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February 9, 2017 at 8:46pm
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PROMPT:Noted smart guy Albert Einstein once said "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?" Well, answer the man! And while you're at it, feel free to agree or disagree with your conclusion and its relation to whatever Einstein may have been referring to, citing your own workspaces as examples.

Isn't Einstein a clever little rascal? Think about the statement above. Cluttered desk = cluttered mind. Empty desk = empty mind. Oh, so damned clever, Albert. So why do we think Albert decided to drop this clever word play on the world? I'll tell you why. His poor wife (He had multiple wives but I'd bet it was all of them.) was tired of the absolute mess that was his desk and asked him to spruce it up.

Einstein whips out his intellect like a sap and hits her with "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?" She probably stood there, looking at the crap piles on and falling off his desk, and wanted to just punch him in the throat.

Let's look a little closer at his clutter wisdom. When I look up clutter in a thesaurus here are its antonyms: order, organization, singularity, system, neatness, tidiness. Curious that empty is not listed. Furthermore, Al, if I take any of the words listed above and insert them into your little quip, how does it sound?

If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an ordered desk a sign?

If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an organized desk a sign?

If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is a neat desk a sign?

You get the point, right? His whole little notion of being cluttered makes him oh, so more intelligent explodes like an atomic bomb. No, Albert! NO! You, sir, are just lazy and you are a slob. You have concocted your cluttered desk vs empty desk enlightenment as a means to justify your slovenly, selfish, sloppy ways.

If Mrs. Einstein has been a little quicker on her feet, she would have had her ragamuffin husband putting his shit away and remembering that he lives in a shared space. Now clean it up, Mr. Einstein! Quit being a dick.


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February 7, 2017 at 3:25pm
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PROMPT:What is the weirdest way you have ever heard of someone trying to cure a cold or a headache?


Unfortunately, my life experiences have not included any crazy, wild, insane, off the wall, wacky or weird ways of curing colds. (I'll be ignoring headaches for now, but stay tuned for a headache curing technique that I once used that worked instantly). My mom advocated Tylenol, nasal spray and antihistamines as her best method of dealing with a cold (or it's just allergies was her favorite mantra)

In my house, your sickness required severity to stay home from school. Severity meant fever or vomiting. I'd also assume bleeding from any orifice would have qualified, but fortunately for us we never endured bleeding eyeballs or a-holes. I admit freely that I used the index finger vomit inducing technique a few times and then leave a trail of vomit to the toilet. The trick is finding the right balance of vomit on the floor to vomit in the toilet vs the angry level of mother. My mom was always suspicious of sickness claims. Add suspicion with too much/too little vomit on the floor and my mother could send you off to school out angry spite or spiteful anger. And if she believed the vomiting was an upset stomach directly resulting from post nasal drip, off to school you flew with an antihistamine in your system. My mother did not want to spend the day with her kids when it was the school's turn to deal with us.

As for when I had a legitimate cold, I just take the normal stuff, and I've never come across a voodoo priestess or that guy who can rip out hearts in Temple of Doom - I just bet he knew a good cold remedy - who would advise me of spectacularly odd remedies. I'm dull that way.

I did once have a horrible headache and by accident I bashed my head against the car as I entered. The pain shifted to the right and then instantly vanished. I felt as though something snapped back into place in my head and all was well again. It was completely bizarre and 100% true. I guess that doesn't really qualify as a practical cure. The next time I had a headache I sort of whacked my head with my hand, but I had no luck.

The only other way I know of to get rid of any ailment is with John Coffey:
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February 6, 2017 at 9:03pm
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PROMPT:So...uhhh, what do you do during awkward silences?

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A father and his fourteen year old son stand together in the boy's room. The boy is nervously dressing for his first school dance.

"I get nervous when around her," the boy says. "She says something and I don't know what to say."

"Ah, yes, the awkward silence," the father says. "I devised a perfect way to counter that when I was your age. I'm going to share that secret with you."

"Oh! Okay!"

"Anytime you feel that awkward silence starting, ask her about her favorite color or her favorite pet or her favorite TV show or her favorite whatever. Just plow through the silence," the father says.

"And that works?"

"I proudly hold a 25 year record of avoiding an awkward silence in any situation."

The father drops the boy off at the dance and returns when it is over to retrieve his son.

"So, how'd it go, son?" the father asks.

"OH MY GOD! So awesomely." The boy climbs into the back seat. "I felt that silence starting so I looked in her eyes and I asked her what's her favorite boob she likes to have squeezed. She said her right one."

The father opens his mouth. Closes it. Opens it again. He drives away That's a 25 year record destroyed, the father thinks.



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February 5, 2017 at 10:30am
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PROMPT:You're starving. You've only got $3 and some loose change on you. It's gonna be at least eight hours before you're home or with anyone who can spot you some extra cash. The only place around is a gas station convenience store. What is your go-to food/drink option? Be prepared to defend your choice...you're all a talented bunch of bloggers and I expect to see lots of questions and debates in the comments!


