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  • Return of the Toracle

      My Toracle was very unhappy that I disturbed her with something as trivial as a couple of numbers. Seems she was in a deeply hypnotic mind-meld with her cohort in crime. (She was sleeping, for God’s sake.) She offered no wisdom about the curious transposition of the numbers 135 and 153. She did share…

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  • Poet, Photographer, or Putz?

    Most days, after I wake up, regardless of the time, I have a decision to make. Today, “am I going to be a poet, a photographer, a writer, or just a lazy putz?” When I first started this blog over two years ago, the decision was easy – I woke up determined to be a…

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  • Trucks | Photo Challenge “On the Move”

    If you have to get somewhere fast, if you have to be “On the Move” a big, bright, red fire truck is the only way to go. The Lake Erie Engine 2 in the mosaic is owned and maintained by Fort Erie LaFrance Association in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Columbia L8 was the last truck…

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  • Blogging University – “A” for Ambition, “F” for Failure

    Nearly thirty days ago, along with hundreds or thousands of other bloggers, I started the Blogging University “101” and “201” challenges. My heart was in the right place. Maybe I was a little too ambitious signing up for both challenges, but I honestly believed I could manage both. I was wrong. Truth be told, my…

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  • Hardcore 1970’s Blues

    I’ve read a few things about distraction free writing. In fact, WordPress offers a toolbar option for distraction free writing, which I am using now to write this. As long as my PC is connected to the internet and my brain is even half-working, I’m going to get distracted. Like yesterday, which led to this…

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  • “Last Shot” | Flash Fiction – Six Words

    Awake. Depressed. Fired Beretta. Fell dead. Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.~August Wilson A six word tale for the Flash Fiction challenge.

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