The Beginning At Last

Category: writing

  • Recycling

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    You know…Kind of like you recycle the daily prompts. And, on that note, have a fantastic day, folks! 😎

  • NTT Showcase: 06.20.24 Edition

    NTT Showcase: 06.20.24 Edition

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    Good day, everyone! It’s time to round up all the awesome entries from this past week’s NTT! Nice to be back, and I hope everyone else is as happy as I am about it! I decided to call this a “showcase” instead of a “challenge”, because really, at the end of the day, that’s what…

  • Wow. Really?

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    If you don’t know by now… I mean, I guess I can elaborate slightly and say that the best ones I ever had were from a hole-in-the-wall joint a few towns over from me. And, funny enough, the slices are totally oversized like the one pictured. Their party size pizza dwarfed the hood of a…

  • Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.25.24

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    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…

  • Over The Top Tuesday: 06.25.24

    Over The Top Tuesday: 06.25.24

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    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.…

  • Basic Is Best

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    This one is pretty damn easy since I’ve been wearing pretty much the same damn thing for more years than I care to remember. T-shirt and jeans, baby. Still not sure where that other boot went… Now, it doesn’t specify, so given my druthers, I’d mix it up with a different color t-shirt from time…

  • Mahabharatham

    Mahabharatham

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    Hello, all! My friend and fellow blogger Mahalakshmi at Writing To Liberate has begun writing an epic titled Mahabharatham. From what I have read, and my limited understanding, this is a complex, epic adventure tale with philosophical and spiritual elements, and plenty of lessons interwoven within. She is currently three chapters in, and I have…

  • Bluesman

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    Play, Bluesman, play. From the smoky gin joints in sweet home Chicago. To the city limits of Austin. Or the grand stages of Montreux. Deep down in the Delta. At the crossroads. Or Memphis. Wherever you are. Make her sing. Make her cry. Play one for Stevie. For Johnny. For Albert. For B.B. For Roy.…

  • No thank you

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    This is one of those where I feel “to each their own” and move on with my day. Have a great one, everybody! 💪😎

  • Stormy Sunday

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    Well, maybe. 😄 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 🤪 Have a good one y’all!

  • Don’t Care

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    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. 😋 Have a great day, everyone!

  • Where’s Your Fire?

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    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…

  • Sweatshop Saturday

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    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,…

  • Well, you see…

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    You’re looking at it, my friend. Have a great day, folks! 🤘😎🤘

  • Decisions, Decisions

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    The toughest call I hope to make tonight… Hope everyone’s Friday is going well!

  • Another In The W Column!

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    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…

  • Nothing At All

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    Not a single, solitary notable thing happened today. Thanks for asking, though! Have a great day, everyone. 💪

  • Really?

    Really?

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    Do we still really need to ask at this point? © The Beginning At Last

  • Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.20.24

    Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.20.24

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    Holten’s Chop House Smashed Burgers are the freaking bomb. And no, I’m still not on the take. Kinda disappointed, actually. 🙄 When you like and comment on a 5-minute read within 25 seconds of it going live… My ode to Summer Solstice: 🖕🖕 Anyone else recall the days when Max was just plain old Cinemax?…

  • Commuter’s Blues

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    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…

  • Lone Conqueror

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    In the distance, foreboding, a castle in black So far I have come, there is no turning back Through the trials and tortures, I have conquered them all As I stand at the cusp, they are destined to fall Overlords evil, spreading hatred and fear My heart’s beating faster, destination draws near Allies I found,…

  • No Theme Thursday: The Return

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    Like a shot from a cannon! Like a bolt from the blue! Here’s your NTT weekly! It’s come back home… To YOU. So tell me…Did ya miss us? 😄 I’m kind of hoping so, to be honest. 😉 Anyhow, enough silliness. Hi, everyone. After a brief break, we’re back to resume our regularly scheduled No…

  • Whomever Invented Pizza

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    Yeah…They were pretty awesome. Have a great day, everyone! 🍕🍕

  • A Chance Meeting: Face to Face

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    Hey all! Here’s the continuation of the story that Laura from Black Moon Lilith and I have been working on. It’s been beyond fantastic working with Laura, and I couldn’t ask for a better partner. She’s done an incredible job of making this into a fun, cohesive read! Thank you, Laura! She’s able to tolerate…

  • Wave It Off Wednesday

    Wave It Off Wednesday

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    Good morning, all. Why “Wave It Off Wednesday” you might be asking? Because I am waving off the fight and giving up for today. 😄 My dumb ass thought it would be fun to get my fingers crunched by a a metal plunger an hour before going home today. 🙄 On the upside, I don’t…