What am I up to here? This doesn't sound like me at all. Why have I waited so long to eat? Why am I so far from home with only three bucks and some change? Where is my debit card? Is there truly no other food options between this convenient store and my home? Am I so weak that I can't wait until I pass a grocery store or a Target? This seems a rather "convenient" set up for a blog post scenario. Ok, Fivesixer , I'll play your little twisted scenario, but if I end up chained to a pipe in a filthy bathroom with Charlie ~ , I'm going to be displeased.

This is a difficult scenario for me. While I purchase items from convenient stores on occasion, I rarely pay attention to the prices of the items. The one exception being Beef Jerky which may be the most overpriced, dried up piece of beef known to man. I could purchase fresh, raw beef for a fraction of the cost. It makes me wonder what sort of expensive process beef must undergo to reach its jerky state. It must involve expensive lasers and rare spices from the Orient.

So obviously, beef jerky is out, and I turn to its cheaper meat cousin, the hot dog. These bad boys have been spinning on their little rollers sometime between a couple of days and 2010. They are two for $2. I grab two buns of questionable freshness and slap a dog between each. Anyone who has ever read my previous blog knows I have a zero tolerance for condiments, so I am done. I jam my little wieners into one of those plastic cases and seek out another item for a buck and some change.

I'm certain I can find a bag of chips (a very small bag) that a buck or so can cover. And there you have it: Two dogs and a bag of chips. But Mitch, what about a beverage?

Yes. I am glad you asked. I always have an empty plastic water bottle discarded somewhere in my vehicle. It usually still has the cap on it - usually. I'd take this to the restroom, rinse it our and fill it with tap water from the faucet. Please note: I've shown the empty bottle to the clerk as I entered to avoid a nasty situation where he wants me to pay for the water, and I'm forced, in anger and indignation, to toss the water in his face and flee without my hot dogs and chips.

Then I'm back on the road and headed for home. I just wish I knew what had happen to my debit card...



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February 4, 2017 at 10:36am
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PROMPT: There are 3 random sentences on creation Saturday and it's your blog create whatever comes to mind but each line must be used and a link or at least the title to a song in your post.
1.The memory we used to share is no longer coherent.
2.Let's all be unique together until we realize we are all the same.
( provide us with a song of your choosing)
3. A song can make or ruin a person’s day if they let it get to them.



This prompt bothers me. I'm all over the place trying to write an entry that encompasses all three sentences plus a damned song. The problem with this type of prompt is the randomness of its design creates a disengagement of the reader. Here is what will happen. I'll pick a topic to write about and as I write I'll slowly nudge it toward one of the random sentences. The danger of this type of writing is that it isn't always easy for the reader to remember how the writer arrived at one of these concepts. Will the reader become confused? Did I "cheat" my entry by forcing the direction of the narrative? In my mind I'll have a clear cut idea of what I'm saying, and the reader upon initial consumption of my words will comprehend my exact meaning. However, as I move on to the next random concept, the reader's impression will waver and distort. My intent and their understanding are no longer in sync. The memory we used to share is no longer coherent. The purpose and intent of my original idea has been subverted to whatever the next random concept may be.

And then I move on to the next random concept. The problem here lies in the fact that we are all writing about the same thing. Everyone has read the prompt and knows exactly where each of our entries are headed. I'll grant you the tone and style of each our blogs are different and varied. I would go so far as to say our reasons for writing are vastly different. Some of us write to entertain, some to cleanse their soul, some to keep their minds sharp, and others write to satisfy an internal creative drive. We see each of our blogs as distinct. In reality, we are not that different, and we can easily predict where each of us is headed with a particular entry because we have written essentially, in nature, the exact same thing. I think this is something we can all agree upon: Let's all be unique together until we realize we are all the same. I'm sure you'll agree with me on this.

But you won't agree with me, will you? No, You'll protest. You'll claim we're all unique and our experiences are unique. I'll tell you that you are absolutely wrong. You'll retort. I'll curse you and your family and your family pets. Someone will say I don't belong here. Name calling ensues. Loser! Jerk! Asshole! Creep! And then, we'll calm down, because we all know where I have to go with this. We have all done this today. I say something about something reminding me of a song, allowing me to transition to our final random concept of the day. I'll close my entry with a line we all knew I was going to say: A song can make or ruin a person’s day if they let it get to them.



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February 3, 2017 at 3:20pm
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Many of the food-related traditions associated with the Chinese New Year--including eating fish, sweet rice dumplings, and certain vegetables--have their origins in Mandarin-language homophonic puns. Jot down a list of food-related homonyms, such as homophonic pairings like "lettuce" and "let us" or "beets" and "beats," or homographic words with multiple meanings like "cake" or "milk." and weave us a story to celebrate. Lettuce begins with the rooster.Creativity matters



Olive the feel of a morning pea
Truly, nothing quite beets it
You're in the sucker of potpourri,
Taking a leek into the porcelain cockpit.

