#ChatTuesday

#TuesdayThoughts: Back on the blog.

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First, #ChatTuesday, “Control is not ours to have.” And now Tuesday.

I know I’ve been a spotty blogger the last week or so, and the whole story is in the Chat Tuesday post, if you’re the curious type.

Otherwise, we shall pick up where we left off, which is our usual random chatter about nothing in particular. Our coffee break, though I have no coffee at the moment and I don’t know your current situation but we could have coffee and that’s what matters.

It’s a brightly, brightly sunny day, and yet somehow quiet. Not quite summer yet but it’s coming soon. It’s hard to believe May is nearly done, even if this is one month that felt longer to me this year.

That will happen.

I’ve started a rewatch of The Office for some reason, and it’s hard to believe how long ago it came out. It’s still funny. There are a few things that are eyebrow-raising. Still, most of the comedy holds.

That’s not true for a lot of things.

You can forget how talented each and every member of that cast was, how special the chemistry.

Rewatches are fun, I think. Does anyone not do a rewatch? Of something at least?

Anyway, that’s it for me for today. Have a great Tuesday!

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
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#TuesdayThoughts: Frequently avoids capture.

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First, #Chat Tuesday, “Bubble castles of unbothered youth.” And now Tuesday.

I never did figure out another theme for Tuesdays, to really differentiate from Chat Tuesdays. And I don’t want to not visit with you on Chat Tuesday days.

Hmm.

Because, except for Thursdays, really what we do over here is chat. I think of it like the small conversations we have going about our regular days, a quick “good morning,” though it is officially afternoon now.

I’m running just a bit behind today, I guess. That can happen on Tuesday.

Another writing prompt a week seems like a lot for all of us, I would say. I guess something will come to me or it won’t, that’s how these things go. Creativity is a wily creature.

It frequently avoids capture.

It does, however, enjoy treats. And coffee. So so so so so so so much coffee.

Of course I’ve had a lot to dampen my creativity overall, beyond the depressing horror of the pandemic and the authoritarian wannabee who is only now starting to see consequences. It’s possible that ahead I see a little bit of inspirational light.

Not the religiousy kind. The writey kind.

We’ll see.

Anyway, that’s it for me today, have a wonderful Tuesday!

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Ambiguous and a downer

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First, #ChatTuesday, “Frozen on eggshells.” And now Tuesday.

Yesterday’s aberration of sunniness seems to have ended, we’re back to cloudy. I don’t think it’s going to rain, it’s just going to be gray and overcast for no apparent reason.

Oh and the temperature is supposed to plummet on Saturday, so that’s an added bonus. Sorry everything that started coming up, thinking it was time for spring.

Think again.

I finished a show, and though I saw a clear pathway to a happy ending, they didn’t take it. Instead, it was ambiguous and a downer. I don’t understand that, really, because life itself is both ambiguous and a downer.

What’s the point of not remaking it when we can?

I’m sure people enjoy their sad stories, but I like upbeat in the imagined. It makes for better places for escape.

Isn’t that what entertainment is for?

Anyway, that’s it for me on this Tuesday. Have a great day.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Thinking aloud.

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First, #ChatTuesday, “Flaws shine like rivers.” And now Tuesday.

It’s gray out, and it’s supposed to rain. It feels like it will rain, I’m tired like it will rain. I’m already drinking my second coffee.

I didn’t even think twice about making it.

It seems the weather isn’t done with me yet. Official spring or not.

Last week, trump posted that he was going to be arrested Tuesday, after news that officials were in talks to manage security concerns in the case of his arrest. While it sounds as though trump’s lawyers were told he’d be arrested or have to turn himself in today, being trump, who knows.

Seriously, who knows.

There were barricades going up in New York yesterday around the Manhattan court house, though, and new barricades around the US Capitol. We can remain forever hopeful.

But we’ll see if anything comes to fruition today.

Obviously I hope it does, it’s been a long time coming, but we have no guarantees. I hope it starts a whole cascade, one that gets to every single member of this entire power grab, and I hope trump tries to to throw them all under the bus to save his own skin.

To see them all come to justice would be beautiful.

And I’ll leave you with that very happy thought. Have a great Tuesday.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Tomorrow, maybe.

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First, #ChatTuesday, “Unintended Portal.“

As for Tuesday, ever wonder why you even bother? Well I do now and then, and I’m having one of those days, so if you want more of a post, please check out the Chat Tuesday.

Otherwise, I will say a quick hello, and wish you a wonderful Tuesday.

