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Weekly Challenge #956 – Rose
RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is AUG 25 PICK TWO Role model, Beep, Curious, No annual contract, Conference, BalletYeah, I screwed up the posting and didn't notice until Saturday. I'm on fumes at this poin
The commandment
The Second Commandment says not to make graven images or likenesses of things in heaven above, earth beneath, or in the water.But what exactly is heaven above? Does that mean Heaven, or does that mean the air?Scholars and rabbis pondered this for years.
The dumb dream
The lot across the street used to be a credit union.After that, they made it an ATM outlet.And now, it's an empty lot.Parking for the truck that hauls in wrecked beemers and benzes.Or a place for cops to write tickets.I had a dream of buying it, razi
The new insurance
The first thing I do when I plan to leave one job for another is to refill all of my prescriptions.Who knows how long it will take for the new company to start insurance for me.Or, if I'm doing contract work, then I'll end up having to pay for my own in
The porthole
Cobblestones and gaslamps, old brick buildings back when they were new.Fog-filled alleyways, whores in corsets and skirts,The time machine is like a glass-bottomed boat, a window into the past.A keyhole into history.The danger is, if there's too many
Two weeks notice
Oh no. You forgot to announce you're back.You forgot to email a followup for a case.Or sign and turn in every report for the week.Does it matter? You've turned in your notice.In two weeks, you're out of here.And with every slight transgression of pro
The fucked up shit
My first real job has a lot of fucked up shit about it.And I would bitch about that fucked up shit at my next job.Then, when I got another job, I'd bitch about the fucked up shit at the previous job, but I'd bitch less about the fucked up shit from the
Weekly Challenge #955 – Cat’s Pajamas
Lizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is RoseTOMWith red pizza patternThey used to be my pajamas, now they are the Cats pajamas. They were a goodwill purchase ages ago. I think its the color
Trackpad
Ever glide your finger across the trackpad and the cursor doesn't move?Tap it. Double tap it. Three finger wipe.Nothing at all.You type on the keyboard and text doesn't appear, and you're all DAMMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT and type all kinds of angry shit on yo
Bus Stop
I don't like to drive Downtown, so I take the bus to the train, which takes me to the ballpark.The transfer is at Houston Community College, and the stop is across from a bar.I check my bus system app for times, and I've got 30 minutes to wait for the n