Category: life
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#PowerfulBooks 06.30.24
From Alice’s post: “In this series, I post covers of books that made a great impression on me. They may have made me laugh, think, or cry. I may not remember every character or every detail but I have not been able to forget about them. Just the cover. No review, no explanation. If you…
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Class Is In Session
Prof. G.Q. Rilla at your service. Good morning, class! Today, we will discuss what makes a teacher great. Why, you ask? Well, Dean WP decided it was part of the curriculum, apparently. “Teacher” is a very broad term. This can apply to anyone who offers guidance, really. A parent, a mentor, an instructor, etc. I…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.28.24
From: Gorilla HQ To: All Forward Units Sitrep: When you write your post and it reads back like the owner’s manual of a 2024 Kia, you realize more is not always better. TMI truly can be…TMI. The new Reader layout sucks. Who signs off on this stuff? When you know you hit the “Like” button……
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Fall Behind Friday
Good afternoon all! Hope everyone is having a fantastic Friday! Personally, mine started by dragging my dead carcass out of bed at 5:00am to go to jury duty. Luckily, we got cut loose early, but man, is it freaking boring. After that I had some stuff to do and calls to make, and now, I…
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The same old, same old
I am tired AF right now, and not gonna go back and look, but I am pretty sure I’ve answered this before. Anyhow, same old, same old, really. Nothing too far out of the ordinary. Sleep, wake up, shower, brush teeth, have coffee, go to work, so on and so forth. Pretty basic stuff. I’d…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.25.24
From: Gorilla HQ To: All Forward Units It’s hard to bring your A-Game when they keep letting the B and C Leaguers onto the field. Days are getting shorter. Finally. I’m in the minority, I know. 2,024 push-ups? Happening. Not today though. Settling for 200-plus triceps extensions. TRICEPS OF DOOM. Knew a guy once who…
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Over The Top Tuesday: 06.25.24
Good morning and happy Tuesday to all. Hope the week has been off to a nice start for you all. I’m off today, so I am trying to get some stuff done, and I have some business to attend to that might lead to a change for me. We shall see what we shall see.…
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Stormy Sunday
Well, maybe. đ All quiet now but we have severe storm and tornado warnings for the next three to four hours, so we’ll see how that goes. Hopefully it’s a big dud, but if you see me taking air you’ll know otherwise đ¤Ē Have a good one y’all!
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Don’t Care
Not caring is sometimes one of the greatest forms of self-care one can bestow upon themselves. Don’t agree? Wait a sec… Yep. Just checked. I don’t care. đ Have a great day, everyone!
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Where’s Your Fire?
Some days you just have enough and need to let it out. More and more lately, I encounter people who have grandiose ideas, wild ambitions, and signs that they’ve found their true calling. In and of itself, that would be awesome and I applaud that. The problem comes when they hit a roadblock or realize…
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Sweatshop Saturday
Good day all! Hope everyone’s weekend is going well so far. Its been a hot, muggy week around here for the most part. Much like several other areas of the country, we’ve been having a bit of a heatwave. If you are still in the midst of it, remember to be careful and stay cool,…
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Decisions, Decisions
The toughest call I hope to make tonight… Hope everyone’s Friday is going well!
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Another In The W Column!
Hot on the heels of my 50K notification from WP, comes this little gem. Thank you, one and all! I am truly thrilled and honored that so many of you have enjoyed coming here and reading my special brand of silliness. I am very, very grateful for each and every one of you, and I…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.20.24
Holten’s Chop House Smashed Burgers are the freaking bomb. And no, I’m still not on the take. Kinda disappointed, actually. đ When you like and comment on a 5-minute read within 25 seconds of it going live… My ode to Summer Solstice: đđ Anyone else recall the days when Max was just plain old Cinemax?…
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Commuter’s Blues
I’m on the road, I go to work I sit in traffic like a jerk I hate the cars, the people too I feel like I am getting screwed I want to sit at home and play I have to show up every day I owe the man who cuts my check I work from…
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Wave It Off Wednesday
Good morning, all. Why “Wave It Off Wednesday” you might be asking? Because I am waving off the fight and giving up for today. đ My dumb ass thought it would be fun to get my fingers crunched by a a metal plunger an hour before going home today. đ On the upside, I don’t…
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Temperance
Right now, I am perfectly happy to just exist and let the world do whatever it will. Sometimes we need to get off the merry-go-round and just…Be. Passions are a great thing to have, but there’s something to be said for just hanging back and flowing along once in awhile. Call it temperance, call it…
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50K All The Way!
So, I got a little notification from WP yesterday evening. Needless to say, I owe everyone out there a huge thank you for all the views, comments and likes! Without all of you and your support this would never have happened. I am beyond grateful and happy that you have all chosen to visit me…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.18.24
Spending the first six hours of your shift unscrewing everyone else’s stupidity and laziness is really annoying. CELTICS, BABY!!! đ Buzzwords. They lose their impact when used excessively. I’m sure some of you can empathize. đ Heat Index of 105? GTFO of here with that shit. 2,024 push-ups in one day? Hmmm…Maybe. đ¤ NTT. Tick,…
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You Can Never Get Too Low…
Note: Another repost. I changed a couple small things and added an image. Hopefully someone, somewhere gets something out of this piece. Originally posted 01/08/24. For the past couple of days I have been struggling a bit with what to write. I’ve mostly been responding to the daily prompts and playing around with image creator…
The Beginning At Last 