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Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.  I'm starting a new blog because
I'll be linking to
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.
I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
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 28 ⛅The crocuses have been out for awhile. Trees are beginning to bud. Which flowers will burst forth next? I'll be eating smothered pork today... unless I leave it in the fridge and eat bologna instead. I'm having difficulty keeping track of the date and day of the week. Lack of routines will do that. There is scene at the end of 55:15 that haunts me. Jarunee's father has Alzheimers. She asks Bomb to look after him when she dies. She dies. He does. We see the old man lying on the bed uncovered. Bomb comes in and puts a blanket over him. That small act of kindness says a lot. Last week I was deathly ill. Tonight I'm fine; but, living alone has its complications. Who will look in on me? 42°F at 9 a.m. (or 3 in the morning in Thai as 6-12 is morning; the hours are divided into four parts). Coffee. And toast. In Thailand it may be 'donuts'. In Costa Rica, gallo pinto (a mix of rice and beans). In Norway, fish and cheese. 100 Micro: "A double date goes slightly awry when two girls begin to fall for each other’s boyfriends." Easy-peasy. While Porn (blessing) and Noinae (a fruit) are arguing/concerned/dreaming, their boyfriends are caught stealing a kiss in the restroom... or some such silliness! "Are they..." "kissing?" "..." "Yep." Eight: I want to continue the 8/6/7/5/6/4/5/3 with 4/2/3/1/2/_. The last couplet would read 'slashed to' ______. 63 degrees at 3 p.m. (or 3 in the afternoon in Thai). Mild, pleasant, did not wear a coat. Cottage cheese with gifted pears. Making rigatoni... for tomorrow. I'll be using red sauce and that's better after it sets for a day. I'm thinking of adding tuna and/or cheese before I eat it. I'm in a do-nothing mood. My experience with this is that I pay later.  29  Spending most of the day inside although I did get out. Dalton and Laxmi fattened me up with chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Met Michael, the new chef, who is working on including vegetarian items on the Sr. Ctr. menu. Willie saw a man die this afternoon when she was shopping. She came back to the center to vent and de-stress. Apparent heart-attack. My supper: rice with garam marsala, mushrooms and pork. I am both properly hydrated and caffeinated today. Finished. Verdent: "Until the rains come"  Taboo: "Emerald treasure " Personify: "Ghost of tissues past" 1st Chapter: "A map to Hellenbach" 4 Children: "A Big Flashy Fun Rainbow Ball " Limerick: "Honeybuns" and "Ah... David (blush) [2 Limericks]" Panda: "Naw Ruz 179 [179.1]" Think about it: "McCarthy Forever!" Julia McCarthy was my mother's father's mother's mother from Ireland. The Irish rootlet shows up in our DNA. What is touching about what I wrote is that when I first sketched it at the beginning of March my mother, age 99, was still alive. She died March 15th, two months short of 100. I could only add the picture of McCarthy's Pub, but I have other photos of Dingle: sailboats, sheep, fish and mushy peas at Harrington's, graveyard, church... did I mention hillsides of sheep? White on green. Way too stressed out.   30 *cold*30°F at 8. Cold but clear and will warm up. Never went out and now poor internet connection.  Have one day more to finish up. I spent over 3 hours trying to buy airplane tickets. I may be gone April 17th - May 23rd. How I tolerate traveling will determine what I do the next two years. Details to come.  31  45°F 7°C in Missoula at 2 p.m. Windy, threat of rain. Dull, dreary. Great conversation with Angie, Jay and Billie Jo though. I told them my news. Now to finish those limericks... Done.  Pacing it... No bread in the house so I ate tortillas and now heating up beefy mushroom soup with pasta stars. I barely finished my contests. Missed one, but I ran out of time as usual and internet connection has been truly crappy. I have two immediate issues: phone and glasses. Also must figure out how to get covid test if I need one for Portugal. I'll need a ride, but the shuttle should be running. If not, a taxi. Flight is at 6:45 a.m. so I need to be there by 5:30. Small airport.  32 ⛅Bad internet again.  