The Beginning At Last

Category: writing

  • Fantastical Friday (05/10)

    Fantastical Friday (05/10)

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    Good morning and welcome to Friday. To those of you whose week is ending, enjoy! To those who are stuck working, welcome to the club. I’ll be doing my time until Monday morning and then I’m off for a few. The weather is basically going to suck anyhow, so whatever, I says. 😄 Personally, I…

  • To Simpler Times

    To Simpler Times

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    It used to be so easy, you know? All I had to do was show up with a contract and they’d sign without fail. Like that Johnson kid. All I had to do was wait at the crossroads, parchment in hand, and it was a done deal. Man, could he play a mean guitar. Okay,…

  • Out of the Office

    Out of the Office

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    Not touching this one with a ten-foot pole. Have a great day, everyone!

  • Reader and Notifications – WTF?

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    Man, I’m already in a lousy mood today from lack of sleep and now, I log back in to see yet more surprises with Reader and Notifications. Reader is suddenly slow AF. I mean like snail caught in molasses slow. And no, I am not having trouble with any other pages. Me waiting for Reader…

  • Simplicity/Synchronicity

    Simplicity/Synchronicity

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    Connected by a force unseen Wonder what it all could mean In many forms and many ways Feelings with us all our days A first encounter, second glance Is it fate or is it chance? Watching life move down the street A taste of coffee, sugar sweet Is it really intertwined? Or just a product…

  • Screw Unto Others

    Screw Unto Others

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    There was a time I used to care A time when I thought life was fair I thought we all played by the rules And then I realized we were fools The rulebook really is a joke A hall of mirrors, cue the smoke If you really do wish to succeed To my words you…

  • No Theme Thursday: 05/09/24

    No Theme Thursday: 05/09/24

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    And we’re back with this week’s edition of No Theme Thursday. Your weekly dose of randomness and imagery, where there is no point and there is no theme, unless you give it one! Hope everyone’s week has been good so far. This is my long week to work, so my weekend is already locked down.…

  • Wherever the road leads

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    Right now, since I am just getting back to work after a brief hiatus, I’m just taking things as they come. I’m learning the business and gathering skills and knowledge where I can. I don’t know that I have found my ultimate destination yet, so I keep my eyes open for options. Part of me…

  • NTT Entries: 5/2/24

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    Hello, all. Hope everyone is doing well. Below are this past week’s NTT entries for 05/05/24. My sincerest thanks to all who participated. Once again, you move me with your stellar talents. If I missed any entries, please accept my sincere apology and let me know ASAP so that I may correct and update this…

  • Hate Unbound

    Hate Unbound

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    Awash in this insanity I feel alive, I feel so free A paradise consumed in blood You’re drowning in the crimson flood The lava coursing through your veins I find my pleasure in your pain Feel it scorching deep within Pay the penance for your sin Your screams are music to my ears I dine…

  • Take a wild guess

    Take a wild guess

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    If anyone needs more than one guess to figure this one out, well…clearly you have not been paying attention. 😆 Yes indeed, it was Van Halen on their 2015 tour, which sadly, turned out to be their last. It was a beautiful night out, and they sounded great. And thanks to Wolfgang Van Halen picking…

  • In Deepest Night

    In Deepest Night

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    Here within the deepest night Here is where my mind takes flight Kaleidoscope of painted dreams Nothing’s ever what it seems And yet a hint of clarity As from these shackles I am free Free to choose and free to find Deepest recess of the mind Alive until the morning light Found comfort in the…

  • Battle Song

    Battle Song

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    https://thebeginningatlast9.com/2024/05/02/no-theme-thursday-05-02-24/ I heed the call of battle song I journey through this valley long For fighting I was born and bred A sharpened blade to sever heads Amidst the grime, amidst the gore I find my peace when I’m at war

  • Intangible Tuesday

    Intangible Tuesday

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    Good morning all. Happy Tuesday! Hope the week is going well for you so far. It’s fairly quiet here. Just working and doing my thing. In the midst of a cloudy stretch around here. Could be a rainy week, which is ok by me – knocks the damned pollen down. Don’t forget to have your…

  • Thoughts At Dusk

    Thoughts At Dusk

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    Another day comes to an end Reflecting on what’s come and went Basking in the fading light Prepared to welcome deepest night It’s here that I feel most at home My thoughts are free and so they roam The dying light is so serene It shows me things I’ve never seen My mind is open,…

  • A game of extremes

    A game of extremes

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    Talk about one extreme to the other. At my previous job, I was averaging 14 to 16 hour workdays Monday through Friday, and 4 to 5 hours on Saturday and Sunday. And it was nonstop go, go, go. From about 4AM until 9 or 10PM on the regular. Now? I have literally gone from one…

  • Community Service

    Community Service

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    Kevin
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    Sounds like a sentence when one says it that way 😆 Honestly, not much. When you’re a creature of the night, it’s hard to connect with the rest of the world in general. Nature of the beast and all that. I used to be involved with some non-profits back in the day, but not so…

  • Impending Storm

    Impending Storm

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    The sky turns grey, the air turns chill A storm it brews behind the hill Impending rains and winds of gale The sky it cries torrential hail I hear the rumbling far away The voice of gods be heard today Their fury, they give just a taste Find your shelter, find with haste Heed it…

  • Moonweasel Monday

    Moonweasel Monday

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    Good morning and welcome to the inaugural edition of Moonweasel Monday! Mr, Weasel made his debut last week, and due to the great reception he received, he’s been invited to emcee this post and help you get your week off to a stellar start. Mr. Moonweasel is a simple fellow with a variety of interests.…

  • Two Answers

    Two Answers

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    Answer # 1 – Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Tech Now, sadly, this one would require a time machine. That said, I would have loved the opportunity to spend a day seeing the master at work. To touch the instruments that laid down so many killer riffs and solos, and to just be around The Man…

  • On Friendship

    On Friendship

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    Kevin
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    Two more different one can’t find With you I’m free to speak my mind To talk about my hopes and dreams One can’t find a better team Where I say black, you say white Neither wrong, yet both are right You aren’t a critic, aren’t a judge You have my back and never budge When…

  • Brand Loyalist

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    Well, as a diehard patron of Gorilla Mart, I, of course, stick to the finest brand known to ape and man… GORILLA BRAND! Yes, indeed! Gorilla Brand, the house label for our beloved Gorilla Mart, has the quality you want and need at prices you can afford! Apparel Yes! Gorilla Brand has the hottest styles…

  • Walk Through Enchanted Woods

    Walk Through Enchanted Woods

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    She always walks enchanted wood Always in her crimson hood Her lips of red, her flowing hair Every night I see her there From a distance, scent so sweet A cracking twig beneath her feet Hunger always, every night Sweetest fruit I long to bite I gaze on her with eyes of red Fevered thoughts…

  • (Somewhat) Cyberpunk Saturday

    (Somewhat) Cyberpunk Saturday

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    With perhaps a touch of the medieval thrown in here and there. Good morning, WP Land. Hope everyone is well on this Saturday. A quiet morning here. Just listening to some music and doing some writing. The wrist stiffened up a bit overnight, so I am trying to loosen that up as well. I had…

  • Where you least expect it

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    I think advice and guidance can come from many places. While we all likely have those few “go-to” people in our lives (the main driver of this question, I’m sure), there are some unlikely sources as well. Elders Of the likely sources, I’m sure a lot of us have parents, grandparents, etc., whom we have…