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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a New Year…..Well, one week into the New Year, but it’s still new, right?
I have “weeded” out the membership of this group and hopefully, did not remove anyone who wants to be here. If I did remove you, please feel free to join again, and accept my apologies.
Let’s talk about writing. What is writing? Is it a novel, a biography, the Great American Novel? Or is it what you write down on a scrap of paper, hoping it’s going to work in your next book or poem? Or is it the journaling you do every day? Or every week? I think it’s all of those and I think all of them have a place in this group.
So, share your short stories, a chapter from your novel, a page from your journal, a thought for the day, a poem, a ditty, or something that’s circling in your head and needs a place to land.
I have started “Project Life 2012” which is an attempt to journal and photograph the ordinary and extraordinary events of my life in 2012. And I also journal my thoughts and the day’s happenings in a daily calendar book. It sounds like a lot of work, but it’s quite easy.
I just finished my “December Daily 2011” which was a journal of the season. It was so much fun that I wanted to keep going, so to speak. And so, I am taking pictures, jotting down notes, and saving the ephemera that we gather in everyday life.
What are YOU writing these days?
I have “weeded” out the membership of this group and hopefully, did not remove anyone who wants to be here. If I did remove you, please feel free to join again, and accept my apologies.
Let’s talk about writing. What is writing? Is it a novel, a biography, the Great American Novel? Or is it what you write down on a scrap of paper, hoping it’s going to work in your next book or poem? Or is it the journaling you do every day? Or every week? I think it’s all of those and I think all of them have a place in this group.
So, share your short stories, a chapter from your novel, a page from your journal, a thought for the day, a poem, a ditty, or something that’s circling in your head and needs a place to land.
I have started “Project Life 2012” which is an attempt to journal and photograph the ordinary and extraordinary events of my life in 2012. And I also journal my thoughts and the day’s happenings in a daily calendar book. It sounds like a lot of work, but it’s quite easy.
I just finished my “December Daily 2011” which was a journal of the season. It was so much fun that I wanted to keep going, so to speak. And so, I am taking pictures, jotting down notes, and saving the ephemera that we gather in everyday life.
What are YOU writing these days?
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Today's Blog Worth Reading:
Please post a link to any blog you have read that is worth sharing with the group.
Today, this one really spoke to me about who we are and what future generations will think about us. It was written by our very own lynnieblue!
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Cali
Today, this one really spoke to me about who we are and what future generations will think about us. It was written by our very own lynnieblue!
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Cali
Afternoon in Biarritz
Afternoon in Biarritz
by
Steven Hunley
F. Scottt was looking at his shoulder, checking out his tan. Zelda was the first in the surf. Crazy Zelda anyway. She was such a risk taker. She found the page of the ‘mystery’ novel draped over the deck of a toy French battle ship, the 1928 Dunkerque Battle Cruiser out of Brest. It was a wooden model made to scale, bobbing up and down in the surf. Some captains of the French navy were at a meeting, got drunk on Cognac and stole it off the mantel from the officers’ club, and brought it to Biarritz to float in some kind of an experiment that the men were betting on. French sailors are big on gambling. They’d lost it in a rip current, and eventually it washed in near Zelda who was wading in the next hidden cove.
by
Steven Hunley
F. Scottt was looking at his shoulder, checking out his tan. Zelda was the first in the surf. Crazy Zelda anyway. She was such a risk taker. She found the page of the ‘mystery’ novel draped over the deck of a toy French battle ship, the 1928 Dunkerque Battle Cruiser out of Brest. It was a wooden model made to scale, bobbing up and down in the surf. Some captains of the French navy were at a meeting, got drunk on Cognac and stole it off the mantel from the officers’ club, and brought it to Biarritz to float in some kind of an experiment that the men were betting on. French sailors are big on gambling. They’d lost it in a rip current, and eventually it washed in near Zelda who was wading in the next hidden cove.
Quote of the Day
"When you cannot make up your mind between two evenly balanced courses of action, choose the bolder."
- William Joseph Slim
About William Joseph Slim
The courageous British commander William Joseph Slim, who led forces during both world wars, led an impressive turnaround of the so-called Forgotten Army in Burma during World War II after he trained them how to fight in jungle conditions. He was born in 1891 in Bristol. He joined the army as a second lieutenant at the outbreak of World War I and was wounded in the battle of Gallipoli. He served as governor-general of Australia, a ceremonial role, from 1953 to 1960. He died in 1970.
