This stuffed Beanie Baby dog came tagged "tracker" which fits my search for knowledge. |
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. |
Wednesday March 13, 2024 3:00 pm I received a couple of wonderful emails in reply to reviews I wrote. Knowing my work is appreciated and, better than that, knowing I made a positive impact on someone's day is music to my ears. It is no secret I reviewed telephone transactions for almost 20 years. In my heyday I reviewed about 300 calls a month. That involved writing it and then meeting one-on-one with the representative which took huge chunks out of my day. Even a poor interaction had some sliver of positive. I think of the song the bears sing at Disneyland where you accentuate the positive. I am feeling good. Nervous about the selection for Quill reviewer of the year, not expecting to win since I was actively reviewing starting around May 2023. I have a school Power Point presentation to prepare in the next 5 days. I will be signing off frequently to attend to that project. |
Tuesday March 12, 2024 7:00 pm Some discussion about blogging here went on yesterday. Before there was a newsfeed, I understood blogs were the communication conduit. I was anxious to have my own blog apart from the blogs I have away from this site. I started having recurring topics like Trivia Tuesday, for example. I did not go with that. I love knowing random facts about people, places, and things. I did not follow through with that. I don't share much personal information. Anything I write is visible somewhere. Out of the blue, I received an email from my RAOK group with a blog prompt. I have written on some, but not all prompts. I am weary of that or at least most of the prompts don't interest me. My goal is to write here at least 3 times a week. It may be more or less. I have in mind to visit and note more blogs than in the past. No target number which I like not adding any pressure. I received this new insignia to use: |
Sunday March 10, 2024 3:00 pm I am watching the movie Oppenheimer since it is supposed to win many Academy Awards this evening. The only other movie I have seen that is nominated is the Barbie movie. That is all for this edition. |
Saturday March 9, 2024 4:00 pm Use these words in your entry today: literature, reason, coma, half, go, curl, and determine. For whatever reason, when I am given a prompt to use specific words in my blog entry, I make up a very short story with no planning and little editing. I must have been in a coma when the training on how to write from prompts was taught. All I had to do was curl my hair, go to class, and learn the reason for the word prompt type. If I checked even half of the literature available on how to respond to word prompts, I would determine that the way I just used the prompt is also okay. Whew! What would prevent one from writing a piece, and then selecting words that had already been included as words in the prompt? Would that be cheating or creative? |
Thursday March 7, 2024 7:50 pm I wrote yesterday's entry after the deadline so it shows posted today. It is before midnight so I am using this as a note to myself that the Newsfeed can be a source of good stuff. Many, like me, pulled up a site where we could answer questions and it would tell us what is our style. I am an innovator. I think up cool stuff and then work to execute the ideas. That is hard to do consistently. My point is many took the quiz and shared their results. It was like being together in a group, sharing and getting to know each other better. It was fun...just like the Question of the Day can be. It can be too thought-provoking for my half-asleep brain in the morning. I don't go there every day as I used to. , Honestly, you have to pick and choose. I have been asked to do the Wonderland and Game of Thrones activities along with others. My thing is doing reviews. Being distracted with activities in February had me doing a few reviews. I like to do them because I feel like I make a positive difference with the writers I review. I get feedback as well. As a Quill finalist I want to set a good example. |
Wednesday March 6, 2024 5:00 pm Happy birthday dogpack:saving 4 premium: DWG Prompt: "A weed is but an unloved flower." Write about this in your Blog Entry today. I love dandelions. I used to make chains with them. They are weeds but are nice bright yellow flowers. Wildflowers are weeds. A blanket of wildflowers is one of the prettiest sites. There are annoyingly ugly green weeds. I had some take over my backyard once. They had sharp parts and were attached firmly to the ground. I pulled every one of those by hand. It took me about a week. They grew back after the next rainstorm. I hated those weeds. |
Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt 2/28/24 Prompt: “Even though February was the shortest month of the year, sometimes it seemed like the longest.” I am not of the opinion that February ever seeming like the longest month. January, for me, drags on as a let down from Holiday filled December. I consider February to be short and, if anything, shorter than the short month. My grandmother's birthday was on February 29th. I don't remember when or if we celebrated. I assume we did. A long while back, I read an article about parents who have children on the 29th. They have been known to have the legal documentation changed to the 28th or hold up the delivery until after midnight with whatever it is that can do that. I am trying really hard to remember a time when February seemed to last the longest and can not think of a single time. It was a good prompt. |