ADVERBS DO NOT appeal to me, but Sue said to use one so I’ll use it quickly.
July did not seem quick, but I guess now’s as good a time as any to look back at it.
(more…)coronavirus
Important information
I’D WAITED MORE than 72 hours, and finally I couldn’t wait anymore.
I called yesterday, but voicemail answered.
It was full so I hung up and called again.
They answered and gave me the important information I’d waited for since last Sunday.
My second nasal swab test for COVID-19 was negative.
I’m 2-for-2, and I hope there are no more tests.
This post is a response to Sue’s prompt, which is, “information.”
Sounds are abundant
SOUNDS ARE ABUNDANT.
Tonight, when I went outside to cut my fingernails, they were everywhere.
The frogs made sounds.
The bugs made plenty.
The owls cranked up their calls.
Even the clippers made noise.
It was like everything had its place in the symphony of the night.
(more…)Test two
The days of June
We have come to the end of another month so I thought now would be as good a time as any to go on a written journey back through the days of June.
(more…)A note on change
Change is a fact of life.
There has been a lot of recent change, from the outbreak of coronavirus a few months ago to Mississippi’s vote to revamp its state flag last Sunday.
(more…)The best plant on Earth
When it comes to food, I’m an omnivore who leans to the carnivorous side.
I’ve always tended to save more of the room in my belly for meat and less for the vegetables, to the point a lot of people don’t believe I get enough nourishment of the plant variety.
(more…)Feels like a win
A good thing happened today.
People on different sides of an argument found common ground, and the world — or at least the sports world — is better for it.
It looks like we’ll see Major League Baseball this year after all.
(more…)Welcome, summer
Another chance for a challenge
It is a challenge to write every day,
I haven’t been able to write every day, or just didn’t want to, for much of my writing life.
Then, in the middle of a coronavirus quarantine when routines were forced to change and the world no longer spun quite so fast, WordPress Discover brought back daily prompts.
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