Went to see friends after 'watching' the World Cup draw. Costa Rica will face Germany and Spain if they get past New Zealand. They're surging, but November is a long ways away. And although they took out Italy 8 years ago, don't expect another upset of that caliber. I need to do research and booking for my upcoming trip. I need reliable internet because my nerves get shot otherwise. As far as recording thoughts in this blog... they are useful to me but totally ignored by WdC. 5694-5644 = 50 views in March. Comments? Katya, Lyn and Sarah = 3.  Great chat with Laxmi today about her upcoming Santiago walk, and three cruises (Sept-Nov) and about my trip to Portugal. John's plant died after 16 years. He said I could have the pot. I wonder how my plants will deal with the upcoming neglect. I haven't told them yet. It's Saturday morning in Maha Sarakham. 66/62 and rain. Odd for April. It's supposed to be 90/70, humid, dusty, dry. Strong North-east winds too. I'm considering June/July for Thailand and/or November. I did remember to buy food today. (Fish!) I didn't overbuy and I might give in and eat at the Senior Center for $5/meal the 11th-15th in preparation for cleaning out my fridge before my trip.  A2 Daily Dordle #0067 5&4/7 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ zaratustra.itch.io/dordle hapax/prank Not as hard as you may think. (rainy/hotel/dumps) The 'p' was critical. 35 degrees at 10:10 and dark. And  I have to work on the computer today so I want to go to Butterfly Herbs; but, it's cold and later it will be blustery. I seem to have lost my touch when it comes to writing. Not that that should ever stop a person. I'll write about my trip if nothing else. Writings fall into three categories: Won: 3rd  "Until the rains come" Verdent March 1st  "Emerald treasure " Taboo March3rd "A Big Flashy Fun Rainbow Ball " 4 Children MarchKinda... "Green ink" Bearbit April (5-way 2nd place)HM "A map to Hellenbach" 1st ChapterPending: Panda: "Naw Ruz 179 [179.1]" Think about it: "McCarthy Forever!" Did not place: "Mad Fashion Designer [year162.ff]" Senior March"Smoke" Shadows&Light March"Ghost of tissues past" Personify March"Honeybuns" and "Ah... David (blush) [2 Limericks]" LimerickI responded to Hooves re "The Gilded Age": "I looked it up. I don't have cable so I may never get to see it. I'm not fascinated by upper-class melodramas so I may skip it. It's interesting how little I have in common with folks here at WdC or in general. I watch Thai TV series but don't follow K-Pop. And... don't ask about music. I'm still stuck in the 70s and 80s , even though I do watch some talent shows.Glad you have found a show you enjoy.  " KU vs NC on Monday night. I'm a Jayhawk. Found a Jayhawk to download.I'm still looking for an emoji. Trip is coming together. Stressed over getting back as I have a 6 a.m. flight on a Monday. One place has a bus at 4:13 that will get me there in time. But details... A3  Fog... lifting. No morning wisdom before coffee. No wisdom after coffee either. Look elsewhere for the answer. Internet is so unreliable that it's 'dangerous' to use. I can't depend on it to save or reload. Singapore is expensive but not so bad if I only stay there for 4 days like I did once in Paris. It would be a good option if flights to/from Bangkok have a long layover. |
It's the New Year. Get use to seeing [179.xxx] on what I write this year.  That said, I need to make sure everything I wrote this past year is posted. I wrote over 380 pieces in 178. My goal this year will be the usual: 365, hopefully 400. My new pretty (doesn't stay that way) black notebook (Book 67) starts on page 5237. The last two years were dismal with unacceptable gaps and only 62 pages [178] and 64 pages [177]. It should be 60 pages/season or 240+/year. My journal-letter to a friend started in 2003. My first meal today was mac & tuna. As good a way to start the day as any. Naw Ruz started last evening, but don't ask me what I ate. I mentioned a couple sad events last blog, and a few more over the past year; but, I have no reason to mention them again. What is sad is that nobody read nor commented. I don't want to post my blah blah life on Newsfeed. I have blogs for that and facebook (if I so choose; I haven't). I do not believe spring is here until the daffodils bloom. We wait.  22 Saw Willie and Phil and shared my sad news. Laxmi was glad that I did. Lay in wait for the wild sourdough baguette. I caught one.  