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Drops in a Puddle

by OOT™

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #1909913

A place to keep my personal thoughts.

My thoughts, like teardrops, splash onto the page, causing a rippling effect that disturbs the calm and quiet.

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QueenNormaJean Julyishereboom!

Apr 11, 2023 at 9:27pm
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Sumojo

It seems that more and more children don't want anything that the parents see as sentimental. No cards, no letters, no toys, nothing from childhood. That is sad to me. I still have my baby shoes that were preserved. And a few stuffed toys my mother saved for me. Precious to me all these many years later. Yearbooks, pictures. What about all that history?

Sad state of affairs in my opinion.

Sumojo

Apr 11, 2023 at 1:58am
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Hi it’s good to see you around the old place again after an absence. Yes things keep changing and evolving but as they say, “nothing stays the same” and it’s a good thing. I love new contests, I find I need prompts to encourage me to write and prompts here are numerous. I discovered I actually could write a little poetry but find it hard to always follow strict guidelines.
But whatever it is, whether a bit of blogging, a hundred word story or even a poem it keeps me writing something each day.

Sumojo

Apr 11, 2023 at 1:46am
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The thing that interested me most about your answer to the prompt was the fact your parents had saved this from your childhood. I saved so many drawings and cards and certificates etc for my children and when I offered them, each separately packed with their name, they said they didn’t want them!
It made me wonder why we save such childhood mementos, for the kids? No, probably for ourselves. We can’t bear to throw away that raggedy bear, or the letter with “I Love You Mummy” scrawled on it.

QueenNormaJean Julyishereboom!

Apr 10, 2023 at 10:03pm
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I agree with not doing any sensitive business online, by cell phone or any other matter that gets your personal information out into the cyber world. I found out quite by accident someone in India hijacked me and used my info to set up an Instagram account. I was going to make a fuss, but now I have to jump through so many hoops just to prove I am who I say I am. It's just not worth it. I'll stick with my landline until they grab it from my house.

Today a friend told me she was unable to do anything in the big city nearby because the main internet carrier was down, for hours. She couldn't see her doctor, couldn't shop. All is driven by the internet now. Crazy.

I still send mail. I love getting mail. I'll continue to use the mail until they for some dumb reason take that away from us as well.

Gaby

Apr 9, 2023 at 10:13am
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Did you see all the new stuff in the Awardicon shop?!

I love the plaques and the fun stuff. I did notice that the actual WdC shop doesn't have any more T-Shirts or hoodies for sale. I miss those.

I'm rather sad that so many of the old contests and activities have closed. There were some really good ones.

Sumojo

Apr 9, 2023 at 7:23am
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I agree with you, there are times we simply need the comfort holding a written document or confirmation of the details of a conversation. Text messages are great for some things. But what can be better than receiving a signed letter, one a person can put in a safe place without having to scroll through long lists of texts to prove that was what someone had said.
I love receiving something in the mail other than business stuff. A personal invitation or just a note with a personally penned sentiment.
You know I even like a bill I can stick on the fridge to remind me to pay it, but now we have to pay for paper bills.
In Australia we are only getting mail ( other than parcels) three times a week. It’s all because the post office aren’t making enough money from letters. How about subsidising the huge amount they are making now in the vast increase in parcel post because of on line shopping?

OOT™

Apr 7, 2023 at 5:58pm
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I agree with you Gaby. I love the advances in technology, but sometimes, I miss the simplicity of 'the good ol' days'.

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OOT™

Apr 7, 2023 at 5:51pm
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Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love I LOVED Tetris! I'd play it until my eyes were so bloodshot, it looked like I had pinkeye.

QueenNormaJean Julyishereboom!

Apr 5, 2023 at 10:11pm
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Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love

I've seen previews of a movie about Tetris and its beginnings. How they wanted it loaded onto the gameboy.

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Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love

Apr 5, 2023 at 9:34pm
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What a great momento of a wonderful family memory. I remember saving what seemed like forever as a teenager for an original Nintendo console. They had only been out a year or so. I distinctly remember faking a few sick days so I could skip school and play all day while mom was at work! My favorite games were The Lion King, King Kong and tetris.

April 5, 2023 at 7:00pm

#1047572

Return to Sender!

Prompt: Is "snail mail" still necessary (excluding packages), and why? When was the last time you wrote a paper-and-pen/pencil letter and mailed it (not postcard)?

Yes, yes, yes! Snail mail is crucial for me, and I mail dozens of letters each week. In fact, I mailed several letters today. Let me clarify. I can't remember the last time I wrote or mailed a personal letter. I pay all of my bills online, and I don't even have one postage stamp in my home. But snail mail is a must in my business. I'm an attorney, and I often find myself wishing I practiced law before emails and texts became such an integral part of the profession.

I write (type) letters to clients to memorialize discussions we have had, to send them documents filed in their cases, and to advise them of dates and times of hearings they must attend. I rarely email clients, because of confidentiality concerns. If a client emails me with questions or concerns, I usually send an email back giving them a time to call my office for a discussion. I think having a copy of a letter I've sent to a client to his or her correct mailing address is better proof of contact than pulling a printout of an email from my file, sent to an email address like "hotgirl92@whatever.com" or "crazydave@whatever.com".

Very few clients have my cell number. I've made the mistake of calling a client from my cell only to have them start texting me constantly and even calling me after midnight. However, other attorney do have my number, and it's unreal how much time I spend each day sending and responding to business texts. While emailing and texting are much more convenient and cheaper, I ultimately prefer communicating with clients by sending snail mail or with calls from my office landline.

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