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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Monday Thoughts


Mondays are always hard (well, no duh!) especially when one forgets that she set a vibrating alarm on her watch and it goes off right on the dot. This alarm got me jumping out of bed this morning despite being sore all over. It put me in panic mode and I hate it.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Lush Planter No More


Good morning or afternoon and welcome.

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Friday Fictioneers: The Man Who Wanted to Fly


PHOTO PROMPT -Brenda Cox

“He tried to fly before he could ride a bike.” The homeless old man said.

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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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Monday Thoughts


I was glad to see the sun be back to its yellow shining self this morning despite still seeing a little bit of haze linger in the air.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: To the Rescue…


Good morning or afternoon and welcome.

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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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More Monday Thoughts


Can somebody say Deja Vu?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Fruits of my Labor


Good morning or afternoon, if you’re here in my house, I would offer you something cold and icy because guess what, my neck of the woods is under another heat dome. The high is going to be 97-degrees-Fahrenheit again today (36-degree-Celsius). It’s the middle of August, aren’t we past the hottest part of summer?

I finally got enough cucumbers to make myself two jars of pickles yesterday. These aren’t ready yet. They have to ferment in the fridge for 2 days. I can’t wait to try them. It’s my first time making pickles and my brine consists of apple-cider vinegar, white vinegar, water, sea salt, sugar, black and white peppercorns, and dried thyme. I hope it comes out okay.

I finally had my first and second harvest of cucumbers this week. As of yesterday, I’ve harvested 5 (large) Marketmore 76 cucumbers and 7 (small) Sumter pickling cucumbers. I find I’m not liking the Marketmore 76 cucumbers – its skin is too prickly – while the skin of the Sumter pickling cucumbers has little bumps like the ones you find on the mini-pickles.

And let’s not forget this big guy – 3 pounds 12 ounces. That’s a big zucchini.

I actually procrastinated at picking this guy. I watched this guy grow for 3 days straight and kept telling myself, “Let’s wait one more day.” I need to stop doing that.

Meanwhile, my sweet peppers are doing fantastic in the 5-tier vertical tower. It looks like it likes it there. It’s been such a thrill watching it grow bigger everyday.

I wonder, is this what a mother feels like? Watching her baby grow bigger and bigger each day?

You might think I’m trying to make you jealous, showing off my garden but the truth is I’ve never had a thriving, successful garden like this, ever. So I’m just trying to document it for myself so I can look back in the future and see the fruits of my labor.

I better get going, got a Toastmaster club meeting to get to this morning. I would thank you for joining me in this edition of #weekendcoffeeshare and hope we’ll both return next week.

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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Monday Thoughts


I was heading to my work’s break-room this morning to rinse my water jug and cup when I saw this.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Oral Update


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Good morning or afternoon, I don’t know about you but I’m thinking of having something cool and refreshing. Ooh I know, some almond milk?

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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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Friday Fictioneers: Heart of Dare


PHOTO PROMPT© Jennifer Pendergast

Sometimes, having a daring heart isn’t a good thing.

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