#TuesdayThoughts: Lack of packing.

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First #ChatTuesday, “The kettle is boiling.” And now Tuesday.

It’s sunny today, and it feels pretty warm, I suppose because it is, 45 F, (7.2 c) which isn’t too bad. Very springlike.

But maybe too soon to get used to it.

Still it’s nice for today, especially after yesterday’s fog.

Right now I’m TVing in France, which is what I’ve decided to call my international travel from my couch. Because you do get a lot of the benefits of travel.

Only you can’t taste the food. Directly.

This one is Candice Renoir and it’s doing that thing where it has female characters perpetuate the misogyny. If you haven’t noticed, TV shows do this a lot, using characters of oppressed groups as tools of oppression for plot.

I’m sure I’ll write about it at length at some point.

While I like the show and the characters in general, it does irk me. The French shows, for me, often have some irksome spots. It’s interesting how that works.

But you can’t beat the price of seeing somewhere else, let alone the convenience or lack of packing.

And with that, I bid you a wonderful Tuesday. Have a great day.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Used up?

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My focus on the new continues with #ChatTuesday, “What can you make happen?” And now Tuesday.

It’s completely gray and rainy today, or snowy but I think it’s rain. Maybe it’s just foggy?

Tough to tell.

It doesn’t really matter though because it’s out there and I’m in here. So that works for me.

And as I’m writing this post, I realized that I used up all of my thoughts today on the Chat Tuesday. I mean you’d think I’d have more, I’m always brimming with thoughts but today, the inside of my head seems quieter than usual.

Go figure.

So we’ll make it a super, super quick one today, and if you want more, check out the chat!

Have a wonderful Tuesday.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Elaborate magic trick

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First, #ChatTuesday, “Quiet corner of calm.” And now on to Tuesday!

I don’t know if it’s raining or snowing or all of the above or none of the above but it’s one of those heavy cloud days, which seems appropriate somehow. It’s a heavy feeling this week, I don’t know if it’s just me.

Or if it’s everyone,

Of course this time of year was bound to be tough for me, at least last year when my mom was sick, I could get her things or pick a gift for her.

This year there will be no gifts.

Not for her, not for my brother, but that’s one of those things no one can do a thing about. We can only accept it and move on, but when you think about the actions behind those words, it all seems like an elaborate magic trick.

Today I’m fresh out of magic.

Oh well.

Things are changing, as they always do, and I’m not entirely thrilled about that either. As if you couldn’t tell by now.

So I’m going to go grump my way through the day, or reread my Quiet corner of calm post to try to get back into that headspace, one or the other.

And you have a fantastic Tuesday.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Less metaphor, more literal description.

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First, #ChatTuesday, “Cacophony of baking dreams.” And now Tuesday.

It’s foggy out, at least that’s what I think it is, it could be rain. Probably not snow, though that’s what I thought it was at first. But it’s too warm.

Today is one of those gotta run days, things to do beyond the norm and that always makes this space feel different to me. Like there’s a little ticking clock next to the page, which, when you think about it there really is so that’s less metaphor and more literal description.

Still it feels different to me than when the amount of time we spend here together is completely open to whatever thoughts flit by.

Well, not today.

Today we will be precise, which I just spelled “prices” so I think we both know that’s extremely unlikely. Today it we will be as always are, I guess, a quick but meaningful hello in a sea of everything else.

It’s how things work around here, I suppose.

We do what we can do in the time allotted to do it, and the reality is that we can do no more than that. We can probably do less.

But we can do no more.

So let’s not put the pressure on ourselves to do otherwise.

And have a fabulous Tuesday.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.

#TuesdayThoughts: Time flies and time stands still.

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First things first, our #TuesdayChat, “Not what I envisioned.” And now Tuesday.

It’s sunny today, after a lingering fog yesterday, and I can’t believe I turned the calendar page this morning. Into a whole new month.

This Saturday, it will be four weeks since we got the call about my mom.

Time flies and time stands still and there doesn’t seem to be much between.

It’s a week with plenty to do in a month with plenty to do. And the reality is that you still have to do it, and more besides. The world doesn’t stop for us.

No matter how special we think we are.

I probably should have had more coffee. Coffee isn’t ALWAYS the answer, but it often is.

At least I think so.

Anyway, that’s it for me this Tuesday. I hope you have a great day.

Check out  my full-length novels: 
Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)   
Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended) 
Her Cousin Much Removed
The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.
And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s quick and weird and FREE!
Peruse Montraps Publishing
See what I’m writing on Medium.