Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.
So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.
When I was twenty, I used to jot down quotes I thought were meaningful in my notebook.
But Nelson’s “Thank God, I have done my duty” truly sounds like the words of a real soldier.
The distortion of time and enhanced memory does wreak havoc on many catch phrases as you illustrate. I cannot fathom a life distilled to that one unforgettable line. I wonder if my grandgiggles will remember me offering this reply to their questions. I'm going crazy. Want to come?
I loved this!!! Thank you for sharing it. I clung on to every word. I love dogs, though we don't currently own one due to traveling Southwest each winter. Though many people we see in campgrounds and RV parks, own 1 - 3 dogs! It seems to be a trend right now. But anyway, this was so well-written. Again, thank you.
Ah... Sometimes I wonder why people actually own dogs. It all seems rather complicated and dangerous, something to read and write about but not experience. Thanks for sharing!
JACE May 12, 2025 at 11:30am In response to "Futon"
Thank you for reminding me of my one professional failure. For more than 40 years, I've been a professional woodworker, specializing in kitchen and bath cabinetry, but making anything in wood made to order.
I had always wanted to make a futon--I even bought the hardware for one some 30 years ago. Now I'm retired and no longer have the bulk of my equipment. Oh well.
Kudos to the StoryMaster for the brilliant idea of the 7-day badges. It’s just the kind of thing that serves as a whip to my creative sluggishness.
But those kudos are the point of this post. Has anyone ever seen a kudo? I know I haven’t, in spite of being told on occasion that they’re mine. Which begs the question of just how valuable kudos are. And are they perishable? For all I know, there’s a cupboard somewhere full of the rotting remains of kudos.
Even more to the point, do they have monetary value? Now that would be a thing to know…
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