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Trying on a writing challenge once again (have I ever mentioned that the only occasion when I write is when I decide to take these challenges?). This time, it comes from the Literary Lion and the word of the week is King. I never lived under a King or a Queen, I don’t like war and… Read more
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Hi there, I have been away for a long, long time. Then yesterday I signed in again and discovered a new photo challenge that seems interesting. It’s the One Four Challenge, by Captivate Me. The idea is to make 4 edited versions of the same picture and post one each week of the month. We… Read more
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My own keyboard. Right now. The big corporation that happens to be my employer had to let go thousands of people yesterday. I was spared and still have my job. Should feel relieved and happy. But my feeling is far from anywhere close to happy. I feel sad. For those who are going. For the… Read more
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That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe This post was written about a month late in response to the Ese’s Weekly Sloot & Quote Challenge – Pleasure Read more
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So I started as Etol Thoughts, for lack of creativity and energy to think of a better name at the time I created the blog. A few years later, I decided I wanted to change it, since the original name was pretty boring. That’s how last year my site’s name changed to Musings, love it… Read more
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Waves breaking at the shore, sun starting to shine low in the horizon, a breeze blowing lightly and fresh. She stands, watching the waves and feeling the sand between her toes. The sand feels cold. A bigger wave makes the water find its way to her ankles. Good morning, day! written in (late, actually… Read more
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Sorry to use the blog for fundraising purposes, but it’s for a good cause… Next week, my daughter will be participating on a Hop-a-Thon on her classroom to help raise funds to benefit children with muscular dystrophy and other muscle disabilities. To help even more, we set up a fundraising page on their website and… Read more
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Today is the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Welcome Spring!!!! Read more
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a native-american-like tent written in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside Read more
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That’s my shadow over there. Differently from Peter Pan, I always have mine with me… 😉 written in response to Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie Read more
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and we nailed it today!!!! Super Bowl champions, babe!!!! By the way, this picture was not taken by me, as I’m there, somewhere at the serif of number 2. SEAHAWKS!!!!! Read more
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But tomorrow, dawn will come the way I picture her, barefoot and disheveled, standing outside my window in one of the fragile cotton dresses of the poor. She will look in at me with her thin arms extended, offering a handful of birdsong and a small cup of light. William Collins quotes written in… Read more
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This is not the first time I feature this object in my site, but here it goes again, since I do like him a lot. My Blue Gecko! – trying to get to my plant (the first time it showed up here was on this post) written in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Object Read more
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I’ve been trying to take this picture for this challenge for a couple of days now, but I always had only my phone, which is not good at all for macro pictures. Then today, in spite of the not-so-great weather, I took my Canon and went for the tiny walk that leads me to those… Read more
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On a meeting. Not sure why I’m involved on this. I don’t like it. I don’t want to be here. Right now, I need to create a report for later. Right now, I need to do homework due in tonight’s class. Right now, I’m getting hungry and want to go for a walk before lunch,… Read more
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Internet and network are down at the building. Email still works, but with no network, there’s not much to do. On the way to cafeteria everyone seems happy and relaxed. We get several hi’s accompanied by big smiles. We sit down by the window, catching the sun that’s again shining bright outside, and we eat… Read more
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