Am I poorly bread
For wine-ing so crass.
I seed blame on mom, I never breastfed,
Producing rye morals and no class.

Bolgna! Some say to my assertion
They claim me nuts, bananas and inhuman
Forever shall I expound on urination
At least its not about cumin.


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February 2, 2017 at 8:30pm
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Prompt: Tell us a little bit about your WDC handle/username. Is there a story behind it? Are you personally named after someone, family or otherwise?



When flames consume our cities, when blood drowns our populace, when the stench of rotting corpses no longer offends our nostrils, a new city shall rise. A city ruled by a benevolently malevolent (or possibly a malevolently benevolent) Statesman whose every word is praised and condemned in the same breath. Children shall flock to the city. Women will, too. (And not because they are the chubby mothers chasing the flocking children! No, but because they desire the aforementioned Statesman. In fact, they desire him so much they stomp on the flocking children to reach the aforementioned Statesmen (hmmm.. I would have thought that all this was apparent but evidently I assume too much intelligence in you.(So I spelled it out for you. AGAIN!(now the rhythm of my opening has been spoiled by these asides!(Let's just cut to the end))))) And the survivors shall find hope in a leader and a city named MITCHOPOLIS!

This is the destiny for my WDC handle of Mitchopolis. You all shall be here at beginning. The Great Witnesses they shall call you. (No, wait, I think Mitchopolis is the great one and giving the witnesses the Great modifier may lead to peasants believing they are equal to or better than me.) The Adequate Witnesses they shall call you. And together (meaning mostly me) we shall rule the Earth!


This was my dream when I chose my handle here at WDC. I'm a couple of decades behind schedule, but I'm holding out hope that it will all happen - one day, maybe, with little or no effort on my part!

Another reason I chose Mitchopolis, the most obvious reason, is that my real life name is Mitch. To add another level of complexity to it my last name is pronounced Hop. So you have the MITCH + HOP = MITCHOP and then add an OPOLIS to it giving you MITCHOPOLIS. Additionally it sounds like Metropolis which adds another level that it works on. If you put all that together you end up with the Superness that is Mitchopolis.

There you have it, folks, the inner workings of the MITCHOPOLIS handle. Please bow as I exit the room.

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February 1, 2017 at 3:56pm
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Prompt: Check out "The Quill Awards" , and then take a quick look at the list of items nominated. Pick one of the items nominated for a 2016 Quill, and review it. Post your review in your blog, tell us what drew you to that particular piece in the first place, and if you have any previous Quills ceremony experiences please share them with us (and if you don't, based on the links in this prompt, give us your idea of what you think the WDC Quill Awards experience is like from an outsider's perspective).


Ah, the Quill Awards are, to me, much like Southern Decadence. I've heard of them but have never actually experienced them nor have I ever taken any interest in them at all. Don't take that wrong because it comes completely without judgement. I don't know enough about it to judge.

That's all about to change - thanks to Fivesixer 's prompt that sent me into the world of the Quill Awards. So I read the nomination rules, the judging guideline and the entire Quill Awards page and all I can say is someone put a shit-ton of effort into this! I respect anyone who can maintain that level of commitment to an activity.

If I were nominated, I would be pleased by the recognition. I don't think I'll ever nominate anyone nor would I seek out a position as judge. I've learned from past mistakes that I do not do well when I commit myself to labor intensive tasks where others are depending on me. If you need a one-time judge for something, I'm your man. If you need a stand-in prompt giver, I'm there. On second thought though, that scenario only works if I have some sort of established relationship with the person or group asking. If House Florent is ready asks me for something, my answer will be yes because, well, because it is Lynn! Same goes for Charlie ~ , 💙 Carly , Fivesixer , Carol St.Ann and a handful of others I don't have time to list. You know, on third thought, I would only commit to them for something if they really needed the help and couldn't find ANYONE else, then I would be their man. Of course, if they didn't ask really nice and didn't give me at least a four week lead-in time to prep myself, I probably would have to decline, but under any other circumstances (well, not ANY circumstances, I really mean very specific and narrowly defined circumstances) I am there to pitch in and help. That's just how I am - so damned giving.

I wish all the nominees the best of luck. *Shamrock*

Now on to the review portion of this prompt. My review is Review of "The Garden at the End "

I wanted to read a short story and I found Sir Various had a story nominated. I am a fan of Sir Various's work so I choose his short story. I also had a new review technique I wanted to try out. I always felt the reviews here were mostly one-sided : the reviewer provides their opinion and the reviewee thanks them - end of review. I wanted to try a review in which a conversation about, not only the work in question, but also about writing techniques and the author's intent are encouraged and welcomed. Our reviews should offer the authors and the reviewer and opportunity to learn from one another. So I incorporated questions to the author that may spark engagement. I'm not sure how well this will work, but I'm going to give it a shot until it ends violence and bloodshed.

And that ends my first entry in my new blog. Until tomorrow, be safe and be the best you you can be - unless you see someone better - then be them until you can better your miserable self.

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