Nabbed a pat of butter as well. Wrote my micro 100: "Micro 100 #18 Boostered [179.3] 100 words" It was sunny earlier. Still a mild 56 degrees. It may not get below freezing this week. Can you say daffodils? Crocuses in full bloom. I felt a bit chilled earlier so I'm conflicted as to whether I should crack open the window. It's warm enough outside. The question is me...  23 Messaged Gervic. Hope his situation resolves itself soon. I saw the pics of his family house destroyed by the typhoon (Odette) that hit north of Dumaguete. All gone. His family is scrounging money to pay his hospital bill. Otherwise, calm night. Saint Regis remembered I have never stayed in Lake Placid, a misnomer encased in snow and ice, a place to drive though on the way to better vistas, calm cool nights. Spitfire, placid, hoped-for breeze, summer ease, bluegills caught, Sunfish sailing, a dingy's ride through golden lilies, a lake remembered for 50 years. © Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [179.4] (23.mars.2022) 70 degrees! Nice music, sunshine. Saw Hunter and others. No glasses... well... at least not mine! To Waltz re tigers and cats: "If calico provides camouflage than it's of use. Leaf litter, dappled shade? Marble countertops are a baker's wet dream. For most anything else a chop-block and a crock-pot will do. Cats will be cats. No need to stoop so low as being canine, or even worse, assinine like humans. "Gasoline: $4.09/gallon.  24  Up early but lazy. Saw my mother's obit posted by my sister. Did Wordle (easy) and Dordle (very difficult). Messages from friends. Took shower. Should put on clothes. Sat with Angie and Billie Jo. Sat with Kathy C, Willie and Laxmi. At home again, sat with Birgit. Late lunch: ate a bologna sandwich and cottage cheese with pears. Now rice with spice. Still no oomph. 59 degrees outside at 5 p.m. The last minute frenzy to finish contests begins... tomorrow. Sorry. Still no oomph.  25 40 degrees this morning. Should climb into the spring-like 60s. I can keep my windows open for the next week. Got the good news that Gervic is out of hospital but Grace will soon go in. Living among the dying or Living among the dead? So many folks my age seem to be dead. Oh... they still walk around like zombies... I'm amazed at the Circus of White Men seeking to surround Ketanji Brown Jackson like the Land Sharks they are. 250 years... and they still afraid of an intelligent woman. Maybe there's a story there somewhere. Espagueti con albondigas... Lxami me lo regalo. Dreary weak sun but mild. Went to clinic. Still no glasses. Every place I've checked had glasses in their lost & found. Just not mine. So... I'm at Butterfly Herbs drowning my sorrows with a chocolate malt. Took a 4 hour evening nap. I'm fuzzy headed.  26 ⛅Got Wordle in 3. May be difficult word for some but my mind was working this morning. Will I clean today? (Very little...) Baked chocolate cake, substituting mayo for an egg and oil, adding cinnamon, spices, and a dash of lemon. Very ... out-of-it? A week ago I became very ill. Nothing like that, solo una pereza (ennui). Decided to not go out. I told Stik re work-relationships: "Where were you 20 years ago when I needed this advice? I won't say which rule I broke but it was a mess. Coworkers interfered because they did not approve. This also happened in a non-work situation. There are reasons why I refuse to go back and why I cut most of my ties to people from that time. I grew up among very prejudiced and bigoted people who also believed in one-and-done=you're-shunned." 27 ⛅Supposed to be warm today. Already 58 degrees at noon. Breakfast is chocolate cake  and coffee  I must 1. token clean and 2. token work on contests. I say token as neither will be finished. I'm on edge today and when my nerves are fragile I'm easily overwhelmed. To Gemini re Sundays: The conservative attitude of Americans becomes evident when one travels. Portugal doesn't close on Sundays; the churches are open and are seldom empty during the week. Americans like to work hard, party hard and pray hard. American tourists, missionaries and partiers were the scourge around the globe until wealthy Russians and Chinese replaced them. Ah... Sundays. My father sitting in sunshine reading the Sunday paper. Kansas Jayhawks won 76-50. I remember 2008. Working on contests... Crunch time. Remember: "Poetry Contest and Inspiration" ... done. Chose an old poem: "Green ink" . Wordle: 'nymph' (in 5) makes me 22/22 with an average just under 4. Thai notes: Soi (Thai: ซอย [sɔ̄ːj]) is the term used in Thailand for a side-street branching off a major street (thanon, Thai: ถนน). An alley is called a trok (Thai: ตรอก). Breakfast donuts: (ปาท่องโก๋) pa thong ko. "Thai people like to eat these crullers with sweetened condensed milk, coffee, or dipping custard, Sangkhaya (สังขยา). They are also served with Chinese congee, jok (โจ๊ก)." |
