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 |   This stuffed Beanie Baby dog came tagged "tracker" which fits my search for knowledge. |
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Here are words I like to write All day long 'til it is night. Words go up and words go down When complete approve the sound. If you complete my little rhyme, Things will come your way in time.         
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| Thursday November 16, 2023 8:20 PM Where did this week go? Some weeks I know how fast it is going by the way my pill caddy empties out. I was excited to get a new blood pressure cuff. Mine was so old and this new one works great. I shared my Substack link on my social media today. I got a number of comments along the lines of "I did not know you were a writer." I tell them I play a mean piano too! I need to work on my Journalism homework with the deadline at midnight. I have a few projects going- crafty things that are a welcome distraction. tracker |
| Wednesday November 15, 2023 1:00 AM The Blog City prompt today is thought-provoking. I have an answer but I am just too pooped to participate. I really need some time to just chill out. My plate runneth over. Prompt: "To succeed in life, you need three things: a wish bone, back bone and funny bone." Reba McIntire Write about this in your Blog entry today. |
| Tuesday November 14, 2023 6:00 pm I am not officially doing the Blog City Prompt but today's asks about how you feel about doing laundry. I love to do laundry. From sorting whites and darks to adjusting all the dials and buttons for just the right temp and drying time. Then comes my favorite part which is folding and putting away. The only thing different lately is I need to have someone carry the clothes basket to the laundry room. I have been trying to reach my younger sister with no luck. I can't think of even one time I have not returned a call or text or at least gotten word of what my deal was. I contacted our little sister by text and she has not replied either. I have to remember I am placing my expectations on them. This is not really out of the ordinary for them. I did some of my schoolwork this week after the deadline. I have an accommodation that gives me extra time to do the quizzes. All is done and this is the fifth and final week of journalism. I don't believe I have learned anything new at all in this class. I am still on track to graduate in August 2024. |
| Sunday November 12, 2023 11:30 AM ** Image ID #2305192 Unavailable ** https://gofund.me/9bbc0f2d For Charity Marie - <3   ** Image ID #2308219 Unavailable ** ** Image ID #2308218 Unavailable ** I will blog prompts Blog City prompts when I have something to say about them. Doing it every day was stressful. I am writing a to-do list I call Just Do It! list. I know there are things in my brain and not on paper. ~ update photo and description on Charity's go fund me page: ~ check with my sister again to see if got results of scan for a mass in her lungs-not goot ~ call bff R today ~ synch new iPhone with old phone to be sure all is transferred ok ~ contact place I got new cell phone, it is the wrong one- no decorative outside just plain pink-get$$$ ~ contact niece and nephew-both are in crisis right no ~ watch FB carefully-g'dtr up north camping in the pine forest with her significant other ~ household chores done except mop the kitchen floor ~ habit heroes update ~ RAOK recommendation for free 3 mo membership ~ holiday ideas-3 gifts ordered ~ surprise someone by getting something on their wdc wish list ~ contact 6 people I am sponsoring for NaNo- 1 contacted, repeat weekly ~ follow up with 3 Newbies see if they are still here and touch base to offer assistance ~ follow up on commissioned badge ~ blog, doing now ~ read 2 blogs-done, The Phoenix Papers (Charity Marie) and Blog at Work 2nd Edition (Wake and Live)- ~ play fetch with Jack ~ play hangman and tic tac doe with grandson ~ do yesterday's procrastinated: laundry, vacuum/tidy up my room, change bed sheets ~ school homework 3 quizzes ~ work on a few problems in math virtual class ~ test drop note-writing tools ~ finish writing the second poem for the Thankful Poetry Contest ~ get box ready with Jack's puppy sweaters to no kill small dog rescue center First poetry contest entry. I don't know poetry very well. This one I wrote I liked. The Gathering Thanksgiving we will be Nana, Papa, and the rest, Praying for all to see The bountiful harvest. Giggles from little Jill A cutie I declare, Cuddling with Uncle Phil Lame leg tucked in with care. Called to the supper table Each one taking their place, Eating until quite full Thankful for blessing’s sake. I doubt I will do everything. I try to remember to copy and paste tomorrow and check what got done. |
| Saturday November 11, 2023 12:45 AM Obviously, I missed a day. I am bummed. |
| Wednesday November 9, 2023 11:10 AM Prompt: Cold November Rain. Write about your experience with the cold November rain or the song Cold November Rain by Guns and Roses or you can write about both for your Blog entry today. Guns and Roses was popular when my children were 14 and 16 years old. I love Sweet Child 'O mine. I was fascinated with the name Axl Rose. The guitar riffs are amazing. I encouraged any kind of music that had clean lyrics for my kids. Rain is an event here in the Southwest. Even my 11-year-old grandson goes berserk when it rains here. The rain gets the lead into the newscasts. Every drop is counted and reported. The streets flood because it rains in buckets. The kids, now 49 and 51 dance outside and let the buckets of rain soak them as long as there is no lightning. My son actually moved to Texas where everything is big. The rain, the gorgeous sky after the rain. One time I was driving home from Las Vegas and took the turn off to Laughlin. It rained so hard with the biting wind that I had to pull off on the side of the road (with my lights turned off which you do so no one comes up behind you and rams into you). It was scary! I love the sound of rain on my window. I immensely dislike the high winds. All of these occur during the monsoon season from runs from late June to September. tracker |
