Can You Tell a Story in 39 words?
For Esther’s challenge:
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🎶Injuction junction – what’s your function?
That was the song snippet from, “Schoolhouse Rock”, that the landscaping worker was singing as he plowed a pleasing design in the fluffy sand around the pyramid with his state of the art tractor.
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© 2025 BS
Word of the Day – Condition
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There are lots of uses for the word condition and also conditions. It could mean the shape you are in, as in how you are feeling. It could also be part of some legal rules, where there are certain conditions that have to be met. Then there is air conditioning, which here in Texas we really need. But the first thing I thought of was this song. 🙂
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“Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In”, by the First Edition
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© 2024 BS
Throwback Thursday – Slang
For today’s prompt we are to remember back to some of the words we used or that were trending during the past days. Thanks, Lauren!
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What were the words you would have used to describe something cool or popular?
I’d say something was cool or neat or super – and I still use those words today.
How about those things that were uncool?
Probably I’d say it was a bummer.
What were the hairstyles of the day?
I’ve been through lots of hairstyles, early on my mom kept me with a short hair curly permanent. I hated it. When I got older I had my hair done in a flip (ends turned up) or a pageboy (ends turned under). Then there were the long, straight and ironed hair style for a long time. Later still was the shag (layered), and now it’s back to long and straight. I went through lots of dyed colors too, for a lot of years.
Did they have a name everyone used to reference them?
**see above answer
What were the styles of the time?
Younger days we wore dresses, knee socks, penny loafers, bobby socks, saddle shoes. Teen years I wore bell bottom jeans, tie dyed shirts, beads, leather, and peasant blouses. Sometimes granny dresses. (except at school where we still had to wear conservative dresses – no jeans or slacks allowed).
What word would you have used to describe something distasteful?
We’d probably call it gross or groady. I still do.
What about peers you were not fond of or were not part of your tribe?
I can’t recall calling other groups of people anything.
Any phrases you remember that were used (or overused)?
Peace (which I still use now), far out, groovy, right on, flower power, good vibes
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© 2022 BS
Saturday Six Word Story Prompt – Change 
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Change of attitude brings better mood
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© 2021 BS
A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter Y – Yippee More Definitions
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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.
This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.
So, here we go with Letter Y …
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Daffy Definition = yen-shee – A certified instructor of the art of meditation.
Sentence = Everyone who attended meditation class thought Hannah was the best yen-shee.
Real Definition = The residue formed in the bowl of an opium pipe by smoking.
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Daffy Definition = yare – The southern way of pronouncing the words year, or your.
Sentence = Yare yarely physical exam is next month.
Real Definition = Set for action; characterized by speed and agility; nimble; lively.
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Daffy Definition = yaupon – A cleansing cream for removing make-up products from your face.
Sentence = Wanda smeared yaupon all over her face, before going to bed.
Real Definition = A holly of the southern U.S. with smooth elliptical leaves and emetic and purgative properties.
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© 20015 & 2021 BS
A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter X – X-tra Nutty
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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.
This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.
So, here we go with Letter X …
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Here are some X-tra nutty definitions for letter X
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Daffy Definition = xiphisternum – A cable TV channel airing Science-Fiction (Sci-fy) programs.
Sentence = To subscribe to the new xiphisternum channel, you must have a Premium cable account.
Real Definition = The posterior segment of the sternum, called also the xiphoid process.
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Daffy Definition = xeric – A superhero in comic books.
Sentence = Xeric rose to superhero status, when he defeated the enemies of Earth in a fierce battle.
Real Definition = Characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture.
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Daffy Definition = xebec – A rare bird, having black and white striped feathers; a bird found in the rainforest.
Sentence = While on their expedition to the rainforest, the ornithologists were excited when they saw the rare xebec, in it’s natural habitat.
Real Definition = A usual 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with long overhanging bow and stern.
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©2015 & 2021 BS
A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter W – Word Games
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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.
This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.
So, here we go with Letter W …
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GETTING WORDY WITH IT
Well, being a writer, I love words. Word games are a favorite way to work with words. One of the first word games I learned to play was Anagrams. You would draw from a pile of letter tiles, and try to make as many words from them as you could. You’d take turns with other players, drawing tiles until all the tiles were used. The person with the most formed words, won the game.
From that, I went on to crossword puzzles, and skeleton puzzles. Next up, I think, was word search games, then Scrabble and Boggle. Other games that make use of words, are Scattergories, Scrutinize, and the old favorites…Password, and Mad Libs. There are a lot of pencil puzzle books too, with all kinds of fun games to do inside.
Television game shows make use of words for the contestants to play the game. These are fun to watch and play along to at home. Some of these include, Jeopardy, $100,000 Pyramid, and Wheel of Fortune.
I still like to play all of these games. So, to someone who likes word games, there are plenty to choose from.
Have fun being ‘wordy’!
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© 2014 & 2021 BS
The Viking
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I have no idea why I wrote these words a long time ago. I found them in an old notebook. Very strange! 🙂
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Bachelor actually garnering beautiful family land
Autumn – bad brain here
Don’t!
It’s broken curious
Dream downfall Viking
Putting the fireballs luminous
Revolution is now following you.
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© 2020 BS
Ghosting – One Liner Wednesday 
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For One Liner Wednesday, Linda shares a fun link with words. Thanks, Linda!
To join in and also see other entries, just click the above link.
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Here’s the challenge fun:
Go to the following link and plug in your birth year to find your favourite words from the year you were born. Make a sentence out of them!
https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2017
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This was lots of fun! You can try it too, at the above link.
Here’s a few of the words first used from the year 1950, that I strung together to make some sort of sense. 🙂
Online ghosting maven(‘s) ephemeris time = dicey distopia flameout
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© 2019 BS
Variable Definitions – A to Z Blog Challenge – Letter V 
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2019/04/
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Variable Definition = vituperation – The distinctive smell of sweat that is exuded after taking certain vitamins.
Sentence = Bonnie smelled like an orange when she worked out, after taking her vitamin C.
Real Definition = Sustained and bitter railing and condemnation; vituperative utterance (abuse)
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Variable Definition = varve – An insect egg; an undeveloped larva.
Sentence = Vector control reports that local ponds have been inundated with mosquito varve, and are due to hatch out soon.
Real Definition = A pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water.
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Variable Definition = velamen – A breath refresher tablet, for men.
Sentence = Guys, tired of your mouth feeling fruity and minty? Velamen breath tablets are available in these new flavors…steak, beer, and jalapeno/cheese.
Real Definition = The thick, corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid, that absorbs water from the atmosphere.
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© 2019 BS
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