| 44 degrees at 12:44 a.m. Tuesday the Ides of March. I posted 3 pieces. Two poems; one micro. I worked on others. It's time for bed. Don mentioned that he sleeps well. One piece of advice was to drink water before going to bed. Not milk, water. I drank tea but I should drink more water. One grumpy observation. It matters little what I've done over the past 2 years. Not on-line nor IRL. I am prone to think that folks are avoiding ME. That may be true... but I suspect that people are just plain avoiding people. At least poetry month is coming up. Maybe I'll travel?  Still rainy, 46 degrees, gloomy. I did the daily Wordle in 3. Daily Dordle was not so easy, but I got it in 7&5. I used rainy/hotel as my first two words... which is amusing considering I live in an old hotel. These two words have all the vowels except u. Plus h,r,t,l,n are common consonants. I've used heist/bayou but h,s,t,b isn't as strong. Arakun the Twisted Raccoon gave me good advice a while back. My 'free' Dordle is at 87% after 150 tries. That's as good as it gets. Dordle is much harder than Wordle. Double letters are problematic. Like, I couldn't 'see' floss or fifty. I'm proud of pooch/viola in 3/4. I guess our janitor was in hospital for his gall-bladder, but I just saw him. Van has lived here 44 years. Birgit comes from Lubeck and Dan-dan from Fuzhou. I really miss Bri and Travis. And Nick... miss him so much. I did knock on the doorand say hello to Billie Jo this morning. This place is not as lively nor friendly like it once was. 13 of 30 rooms are Airbnb and that doesn't help. I do talk to Tristan, Jay, Mica, Alishka, Peter, Dirk, Julian, Dylan, Angela when I see them.  I told Katya the Poet in "Dew Drop Inn" :I'm starched; it's the Ides of March! I'm stoked to see this smiling post. Such a thrill come every April. I'm already ready to roast. So much for non-sensical rhyme... It was time to remind everyone. I used a couple poems I wrote in April 2017 as contest entries this week. So... I'm bitem-bound and need to unclutter and house-clean if I want to bitemize my poems this year.   36 degrees and snow-mist at 11:06. The sky was white a while back. 16th... I wanted to wear green and orange today and tomorrow but I may settle for bundling up. Wednesday is my shopping day but I may wait. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice. I don't feel well. I look worse. First place for "Unrestrained" I know it needs stengthening, but Darleen likes dark. I suspect there were slim pickings this round.   Sunset is ordered and will deliver. I'm defrosting my refrigerator cube. One is guaranteed... the other isn't promised. Bought cinnamon bread. Remembered to pick up mayo... barely. Hot dogs were much cheaper than bologna. Why? The 17th. I think of Cindy Wright. Which brings up memories of Kevin. I'm grateful they were part of my life. I wish they still were. A cold sunny 30°F out 'there' at 09:44. It will warm up. I had my toasted cinnamon bread and coffee. One more coffee and I'll cut myself off.   I'm drinking Ethiopian.Time for a shower and dressing myself in orange and green. Wordle... I can do it. 12 in a row; average 4.0. Took me 4 yesterday for 'cater' and 4 today. Dordle is doubly hard; but, 6&3 yesterday for 'pecan' and 'adore'. How I saw 'adore' so quickly I don't know. I fell up the stairs (at the top). No harm done but it's a bit troubling. Found a pan for meatloaf/banana-bread/cake. It fits nicely into my toaster oven. I showed off my green and gold today, so that's making me happy. Over 50 degrees. I can go to the post office, bank and cafe tomorrow. It's supposed to stay mostly nice for a week. The 18th. Cold, raw It's 51 degrees but it feels much colder.1. Got to post office. Picked up check my sister sent. 2. Went to bank to deposit said check. Saw Val. 3. Went to Health Dept. Tomorrow is walk vaxx. 10-14. So, I did accomplish something. Sunny Saturday. Up early because I HAD to get my covid booster shot. I had lots of concerns but Cathy walked me through it. Got Moderna after my initial J&J. She said I need to drink lots of water and eat. I quiped whether a milkshake would count. I just finished off my pastel green shake at Butterfly Herbs. Folks here made my day. I chatted with a mother and daughter about Salish, Thai, Ukraine/Russia (they also have that ethnicity!). Messes up my fast a bit. Since fasting isn't really about not eating (it's NOT about losing weight) I will continue with other aspects of it and drink lots of water. The New Year cometh. Monday. Donna Freedman: "My own frugal mantra is this: I save where I can so I can spend where I want. Along with my frugal brethren, I make informed choices about my money and my life." I called my sister. Everyone is fine but my mother died March 15th. (1922-2022)  40 degrees, a bit of sun. I was very sick overnight. Haven't been that sick in ages. Up every half hour to pee and drink water; was wobbly, could barely walk, fainting; chills and fevers; body ached. Why? I had gotten the booster (Moderna). I even left the door unlocked so I could be checked on if necessary. 5661 |