- William Joseph Slim
About William Joseph Slim
The courageous British commander William Joseph Slim, who led forces during both world wars, led an impressive turnaround of the so-called Forgotten Army in Burma during World War II after he trained them how to fight in jungle conditions. He was born in 1891 in Bristol. He joined the army as a second lieutenant at the outbreak of World War I and was wounded in the battle of Gallipoli. He served as governor-general of Australia, a ceremonial role, from 1953 to 1960. He died in 1970.
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by Monteguy 
WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO OCTOPUS
North Shore Hospital in Manhasset , New York has confirmed that in one of the most bizarre medical mysteries ever, a Mrs. Rachel Smith, of Great Neck has given birth to a 6 pound 5 ounce octopus. !!! Doctors here at the hospital are baffled, to say the least. The baby Octopus,named Octavia,has 3 hearts,four pairs of arms,and a healthy set of gills and lungs enabling Octavia to breathe in or out of water.
This is the first case of a human giving birth to a cephlapod on record on Long Island. Brooklyn,naturally has had a few. For those not familar with cross species breeding, there are numerous examples. They include the dog faced boy, the wolfman, the birdman of Alcatraz, the elephant man, a relative of Tarzan,(a monkey's uncle),Michael Jordan, Pee Wee Herman, and seedless watermelons.
Mrs. Smith has confessed of experimenting with injecting her body years ago when she was a hippie with drugs like LSD and mescaline. Perhaps drugs played a part in this incredible metamorphosis. Before doctors told her she was pregnant,(the father being one of several boyfriends).initial tests revealed a normal human fetus .Mrs. Smith had allegedly eaten some possible tainted calamari from Red Lobster right after her pregnancy was believed to have begun. . Scientists believe a DNA mutation infiltrated the placenta and was somehow absorbed resulting in the octopus embryo. Despite her sordid past,Rachel is a woman of strong religious beliefs. A moyel was present at the necessary cesarean delivery. He made the wise decision NOT to circumcise as Octavia came out...tentacles first.
Mrs. Smith has not yet decided to keep Octavia in a crib or an aquarium with her pet goldfish once Octavia is allowed to leave the hospital..within a day or two according to one of the top sturgeons,(I mean surgeons), here. Hopes for Octavia being in the special olympics is one of her mom's desires and to be a professor of icthyology when she grows up.
This is the first case of a human giving birth to a cephlapod on record on Long Island. Brooklyn,naturally has had a few. For those not familar with cross species breeding, there are numerous examples. They include the dog faced boy, the wolfman, the birdman of Alcatraz, the elephant man, a relative of Tarzan,(a monkey's uncle),Michael Jordan, Pee Wee Herman, and seedless watermelons.
Mrs. Smith has confessed of experimenting with injecting her body years ago when she was a hippie with drugs like LSD and mescaline. Perhaps drugs played a part in this incredible metamorphosis. Before doctors told her she was pregnant,(the father being one of several boyfriends).initial tests revealed a normal human fetus .Mrs. Smith had allegedly eaten some possible tainted calamari from Red Lobster right after her pregnancy was believed to have begun. . Scientists believe a DNA mutation infiltrated the placenta and was somehow absorbed resulting in the octopus embryo. Despite her sordid past,Rachel is a woman of strong religious beliefs. A moyel was present at the necessary cesarean delivery. He made the wise decision NOT to circumcise as Octavia came out...tentacles first.
Mrs. Smith has not yet decided to keep Octavia in a crib or an aquarium with her pet goldfish once Octavia is allowed to leave the hospital..within a day or two according to one of the top sturgeons,(I mean surgeons), here. Hopes for Octavia being in the special olympics is one of her mom's desires and to be a professor of icthyology when she grows up.
Quote of the Day
"It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life."
- Katharine Butler Hathaway
About Katharine Butler Hathaway
Katharine Butler Hathaway's memoir, The Little Locksmith, earned glowing reviews and was a best seller when it was published in 1943, just after the author's death. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1890. After coming down with spinal tuberculosis at age five, she was strapped to a board for ten years to prevent hunchback, but the arduous treatment didn't work. She soared despite her body's limitations, attending Radcliffe, making friends, and buying a house in Maine as a refuge for friends and lovers. She died in 1942.
