is when I walked through the door Red the Orangutang was standing there. Wordsmitthy says, Red is Andre's 4th cousin 6 times removed, family. Also, I felt kind of woozy because of the expanse of open country before me. Red was holding on to a two-seater bicycle he motioned me to take a seat. What could I do? I have to say I was quite hesitant but after all a bike ride? I can ride a bike. It can't be all that bad except Red the orangutang was in the front seat driving. Red is actually wider than me. I tried to lean a little to the right to look around him to see where we were. eek! Warning watch this at your own risk. Anyone with a heart condition should be exceptionally cautious. A Actually, it wasn't too bad until we took the right wing of the V in the trail. All word count on WDC:308 ![Merit Badge in Family
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| Which kinds of relationships --family, friendship, love/romance, etc.-- lift you up and not drag you down? What does this depend on, the people, the circumstances, or you yourself? I have some family I see once in a while that are good to be with and some friendships (online) that I can count on. Lifting up usually depends on myself and my attitude. If I meet up with a circumstance that is not to my liking, I tell the Lord. And I try to stay in my own skin if others are trying to get me to live their way. My way isn't bad. Around here it is sometimes different from local customs. I believe no one is old, everyone is aging. Not everyone is senile.  This is kind of general, hope it meets the criteria of an answer? ![Merit Badge in Friendship
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| Day 3730: May 8, 2023 Prompt: “To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.” Ray Bradbury How do you feed your muse? I learn something new every day or at least every week, reading poetry actually causes me to think a lot, so I read poems, or novels, or news articles or whatever is at hand. Prompts on  also feed my muse because the muse likes to find ideas to write about. If I answer prompts for some reason, it triggers other ideas to write about later. Chocolate helps too.. |
| Guy in the Basement. Of course, there has always been a guy in the basement. And it's a good thing too. The day I went looking for the band of monkeys that attended the Halloween party at Andre's banana bar the basement guy showed me how to get to Monkey land from the basement. It isn't easy to find the door. I've been reading books so I'm late to the May party. I went down to the basement to talk to the guy down there. Today he showed me a YouTube about how to make banana wine at home. I like wine. This sounds like a fun thing to do. Plus, the advertisement on the YouTube video is about solar generators from 4patriots. You might need one sometime if the electricity goes down. Think smart--no electricity--banana wine--lots of books on kindle--and a solar generator for lights and keep the kindle going. The basement guy set up a plush easy rocking chair and a lamp in a corner of the basement. So, now I'll do some reading down there sometimes. It can get kind of scary though. I was reading along one day and an orangutang moseyed over and pointed at my book. I had to share a glass of the banana wine with him while I read my book out loud. I guess he liked the whole scene though, so he went back out the monkey door yawning. I guess he needed a nap. all word count on WDC: 245 |
I just found out May 1 to be the Save the Rhino Day. If you were to work to save any species, either on this earth or elsewhere *Wink* , which species would you pick?  I read a book about this sometime in the last two years. It was about saving large animal endangered species. It seems the species that have tusks such as the elephant and Rhinoceros have a special problem with poachers. There is a black-market involving tusks because some Orientals believe they have a medicinal property. Because of this, poachers are literally trying to build catches of the tusks; then wipe out the species, which would drive the price up on the ivory by millions of dollars. I have read a lot about endangered species. I guess it would be difficult to just pick one species to save out of all the endangered out there. If we have an atomic war humans might be the most endangered of all. Save the humans, so they can save the elephants, Rhinos, birds, ocelots, monkeys, orangutans, and all the others. Just a thought. ![Merit Badge in Every Moment Matters
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| Day 3723: May 1, 2023 Prompt: WDC May Calendar prompt: What is your proudest accomplishment this year? This year 2023, we found a recycling program we like and are getting settled in it now, Also, I decided to upgrade my music knowledge. I took an ETSS (ear training and sight signing) course at a Bible institute in the 80's The course introduced the circle of fifths in a minor way. Now I am studying it in a more advanced way,. because chords are used in guitar playing. I have gone back to playing classical guitar daily. I had not actually played for several years. I'm just happy to find out I can still play. My planted lettuce seeds are sprouting, which makes me happy. And I started sharing some cash to a charity that I think is worthwhile. Hopefully I can continue to contribute as time goes forward. Small involvements but, things to advance the year in a positive way. Keep safe. Happy Trails. |
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