| Day 18, say it out loud, eighteen of the War in Ukaine. It's misty-moisty, kinda-cloudy, cold in Western Montana; but sunny and 68°F in Las Vegas where Prosperous Snow celebrating and Lyn's a sly fox reside. Partly cloudy and 47°F in Newark-on-Trent Scarlett. It's forecast to reach 83° later today (Monday) in Harare, Zimbabwe zwisis and 93° in Bengaluru, Karnakata, India THANKFUL SONALI Now What? and a pleasant 81° in Perth, Australia Sumojo. Winnipeg however... 16°F. DoXx, The Renegade Monkey and Brother Nature can relate. Apparently GERVIC 🐉 House Targaryen will look out the hospital window at a warm wet day in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines while he recovers from covid. He's 30. As he has said, "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." If you haunt WDC you have an opportunity to make friends around the world. But... Ukraine... do we have any members from there or living there? Yes, I've met Ukainians and have known Ukrainian Americans since childhood; but, right now? I wonder about the young men I met at a hostel in Sofia, Bulgaria. 3 out of 4 are the perfect age for cannon fodder. We aren't connected on facebook, but if we were... It's 28°F and light snow falling on the dead and soon-to-be dead in Kyiv. "Make us as waves of the sea, as flowers of the garden, united, agreed through the bounties of Thy love... ...make all mankind as stars shining from the same height of glory, as perfect fruits growing upon Thy tree of life" —‘Abdu’l-Bahá 5659 |
| Tysdag, den 8 mars. I finished 50 dordles with a 84% success rate. Best was 4/3 for grill/about. It's quite addictive. It's snowing. We could get inches before this is over and could get down to 5 degrees in a couple days. Made lasagna. Turkey, cheese, marinara sauce. I may have over eaten this evening. My aunt died in North Carolina February 6th. Dorothy Margaret Deuel Murray (1929-2022).  “It’s 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep, but there’s a phone in the White House and it’s ringing.” There’s clearly been a terrible international incident. The narrator asks, “Who do you want answering the phone?” Hillary ad against Obama but still a valid question. Personally, I'd rather have JRB than DJT. 11:37 More snow, blustery 25 degrees. Saw a picture of my mother from last year. I was shocked. I last saw her when she was 93. Called my sister. No answer. Busy? My anxiety rises.  Comment to Stik: I feel like I'm using people, a feeling that prompts me to withdraw a lot. I need to buy a phone, glasses, get a booster shot. All in places close to each other... but not close to me. I can take a bus... but the weather has made me hesitant and... I forget. I should call 'friends' but see your comment above. Joyce died; Travis is in Pennsylvania; Laxmi is in Mexico; Bri moved to Bozeman. I withdraw a lot. Don't ask about health issues... My aunt just died and she was the only one who made an effort to keep in touch. My mother is 99. New friends? Sure! When I travel, but locally that's not happening. And I do need new younger friends. Today I just wanted to scream. To Nikola on Wednesday the 9th: 14°F at 09:55. Sunny, breezy. Cold stretch for a week. Spring delayed. I need to decide whether I walk to the grocery store today. If not, tomorrow or Friday. My big news is that I managed to hack at my blue hubbard squash I bought in October. Those monsters are hard!  Sliding towards 0. Very cold outside. Earlier, bought groceries. Not much but cheese and potted meat were still on sale. Gasoline now 3.99/gallon. Entemann died. I really loved his pastries when I lived back East. The squash is cooked. Lots of squash. Got to speak to my mother today. It's time to let go. I asked Willie about becoming an orphan at our advanced age. She said she realized that she is no longer a daughter. She also mentioned abandonment issues. Nice long chat with Alishka today. Yep. I need that phone a.s.a.p. Also need to ask someone for a ride. I cannot continue disconnected for much longer.  