- Katharine Butler Hathaway
About Katharine Butler Hathaway
Katharine Butler Hathaway's memoir, The Little Locksmith, earned glowing reviews and was a best seller when it was published in 1943, just after the author's death. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1890. After coming down with spinal tuberculosis at age five, she was strapped to a board for ten years to prevent hunchback, but the arduous treatment didn't work. She soared despite her body's limitations, attending Radcliffe, making friends, and buying a house in Maine as a refuge for friends and lovers. She died in 1942.
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by Monteguy
Quote of the Day
"We each need to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly."
- Shakti Gawain
About Shakti Gawain
American New Age author Shakti Gawain was born in 1948. Raised by atheists who taught her to question everything, she went through an existential crisis after a romantic breakup, which led her on a pilgrimage to India. Her experiences inspired the book Creative Visualization, which became an international best seller. She has been featured in Time magazine and has appeared on such shows as Oprah, Good Morning Americav and The Larry King Show. She currently lives in California with her husband Jim Burns.
- Shakti Gawain
About Shakti Gawain
American New Age author Shakti Gawain was born in 1948. Raised by atheists who taught her to question everything, she went through an existential crisis after a romantic breakup, which led her on a pilgrimage to India. Her experiences inspired the book Creative Visualization, which became an international best seller. She has been featured in Time magazine and has appeared on such shows as Oprah, Good Morning Americav and The Larry King Show. She currently lives in California with her husband Jim Burns.
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by Monteguy
Quote of the Day
"When I do things without any explanation, but just with spontaneity.I can be sure that I am right."
- Federico Fellini
About Federico Fellini
Famed Italian director Federico Fellini is known for the dreamlike logic and rich symbolism in Oscar- winning films like La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 ½, and Amarcord. His films often featured his wife, actress Giulietta Masina, and his onscreen alter-ego, actor Marcello Mastroiann. He was born in 1920 in Rimini. After he'd begun his film career, he opened a store named the Funny Face Shop, where he sold his drawings and artwork from other filmmakers. His 1993 funeral was attended by thousands of fans
- Federico Fellini
About Federico Fellini
Famed Italian director Federico Fellini is known for the dreamlike logic and rich symbolism in Oscar- winning films like La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 ½, and Amarcord. His films often featured his wife, actress Giulietta Masina, and his onscreen alter-ego, actor Marcello Mastroiann. He was born in 1920 in Rimini. After he'd begun his film career, he opened a store named the Funny Face Shop, where he sold his drawings and artwork from other filmmakers. His 1993 funeral was attended by thousands of fans
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by Monteguy
Getting to Wellness
Getting To Wellness
It's been sand storm rough
I am really weary of being tough
There's still no resolution
To the patient's persecution
Paper work, Paper cuts
Medical bill upon medical bill
Thought it finished...
But more to be done.
Surgery tommorrow...
But only if the others do their part.
All the results are not collected
Will I survive or quietly depart?
Will the appointment be scheduled?
Will they send a car?
Everyday the pain gets worse
The resolve begins to evaporate.
My only joy is penning words
My hope is prayer
My only solace is silence
My anchor: friends.
12:30 P.M.
Karen
It's been sand storm rough
I am really weary of being tough
There's still no resolution
To the patient's persecution
Paper work, Paper cuts
Medical bill upon medical bill
Thought it finished...
But more to be done.
Surgery tommorrow...
But only if the others do their part.
All the results are not collected
Will I survive or quietly depart?
Will the appointment be scheduled?
Will they send a car?
Everyday the pain gets worse
The resolve begins to evaporate.
My only joy is penning words
My hope is prayer
My only solace is silence
My anchor: friends.
12:30 P.M.
Karen
Quote of the Day
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Winston Churchill
About Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill was an extraordinary British prime minister; he laid the groundwork for welfare in England, helped set the boundaries in the Middle East, became a symbol of the resistance against the Nazis in Europe, and was a central force in the Allied victory in World War II. He was born in 1874 near Oxford. He was known for his courage, his stubbornness, and his powerful personality. He was also an accomplished painter and writer. He died in 1965.
- Winston Churchill
About Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill was an extraordinary British prime minister; he laid the groundwork for welfare in England, helped set the boundaries in the Middle East, became a symbol of the resistance against the Nazis in Europe, and was a central force in the Allied victory in World War II. He was born in 1874 near Oxford. He was known for his courage, his stubbornness, and his powerful personality. He was also an accomplished painter and writer. He died in 1965.
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