| Wednesday November 8, 2023 9:45 AM Prompt: Happily ever after is just the start of a new adventure in a story. Write about this in your Blog entry today. I am not sure what this means. it could be characters live happily ever after in the opening paragraph then the back story is the adventure story. It could mean the conclusion of one story and a completely new story starts. It could be the story of a couple who lived happily ever after except one of them dies. The story is either about how happy they were or how they died and the remaining spouse deals with it. That person could find their happily ever after with a new spouse. There may be children of the couple and the couple dies in a plane crash. Their happily ever after is a never happily ever after---ever. I think this is one of those deeper questions about the fulfillment of life when something happens to topple the apple cart. ***** We barbequed last night. It was delicious. I am putting a note here to work, work, work on math class and the assignments. I am way behind. My new routine here at WdC is to blog the daily prompt first, then achieve each of my goals at Habit Heroes. That includes doing two reviews, two blog readings, two portfolio visits, and working on a new story. A tall order every day but I am trying my best to make this month my most productive to date. |
| Tuesday November 7, 2023 4:45 AM Prompt: Pets "Pets devour the loneliness." Nick Trout Do you have pets? Which kinds of pets are the best for lonely people? And if you could, which wild animal would you choose as your companion-pet if it were legally possible? Last question first. A giraffe. I am short and would love to own an animal that can reach the top shelves. Currently, there is one dog, three cats, and 19 little baby fish residing chez tracker. I was totally a cat person until I got a shih-tzu twenty-five years ago. His name was Pugs-lei and I called him Pookie. I was living alone after I was divorced. He made a great companion to chase any lonely feelings I may have had. I have Jack, the Boston terrier right now. He is my shadow. The only thing he won't do is accompany me to the bathroom. I think lonely people should have a dog if they are able to see they get walked for exercise. Moreover, cats are better because they like to cuddle. The purring alone keeps a steady noise going. They also don't require as much care as a dog. As for fish, they are soothing to look at but I don't think they do that much to help with loneliness. |
| Monday November 6, 2023 9:45 AM Prompt: Prompt: Time and Thoughts "In one hour, A person thinks about 3000 thoughts." --Tad James I'm guessing some of those thoughts are the ones that pop up on their own into our minds. What do you think about Tad James's claim and which kinds of thoughts pop up in your mind? Also, is your mind so active that it tires you? I think the number of thoughts may be more than Tad James states. Sometimes I think I am thinking 3,000 thoughts a minute. I will joke with people that if they spent an hour in my mind, they would be exhausted. It would be a pleasant exhaustion, however, because most of the thoughts are good. Just last night my niece texted me out of the blue. She may have texted me twice in the past year. She wanted to verify my address for her holiday card. And I just could. not. remember. my. address. I literally had to look at a piece of my mail to give it to her. I did not think my brain could handle one more thing due to the thoughts crowding around. She asked how I was doing and I told her my brain had maxed out thinking at that moment about the war. Intrusive thoughts steamroll over the good ones. Again yesterday, a friend told me about a devastating date she had been on the night before. Serious enough to involve law enforcement. She was taken to a hospital that has a sexual assault trauma team. I could not reconcile what happened. My thoughts kept trying to think of ways to get at the perpetrator. I am going through my Just Do It list. As I do, not much is making sense. The whole day went back and forth because it was also my granddaughter's 29th birthday. I was on messenger with my victim girlfriend while wrapping C's gift, one of those cute blankets with the word granddaughter and then all these cute panels saying cool things. See how my mind is thinking two things at once? That paragraph was an example of doing and thinking and cycling thoughts every hour of every day. Today is garbage collection day. I can hear my neighbor rolling their garbage cans to the curb while the birds, who woke up late this morning, are singing and chatting with other birds which leads me to think about cardinals, my favorite bird because their brilliant red color is amazing. That leads my thoughts to a long ago vacation to the east coast where I saw cardinals. That thought leads to an adorable little pitcher I bought in Virgina that trip with cardinals on it and I wonder where I packed it. All the while now praying for my friend, and my second friend here on WdC Charity Marie - <3 who was attacked by a carjacker. She is having an operation on her broken finger today I think so I must contact her to wish her luck. The incessant prayers account for continual thoughts. My thought right now is I wonder if how I am thinking, what it feels like in my brain, is that exactly the way other people feel it? Anyway, yesterday I shut down my electronics, flipped on a movie, and promptly fell asleep to cut off my thoughts. I may or may not have dreamed. I think my brain was too tired to perform that function. I woke up refreshed and the first thing I thought of was where did I put my laminated cheat sheet while also wondering if I finished my college class homework. Did I mention more than 3,000 thoughts per hour go through my head? |
| Sunday November 5, 2023 5:30 PM Prompt: Here's your opportunity to get up on the podium for your good friend Tom. He's a turkey and he's asked you to save his life by speaking up for him at the town meeting. What do you want to say on his behalf? And what would you offer as a replacement for Tom Turkey at Thanksgiving dinner? Have fun! (7-year-old Paige steps up to the podium. A crate has been placed there for her to stand upon) Hello. I am here to tell you about my pal Tom Turkey. He has been good. He helped me learn to gobble up my vegetables. He makes me laugh. He makes me happy. I love him. Please don't eat him. Take Harold the hog instead. |
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I haven't tried it with a blog, but with book entries you can click the gear in the upper right corner of the entry and then hit Edit. Then you should be able to edit, not just the words, but also who can see it. Just change it to For My Eyes Only. 
And I find it adorable that you didn't know how to tag yet. 
