Category: life
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Two Days Late
If this question had come up two days ago, my answer would have been much different. But after the events of yesterday, I am feeling a bit more jaded. Been doin’ a lot of thinkin’ Two days ago, my answer probably would have involved, at least to some degree, a few words about embracing creativity…
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A Morning of Disappointment
I had logged into the platform this morning with the intention of getting caught up on comments, reading and maybe getting a post out there. What I got instead was a boatload of disappointment. I am sure several of you have seen Laura’s post by now and know that I had the unfortunate honor of…
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So, I Guess It’s Official
I am your Mayor. Why, you ask? This is why… Now, how freaking cool is that? Ladies and gentlemen, this totally awesome mug was a gift from my main man Ernie, or as I love to call him, E-DAWG Ernie, When I got in this morning, I realized I had received a package yesterday. After…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 10.26.24
From: GHQ Central Command To: All Forward Units For those who thought otherwise, the strike was a joke. Just to clarify. 😄 That said, WP Land still seems kinda quiet these days. As much as I love pizza, I have come to the realization that I need to back off at least a bit. The…
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Kymber’s Get To Know You #39
Early bird or night owl? Right now, due to multiple schedule shifts, a bit of both. Hopefully, it becomes one or the other soon! What’s your favorite spooky story or legend? I never thought about it, really. I guess I would have to go with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. What’s the best Halloween candy?…
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Fatherhood
I’m actually going to play this one straight today. Shocking, I know. If I had to pick one thing to be most proud of, I would have to say being a father, and all that comes with it. I don’t talk much about personal matters, but suffice to say that, like many of you, I…
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All Kinds Of Stuff (And Maybe Some Things)
As I have already seen around a few times, we are all works in progress. We’re always working on some thing or another in our lives. Whether big or small, there’s always something. Sleep: As regular readers know, I have been having one hell of a time getting my sleep situation under control. I believe…
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Congratulations Are In Order
To Ernie: Congrats on 100 subscribers, brother! To Kay: Congratulations on 100 subscribers! Well deserved! And, To Laura: Congrats on 800 subscribers! Go, you! 😊😊 My congratulations again to each and every one of you! Here’s to many, many more! Keep writing and keep posting!
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Behind The 8-Ball
Good evening to all! Hope everyone is doing well. Been a very hectic few days between work and personal issues, so I have not had a chance to truly check in. I wanted to say hi real quick say thank you for your comments and posts, and I’ll be checking back in ASAP. In the…
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It’s All About Intention
I think this question really comes down to a matter of perspective, timing and intention. Did you plan to have a lazy day? A day to unwind and decompress? If so, then I don’t think it can really be labeled “unproductive”, without the caveat that said unproductive state was planned, and the goal was likely…
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A Quick Note
Hello all, I just wanted to take a quick moment to let you all know that due to a death in the family, my presence may be hit or miss for the next few days/week or so. Respectfully, I don’t wish to share further details at this time. I will likely be around some, but…
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Inner Mounting Flames
An inner mounting flame A fire down below An ember born in anger You can feel it start to glow Growing ever slowly The flames begin to rise Reaching from the depths You can see it in the eyes Riding into battle The one for which you’re bred A fiery, focused passion In this moment…
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Respect
I would say “respect” is the overall theme I try to live by. Respect others and their viewpoints, even if you don’t always agree. No one is ever going to see exactly eye to eye on every single issue, so live and let live. There’s no reason to disrespect others just because you don’t share…
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Sleeping!
Why? Well, damned if I know. I guess “putting it off” isn’t accurate, but whatever. More like it’s been evading me. For a decent amount of time now, but more so the past few weeks, it seems. I believe the main reason is because of my constantly shifting work schedule these past two months. 12…
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Peace In Desolation
Wide open landscape Like the one within my mind Nothing and no one around In the empty, peace I find Some call it loneliness I call it being alone Oftentimes, by myself Is where I’m most at home ©The Beginning At Last This short poem was somewhat inspired by my post yesterday , which was…
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Far Too Early
If I were to sit back and reflect upon my life, my answer to this would be “far too early”. For a myriad of reasons, life has necessitated, since I was a young’un, that at times I had to fend for myself. The particulars don’t matter, really. But, I can say that there were enough…
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Give It Away
Give It Away Give It Away Now! Now, I am going to operate under the assumption that since I have a million smackers to give away, I, my family, friends and loved ones are already well taken care of. Assuming that, I would likely donate the majority to cancer and diabetes research, since each has…
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Searching For The Words
Ever have one of those days where you think you have about fifty awesome ideas for posts, but then when you go to write a post, you come up totally blank? Well, that’s where I am at the moment. Seriously, man…where the hell did it go? I had it! I stared at the daily prompt…
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Work, Work, Work
As I thought about this question a few things came to mind, and I will touch on all of them, but I would say the biggest one in recent memory would have to be the journey to not only get back to work, but also at, or beyond the level I was previously. WORK: After…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 10.07.24
From: Gorilla HQ, Somewhere in the Universe To: All Field Operatives If you like Indian food and you’re in a pinch, Deep Indian Kitchen Chicken Biryani is bomb. Matter of fact, most of their stuff is solid. Yeah, it’s frozen, but if you’re craving and the local place is closed… And no, I still don’t…
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Power Visions (The Green Edition)
SOMETIMES WE MUST DIG DEEP TO FIND OUR POWER. I am writing this post following yet another night of minimal sleep. Lately, I have been having issues with proper rest, and quite frankly, it’s not been getting better. As we all know, poor sleep can affect your mood, your judgement, your physical state… In short,…
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Days of Future Past(ime)
If you got the reference, then you have earned your nerd card. 😉👍 I think I have only answered this, or very similar questions, about 1,236.7 times before, but since I am at a total loss for anything else to post at the moment, here goes 😄 Playing Guitar: This prompt is timely in one…
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To Care Less
AKA: Musings of a Sleep Deprived Mind I feel like this could kind of dovetail off my last daily prompt reply a bit. The older I get, the more I wonder about the art of not caring. Some would call it “detachment”, but truly, I am talking a step further and absolutely, totally not caring.…
The Beginning At Last 