Still eating up the squash. The cake/pie turned out fine but more still needs to be consumed. Mentioned to Brian: "I can't bring up memories like this... although I should try. So much blends together and makes little sense. Perhaps that's the point. I was just trying to go unnoticed. Bland, beige, blond, boring defined my existence." Comment to Charity: "I have mixed feelings about traveling and being busy again. I may need to beg for a ride to get some things done beforehand. Warmer weather after today = bus is possible. I'm not used to 'hiring' people. My blue-collar roots = do it yourself or do without. My sister is sending me money from my mother (now 99). I'm not used to that either. She suggests hearing aids. I'm thinking new teeth. I know I need to adjust to a new reality. But that's what you're doing with family, income, work... constantly adjusting. Wish I were that flexible." March 12. Warm. 58 degrees. Went for a walk. Opened windows. Not much energy though. Feeling weak. A comment I didn't post to Stik: "We are not a very churched community here. Oklahoma was though and scripture trumped everything. Oklahoma is 1/3 Baptists. Internet note on Southern Baptists: "Together, these congregations teach that the Bible contains no errors and that personal acceptance of Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation." If there is only one acceptable path and your guidance is infallible then anyone who questions that may face opposition. Scientists and teachers tend to ask questions and few scientists believe they are infallible. They are demonized."  March 13. 39 degrees and misty moisty. "All turns to mud" Took me two hours to realise the ckock change. There's no need to change the clocks. I have made 13 trinkets. An assessment update from (January 11): 1. Easily collected. A total of 645 (644). 121 (120) Lanterns (Taiwan) NCYVWJLR 118 (118) Monkees (Taiwan) HCKWTVGW 124 (124) Umbrellas (Japan) YHQSSXPL 124 (124) Man at Work (Slovakia) MNWQKMYW 158 (158) Moon (Hungary) LZJXQNGJ 2. Attached to a blog. A total of 186 (174). 65 (63) Porto (Portugal) 23 (20) Out of the book (Sweden) 18 (17) Blue butterfly and me (Costa Rica) 17 (16) Bees on a rose (Norway) 17 (17) Volcano (Costa Rica) 18 (17) Boat houses on the fjord (Norway) 28 (24) Cat (Taiwan) 3. To be given out. 42 (42) Vultures clean up messes (Costa Rica) A total of 873 (860).  da 14thPi Day... but I didn't go buy pie. 50 degrees or so, mild, cloudy. I sat at the Senior Center and worked on editing and submitting two old poems: "Smoke" and "Fangs" from May, 2017. Deadlines shatter my nerves. Also wrote "Micro 100 #17 Chance encounter [178.379]" for 100 words. |
| Toosday again. March is rainging down upon us mere mortals. It's a slippery wet world that will soon turn to mud. Montana sucks during Mud Season. My mind has been dulled by fighting with the internet. Perhaps I have snacked on too much cheese? It's 00:22 and I'm drowsy. Only 48 views and 7 comments in February. Not even 2 views/day. Why bother? Posted today in various contests: "They call the wind Mariah" "Hope on the run" "Unrestrained" "Gala Intergalactica " "Mad Fashion Designer [year162.ff]" "You were never my valentine " "In the garden " I had great difficulty with internet connections. Almost missed deadlines. I wrote on the Newsfeed: March is being ushered in by rain and fog with possible flakes later this week. Gloomy out there. Inside however... I already wrote something for "Verdant Poetry Contest - On Hiatus" . The Verdent Contest isn't difficult; it doesn't have a long list of rules; it would be nice to see at least 10 entries. With a theme of spring and renewal I thought of the March-April-May season in places like Costa Rica (especially Guanacaste) and Thailand (think Isaan) Kansas (think the Flint Hills) where fields are burnt off, the land is parched, the heat is rising and we all wait for the rains (not floods) and pray that we don't have a drought. Others will think tulips and nature's babies. Plenty to work on. My March contest goal will be to write as many poems or stories by the Ides, then edit, spell check, count words, rewrite (or trash). The 15th gives enough time to start over again, Starling  . Then to post when ready or by the 28th as this month I had written to quite a few contests figuring I could edit and post on the last day. Alack, poor internet led to a personal meltdown. I did get everything posted but I shudder at what mistakes I didn't have time to correct. I would ask that those running contests do a last minute check to catch any almost-late entries. Over the years I've had entries that were entered on-time but weren't read (perhaps not seen). If "closed" means that you will stop reading at "midnight" then please make that obvious (in big red letters) and make the posting deadline before then. I propose that midnight is fine as it's easy. Then read and judge in a timely matter. If it took me time (a day, a month) to write something then I can patiently wait for results. We writers need to respect the work done by contest owners and judges but it is a courtesy to respect our offerings as well. I scored lasagna and two maple bars at the Senior Center!  