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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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NormaJean AKA Writing Queen

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.

NormaJean AKA Writing Queen

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.

NormaJean AKA Writing Queen

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.

November 29, 2013 at 1:07am

#798928

Happy Thanksgiving

What a day! Not only did I eat a HUGE Thanksgiving dinner, I have also done a lot of work here over the past 24 hours. *pats self on back* I re-opened "Invalid Item" and have already sold several tickets. I'd like to give a shout-out to GERVIC - catching up! , Alexi and Marci Missing Everyone for the tickets they purchased. Thanks, guys!

I did my first review for "Invalid Item" , and I will be doing more in the near future. I also did 6 newbie reviews today. But I didn't stop there! Realizing that I hadn't written anything new in FOREVER, I decided to check out the daily contests. First, I wrote "Invalid Item" for "Daily Flash Fiction Challenge" . Once I got my creative juices flowing, I kept going.

I wrote "Invalid Item" for "The Writer's Cramp" . I didn't realize it would be so difficult to write something without using the letter 'o'! I (think I) managed to do it. After finishing that, I still had a little fuel left in the tank, so I wandered over to "Invalid Item" . I remember discussing our mutual love for horror with Angus months ago, and I promised him then that I would enter the contest at some point. Well, that point was today! My final piece of the day was "Invalid Item" . It was much longer than the stories I usually write.

It felt good to write again. Hopefully, it will get me back in practice, because The "Invalid Item" Contest starts soon!

I hope everyone had a wonderful day today!

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November 4, 2013 at 9:01pm

#796875

Too Long Since I've Blogged!!

Wow. It appears that it has been 8 months since I have blogged. Definitely not one of my prouder moments. But SO much has happened...

I'm officially an attorney. I took the WV bar exam on July 30 and 31, found out I passed on September 9th and was sworn in on October 24th. In the meantime, I've been working my butt off, playing catch-up and trying to get established as an attorney. Add to that the fact that my mom broke her femur the week I took the bar exam, and I've been trying to help my dad take care of her (she's just now able to walk with a walker), the hubby got a job at VA Beach, so we're currently living apart and I have to take the VA bar exam in February...There's more, but it would take all day to write about it.

I've missed my WDC family! So many times, I have meant to sign on and try to catch up, but I've just kept getting further behind. Then, I got an awesome anniversary calendar in the mail today (THANK YOU The StoryMaster and The StoryMistress ), and I decided it's finally time to take a break from work and catch up with WDC!

I WILL catch up - slowly but surely. And I can't wait to find out what all of my partners in crime have been up to - WHERE ARE YOU Ren, Just Ren ??

I really need to get busy with reviews! And writing! And...and...

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