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A terminal for all blogs coming in or going out. A view into my life.
Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.

Ferry boat between Solvorn and Ornes across the Lustrafjord i Sogn og Fjordane.




I'm starting a new blog because
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L'aura del Campo  (13+)
Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation.
#982524 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
had over 1,200 entries and that was getting close to full. I don't want to trim it by deletion. I did that once, much to my dismay. Will be used more for poetry.

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Hoarfrosts from Hell  (GC)
Anything I'm not happy about or that I don't want in my main blog!
#997339 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
is still hidden from the public and will remain so. It's more personal and full of angst. Was used for 30DBC for May 2020 and now used for Blogville.

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Enga mellom fjella  (13+)
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
#1317094 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
was full... until the number of entries was increased. A mixed blog, mostly stories.

I'll be linking to
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On The Write Path  (13+)
ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.
#2032403 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
as I need to post there about my travels.

 
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O Pinions!  (XGC)
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
#1501776 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
is for my opinions. *Laugh*

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Nurture your Nature  (13+)
Look around. Let Nature nurture your Soul. I record images I sense and share them here.
#1439094 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
was set up for nature observations and musings.

 
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Watt's Gnus  (18+)
On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.
#1439092 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
come out of a need to share interesting stuff I come across. When I was young I did a small newsletter named as such. (or was it column in the newsletter? Been 30 years... I think.)

 
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Flash Fiction  (GC)
Short 300 word, more or less, "stories" .
#2190336 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
is where I put my flash fictions. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and have enough good ones to publish. Ratings vary and some are hidden from view.

I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
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Space Cadet - the never ending journal  (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
#2226611 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani


I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
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Conquest ... to keep track of contests  (18+)
A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
#2233119 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
(also very messy!) *Shock2*

 
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Blogville   (XGC)
Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville.
#2253938 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
is for posting personal blog entries in hope that folks will comment and post their blog entries there as well. I will be commenting on all blog entries posted. It's my effort to rebuild a blogging community.

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Bibimbap 비빔밥   (13+)
Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed.
#2296648 by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

February 1, 2021 at 12:22am
February 1, 2021 at 12:22am
#1003370
For Made by Lilli

"Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor

Prompt: Write about Wonderland from this poem.

Mini-critique: It has a certain musical quality to it but needs editing, especially for flow. To correct that read out loud, establish a rhythm, control the words don't let them control you. Use Rhymezone or the WDC ideanary for synonyms or alternative words where the rhythm jars.

Line 3 can be cut because you say it in line 8. The last 5 lines can be cut as the poem ends with "Take me to Wonderland" and the questions on the end make it sound whiny. A fine whine needn't be whiny. The content and 'message' is fine.

I give it a 3.4 'as is' because although it has potential it needs lots of work.

"Blogging Circle of Friends "  Day 2998: February 1, 2021

I found my Serenity Journal, when I was cleaning out a container. Since this is the first day of a new month, I'm posting a quote from that journal.

"There is a quiet, serene confidence in knowing that all things do not stand or fall according to one's own achievements or the correctness of every decision one makes." Joseph A. Sittler

Prompt: What does this quote mean to you? How do you find moments of serenity in your day, week, or month?

I need not carry the world on my shoulders. I need not carry my grief and burdens. Sometimes what was, is, will be... is not dependent on me. Not in the sense of fate, and it does not ask me to be apathetic; it just acknowledges that I am not the center of the universe and that's it's okay to let go.

I'm okay when I'm mindful. Today it's sunny. I have some meditative music on. I can still taste the coffee I drank awhile ago. My butt is firm on the bed *Laugh*. My feet are warm.

I mentioned to Marvin, "We only see what we choose to see. So no... if we go by appearances we will not see the divine. If we look for the light we will find it surrounding us."

For "Weekly Goals"  Weekly 'goals'.

I've failed partly because a couple goals were too broad. I may do better with specifics. Objectives can be broad as well as laser focused. I'm avoidant and depressed. I have to be careful about being vague and overwhelmed.

1. Send out 5 postcards or letters to friends, family or folks here at WDC. Gary is #1. *Boxcheck* Others: *Boxcheckb* Kate *Boxcheckb* Theodora *BoxcheckB* Elizabeth *Box*
2. I'll write in my journal every day: 1 *Boxcheck* 2 *Boxcheckb* 3 *Boxcheck* 4 *Boxcheck* 5 *Boxcheck*
3. I'll go outside every day, snow or sun: 1 *Boxcheck* 2 *Boxcheck* 3 *Boxcheck* 4 *Boxcheck* 5 *Boxcheck*
4. I'll clean/unclutter something: refrigerator, plants, counters, floor, futon. Dishes don't count because I do that anyway.
5. I'll make entries for 5 contests and start to write something.

*RibbonO* 3rd haiku by Feb 13th "haikus [332]"  in **"Invalid Item" 
*Boxcheckr* dnp story by Feb 14th "Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special"  **"Climbing sweet briar [319] (601 words)" 
*TrophyG* GrP poem by Feb 14th "Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special"  **"My name's not Jack!" 
*Boxcheckb* dnp free verse by Feb 14th for "Shadows and Light Poetry Contest"  **"Stalactite [343]" 
*Boxcheckb* dnp monster poem by Feb 15 "Amerika über alles [331]" 
*Boxcheckb* dnp stormy's poem by Feb 18 "Left behind [343]" 
*RibbonY* 3rd rhyming poem by Feb 20 "Poetic Traditions Poetry Contest "  **"In search of Iris" 
*Ribbonr* 1st romance poem by Feb 25 "I wish to live before my death [352]" , now **"I wish to live before I die" 
*Boxcheckb* cat poem by Feb 28 "Peaches [339]"  **"Peaches" 
*Boxcheckr* dnp quotation story by Feb 28 "Quotation story by 2/28 820 words Unwrapped "  **"Embers" 
*Boxcheckr* story by Feb 28 "A nudge of narwals minus 782-69 words"  **"At the water's edge" 
*Ribbonbl* 1st children's story by Feb 28 "Traveling Teddy [355]"  **"Traveling Teddy" 
*Xw* bad poem by Feb 28 "TEXT BOOK NEW LOVE [353]"  Decided to not submit.
*Ribbonb* 1st love poem by Feb 27 **"Crone and Sage [349]"  from "Crone and Sage" 
*Boxcheckb* dnp dark poem by Feb 28 "loves lies bleeding Paid in full [350] poem for Dreamscapes"  **"Paid in full" 
*Xw* philia story by Feb 28 "Invalid Item" 
*Boxcheckb* dnp love poem by Feb 28 "i am behind the camera [358]" 
*Xw* story by Feb 28th "story homeless language barrier " 
*Boxcheckb* dnp chocolate by Feb 28 "Just loud enough for the Universe to hear [356]"  now **"Just loud enough forthe Universe to hear" 

There's a long list of other things but if I list them all I may get nothing done.


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