Posts by reudaly:
History Has Its Eye
Yeah, I’m a Hamilton junkie, and it’s appropriate for today.
I was going to do a pen blog. Yesterday got away from me – Day Job was massively busy. I was going to do it today. Then today happened. The events at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC were horrific to watch. It was bad enough to watch Congress object to the verified election results — brought by a senator from my State. But then to have protestors turn rioters and worse?
I can’t believe any of it happened. I can’t believe anyone thought that was the right thing to do. I can’t believe an elected official incited it to happen. There is a lot of blame to go around. That was all kind of wrong. It was sedition and insurrection. It’s taken THIS LONG. THIS LONG. To finally show some consequences to actions? There needs to be consequences.
Let me just say, I was very glad to have an appointment with my therapist today.
I will do a pen blog. Just not this week. It doesn’t seem right given the state of affairs.
But I do want to thank the people of Georgia for giving us a glimmer of hope that we can start putting a lot of this stuff back to rights.
History has its eye on this Congress and these next couple of weeks. Let’s see how things play out. We are in the Chinese proverb of “interesting times”.
[Write the Story] An Object Found in the Trash
Prompt: An Object Found in the Trash Words: cobbler, umber, haunt, grumble, raincoat, unleavened, bravery, ray, toffee, imaginary Story Trash Day. I hated trash day, but I was only the apprentice I got the crap jobs including taking out the garbage. No sense in grumbling, I thought as I tightened the belt of my raincoat. […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The End of 2020 Post
Happy Holidays. We’re right smack in the middle of kicking 2020 to the curb. Jimmy and I are settling in for some quiet New Years Celebrations. COVID vaccines are slowly rolling out, so there may be an end to this pandemic nightmare soon-ish. Some big house-related decisions we made this summer/early Fall are coming to […]
[Write the Story] The New Chef’s First Day on the Job
Prompt: The New Chef’s First Day on the Job Words: sultan, pause, scatter, khaki, sip, undress, waver, marmalade, snare, ring Story “…A sultan sat on his oriental mat in his harem in down downtown Persia…†Vera paused to sip her coffee. “Do you have to sing the Perfect Cup of Coffee song every single time?†[…]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Vintage and Exciting
I’ve been a bit lax in the pen blog this holiday season. I know it. It’s been that year. I’ve sorted my pen hoard, and about to start the next phase of that project (as I figure that out). In the process, and beyond, some lovely vintage pieces came across my desk. Some are from […]
[Write the Story] A Hostage Situation
Prompt: A Hostage Situation Words: Hawaiian, growl, kazoo, pledge, licorice, karate, lapel, plug, terracotta, trickle Story “OMG. Kill me now.†“Alice! How could you! Those guys have weapons!†“Oh, come on.†Alice’s voice a growl. “If they were taking robbery seriously they’d’ve picked someplace other than a Hawaiian Ice franchise. What are they getting? A […]
[Write the Story] Cleaning the Attic Brings Back Memories
Prompt: Cleaning the Attic Brings Back Memories Words: extravaganza, watershed, cajole, zealous, factor, teal, loosen, whistle, ogle, lemonade Story “I can’t believe I let you cajole me into this.†“I can’t believe you caved so quickly.†Marie handed Rick a glass of lemonade. “Come on, the sooner we get moving on the attic extravaganza the […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Been a Bit Sparse
I realize the pen blog has been a bit sparse lately. It’s not for lack of material. It’s been a weird time with the pandemic and such — as it is for all of us. It’s been tough to get the groove going on the reviews. So… what I’ve been doing is taking my giant […]
[Write the Story] Right Under Their Noses
Prompt: Right Under Their Noses Words: catamaran, kaleidoscope, barter, sandcastle, divide, organ, formula, binocular, lecture, ivory Story “You don’t think we look too suspicious?†Patricia added another bucket of sand on the sandcastle. “Not if you don’t keep asking questions like that.†Harry didn’t put down his binoculars. “Especially with that bikini. No one’s paying […]
[Write the Story] Tea Time in and English Inn
Prompt: Tea Time in an English Inn Words: vampire, tiara, badlands, brag, empty, mauve, winged, trillion, axis, cone Story “Oh. My. Goodness. Civilization.†Betty pushed through the doors of The Winged Rose Inn and headed straight to the desk clerk. “Do you have a room with a bath?†“Of course, madam. How long will you […]