For some reason I don't feel hungry.I don't write limericks "Lucky Limerick Contest" so... There once was a lady named Alice who lived in a white marble palace with fine art to impress like young David's broad chest; she lamented over his phallus. © Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.375a] (1.mars.2022) And it's companion poem: There once was a valet named Dallas who worked in a white marble palace with fine art to impress like young David's broad chest; he lamented over Dave's phallus. © Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.375b] (1.mars.2022) Perhaps "he sobbed over David's wee phallus" would be better? I think LGBTQI+ can be written at the E level. There once was a lady named Bunny who lived with her bestest friend Honey; they made cookies to bake, oat muffins and cheesecake; together each new day dawned sunny. © Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.375c] (1.mars.2022) I responded to an email from Rhymer Reisen: I really don't think the Quills reflect my work. I cringed when I was nominated. My first thought was... Really? The poetry book nomination makes some sense though. That p-log has over 105,000 views. But these days nobody reads and comments. I could do a piece on poetry. LGBTQI+ genre is not welcomed here at WdC and it's problematic when choosing an audience. Only so much can be approached with metaphor and double entendres. The *ick* factor turns off American Christians en masse.
I wanted to comment... but thought better of it: "Me too. I'll be 70 this year and I'm starting to have mental slippage. Minor things, but still... You're not the only one to miss an entry that came in just before the deadline. It's happened to me before. The worse? When there's no communication. I've seen contests close with no explanation. Just 'poof'. March 2nd: 45 degrees and very damp. It wants to snow but can't. But on the mountaintops?Biscuits with gravy and a killer supersize donut. I think I overate. March 3rd: Damp. I did get to sit with Angie and Billie Jo, took the garbage out, met with Nancy, Ginny and others at St. Paul. Shopped. March Forth: Sunny, 42 degrees. Will not get warm today but the winds will hold off till evening. The river is running free and although it may get down to 1 degree next week winter is losing its hold. We usually get a "sun-bump" around the 15th and that helps. Spring will arrive a bit late however. A note left at QotD regarding clutter/neat: Utter clutter. Not to be confused with an udder mudder. Cows shouldn't be brought into the kitchen.  When I was in Costa Rica 10 years ago I lived as a quasi minimalist. I kept everything clean. Swept. Mopped. Now? At home? Don't ask nor look too close. The Dust is Ancient. That said... I don't leave a mess when I travel. March 5th; It's Kathleen's birthday today. We met when we were 13... oh so long ago. At our age it's a question of whether we're still breathing. I am trying to fast. Normally that would mean no food or water sunrise to sunset; but, I'm doing the best I can. I wake up, eat, then abstain. Better than nothing. I'm also trying to sit with myself daily and 'introspect'. Also better than nothing. There's been a whole lot of nothing in my life. New contest:
Mundy the Seventh: 1. Keep trying to make weekly goals. 2. Try to remember them and assess by Sunday. 3. 4. Consolidate items. Delete about 10 a.s.a.p. 5. Write to current contests and remember deadlines. 6. Call my sister. Also... been doing dordle. I have a winnning streak of 16. 21/24. Clue: choose two words that cover all the vowels to start (for wordle; for dordle I recommend three). One present dordle list: bland, wiper, ghost, mucky (great/doily will do for wordle). Don't forget double letters. Last winner was 'sassy'. Remember 'y'. Know common (and rare) consonant combinations with 'l', 'r', 'n'. I won (barely) with 'kneed'; luckily I haven't come across 'gnome' or worse 'vivid'. 'h' changes the sound... if you're audial instead of visual; as in 'sh', 'th', 'ch', 'ph', (or not... in infrequent: rh, gh, kh, zh, nh); don't forget 'wh'. 's' forms clusters at the beginning and end of words. In dordle you must guess one word correctly by step 6 as there are two words. 5644 |
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