A Mother –
A thinker. A saint. She would pick up an old lady walking on the side of the road. Take her to the grocery store. Have tea with her while I sat in her dark smelly house. She took care of four extra children one school year because their mother was sick. She was the only girl in her high school algebra class. She couldn’t resist a 1500 piece puzzle. I will never forget her “there, there”.
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A Family Not Broken –
A commitment. Never give up. Stay together. Save money and soul. Keep moving. Keep smiling. Play catch with your kids. Go fishing. Be nice to your mother. Ask for help. Remember those who have gone before us. Pay now and play later, Pray often.
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A “My Fair Lady” –
A first professional play that I got to see when I was a senior in high school. I couldn’t believe how anything could be that good. Years later I would see the movie for the first time and again I couldn’t believe how anything could be that entertaining. Both times the circumstances were very unusual. I couldn’t believe what was happening to me.
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A Something That Can Be Bought –
A short term feeling that comes with buying something new is soon replaced with the fear that there will never be enough money for the things that you really need. Love. It is not for sale. It comes with getting to know others. With appreciating others. With appreciating what you have that was free.
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A Cooking Skill –
A quick simple meal using only one pot and just whatever you have on hand. The ability to create recipes. Cooking theory that tells you what can go together and why.
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A Morning Routine –
A start with the dailyprompt and coffee. Getting noticed. A false leader. The Apocalypse, my primary objective was not getting noticed. My dailyprompt is. I really enjoy doing it and more are now looking at what I have to say about the Apocalypse.
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A Need To Study –
A college student who had just flunked out but was reinstated because it was just one bad semester playing cards and drinking beer. Took a couple summer classes but still had to do an extra semester to graduate. Hated school.
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A Relationship –
A dialogue to see what you have in common. Start with food. Can you agree on pizza? Movies? Trump? Why waste time on religion? What can you do together? Can you have a reasonable disagreement without overreacting? Are we having fun?
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A Not Going To Happen –
A bridge too far. We have to conserve energy. Raising the price is the only way to do it. The top selling vehicle is a full size pickup truck that can’t get 20 mpg. What does that tell you? The price isn’t high enough and we are now wasting it on AI.
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A Thinker –
A “nude male figure of heroic size, seated on a large rock, leaning forward, his right elbow placed upon his left thigh, with the back of his right hand supporting his chin in a posture evocative of deep thought and contemplation.”
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