Truthful Tuesday 09-14-2021


This week on Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Monday Thoughts


Today is going to feel so weird. First, I had a meeting at 7 AM, that’s early for anyone. I mean, if it’s still dark outside, then it’s either too early or too late. Unfortunately, the host of the meeting is super busy and that’s the time he has for the meeting.

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5 Things Tuesday – 5 things I love about Autumn


I know it’s Thursday and tomorrow is Friday but I’m doing it anyway. Anyway, this week on 5 Things Tuesday, Tanya at Salted Caramel asked everyone to name 5 things they love about Autumn.

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Share Your World – Week of September 6, 2021


Do you believe in soul-mates?  (Melanie’s definition of ‘soul mate’ is the IDEAL partner romantically).

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Friday Fictioneers: Belle


PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook

“Is it Halloween already?” I watch the truck full of hay bales rolls through the normally tiny sleepy French town.

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Truthful Tuesday 09-07-2021


This week on Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Colorful Laneway Murals #SundayStills


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5 Things Tuesday – 5 Ways to Enjoy Apples


Haven’t do one of these in a while, this week, it is 5 ways to enjoy apples. Here are my top 5:

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Share Your World – Week of August 30, 2021 Diving into the Deep End


Are human beings required to better themselves and will doing that make them happier?

I don’t think humans are required to do anything that they don’t want to do. I think if it’s required, doing it won’t necessary make them happier, if anything, it might have the opposite effect. With that said, based on my personal experience, self improvement or “bettering” ourselves often comes voluntarily, not forced. I think, as we age and become wiser, we will unconsciously self-improve.

Is it easier to love or to be loved?

In my opinion, to love is easier than to be loved. It’s a control mechanism, I think. We can control what to love or who to love or who we want to love back but to be love is out of our control. It’s the other individual who chooses whether or not we should be loved.

Outside traumatic brain injury, can memories be completely erased?

Um, yeah, by drugs, by very powerful high-tech machines. I recently saw an episode in a TV show where this guy’s memory was wiped due to an over-dosage of a drug.

Is there such a thing as a good death?

Having been through a near-death experience as a pre-teen, I have grown very fascinated with the concept of death over the years. If you read my flash fictions and short stories, you’d know I write about death quite a bit. Perhaps it’s got something with losing a few family members when I was young or maybe that near-death experience just stuck with me. If you ask me, I’d say, “yes, a good death exists when there is no pain such as when a person slips away in his or her sleep.”

and one ‘silly’ one because the former questions were fairly serious:   What do you imagine is inside a baseball?

I’d imagine there’d be a hard core like the Earth.

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Truthful Tuesday 08-31-2021


I’m on time this week, for once. This week on Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Blogging Insights – New Format #6


On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #6, the following quote is given:

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Truthful Tuesday on a Wednesday


I’m a day late for Truthful Tuesday this week but better late than never, right? This week on Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Share Your World – Week of August 23, 2021 Mixbag Edition


Can you parallel park (if you drive)?   If you don’t drive, can you still skip?

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Friday Fictioneers: Blind Dates


PHOTO PROMPT© Lisa Fox

“I had a great night,” I say with a smile glued my face.

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Share Your World – Week of August 16, 2021 Squirrely Edition


7-15-2021  When you just need to forget the world for a few hours, what helps you get away from it all?  (Fuzzywig the Stoner Raccoon)    

Oh that’s easy, I usually sit still for a moment and let my mind wander. Before anyone can say another word, I’m in my head wandering, imagining, and coming up with ways to finish unfinished stories I started long ago.

7-22-2021  If you woke up tomorrow with a unicorn horn extending from the top of your head, what would be the biggest advantage and disadvantage of your new appendage?  (Mitzi the Horny  FRIENDLY Unicorn)

Well, I guess I can always jab people with it but then people might stare and look at me like a freak. Unless…that horn comes with super magical powers? Otherwise, it will just be this thing on top of my head and honestly, I’m seeing more disadvantages here than advantages.

7-29-2021  What is the creepiest thing you’ve ever seen someone do, that you’d be willing to talk about, of course?  (Snuggle The “I Like It Kinky” Friendly Bear)

Nothing comes to mind

8-5-2021 What’s the silliest or pettiest thing that tends to really upset you?  (Rainy, The Wickedly Obsessive Rain Loving Skunk)

I wrote about this in yesterday’s post – people borrowing my stuff for an extending length of time, return it before borrowing it again. Some say that’s silly or petty but to me, it’s seriously upsetting because if you borrow my stuff, then what am I supposed to use when I need it?

GRATITUDE SECTION (Always Optional)

How comfortable are you with meeting others who are very different from yourself? (no judgment implied.  Different in any way you’d like to think about – different cultures, different races, different mind set (opinions)? 

To be honest, I’m uncomfortable meeting new people PERIOD. I’m an introvert with the world’s rarest personality type (INFJ) according to a personality I took. It doesn’t matter whether we are alike or the different. It take me a while before I’m comfortable with an individual.

When I meet someone new, my brain will do a scan to get a sense of the other person’s personality, behavior, and the like. When my brain deems it’s safe, then I’ll proceed. Like I’ve mentioned before, I have a knack for this thing.

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Blogging Insights – New Format #5


On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #5, the following quote is given:

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161: Feet and Shoes


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161, Ann-Christine assigned, in my opinion, a rather strange topic – Feet and Shoes.

Immediately, this picture sprang to mind. I shot this during my last visit to China in 2018 when I visited the museum in my hometown. It was quite an interesting tour as I got to see the transition from eastern culture to western culture. Though they look real, these are actually plastic figures to illustrate the point of opening the first shopping mall in China.

Is it weird I still have these boots? Even after 5 years? I should’ve thrown them away long ago – they are so incredibly heavy that each step I take feels like I’m dragging bricks. It’s so hard to find winter shoes that fit these days.

Friday Fictioneers: Spokesperson of Discouragement


PHOTO PROMPT© Ted Strutz

“That’s it!” Grinding his teeth, he hurled his creation to the ground and stomped on it until it was unrecognizable. Then he jabbed a finger at his sister, “I don’t want to hear a peep from you.”

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Blogging Insights – New Format #4


I haven’t done a Blogging Insights in a while and definitely haven’t done one under this new format:

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Share Your World – Week of August 9, 2021


Restrictions are being lifted all over the world.  Do you feel it’s safe to go out and mingle in crowds in light of the Pandemic?

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Weekly Thoughts #2: In One Ear, Out the Other


It never ceases to amaze me to find out I’ve been ignored this whole time.

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Blogging Insights – New Format #3


I haven’t done a Blogging Insights in a while and definitely haven’t done one under this new format:

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Friday Fictioneers: The Peeper


PHOTO PROMPT© Roger Bultot

All it took was a momentary flash.

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