Seven Weeks of Engagement, Week 5

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Mood: ‘All Day Music’ by War

Question #5. A book or book series that you love.

(Once again, with thanks to @fredhincanada for including me!)

Well, perhaps one can guess from the caricatures above, but there have been several series i have read in my over 50 years: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy; the original James Bond books by Ian Fleming; any number
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fredhincanada:
I remember reading a bunch of these in my youth and that I quite enjoyed them. Great choice!

Seven Weeks of Engagement, Week 4

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Mood: ‘Nathan’s Theme’ From the Video Game “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” by Greg Edmondson

Week 4. A video game that you have spent the most of hours playing.

(Once again, thanks go to @fredhincanada for including me in on the festivities!)

I think It has been ever since Lara Croft was hounded by wolves in the original Tomb Raider that I have loved these kinds of...
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fredhincanada:
Those are some great games.  And I would never have guessed they were your thing.  Cool.
bradmax:
@fredhincanada I haven’t done many other of these types of games, but am heavily into strategy games.

Seven Weeks of Engagement, Week 3

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Mood: ‘It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Soundtrack, Opening Titles’ by Ernest Gold

3. One of your comfort movies/series that you have seen more than 3 times. (Once again, with thanks to @fredhincanada)

This is particularly an easy pick, especially at this time of year. The movie is Stanley Kramer s ‘It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’. This is a farcical and slap-stick...
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fredhincanada:
Ha!  That choice definitely suits you.  Well done.

Seven Weeks of Engagement, Week 2

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Mood: ‘Whisper Not’ by Quincy Jones

2. What is a piece of art that you have, or would love to have, hanging on your wall or sitting in your house?

With thanks to @fredhincanada for including me in this fun brain trek, here is my answer:

With SO many choices, such as an original Shakespeare folio, and original Sherlock Holmes story written in ACDs hand,...
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wolfwood1203:
That would certainly be an interesting piece to have. Though I feel like it would start a need to find more. I'd end up with a map room...
fredhincanada:
I agree with @wolfwood1203  !  You must now build a map room!

Seven Weeks of Engagement: Week One

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Mood: ‘It’s A Long Way There’ by Little River Band

Week 1. Tell us about one of your favorite songs of all time.

As I always showcase my mood by choosing a song, you see my choice up above. I am not quite ‘ancient’ yet, but this is a song I first heard in late 1976 as an 11-year old lad. Something that I realized...
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wolfwood1203:
Ah, that's cool. Whatever the reason you ended up there, is certainly an amazing place.
fredhincanada:
I love it!  Great answer and great choice!

Book Number One IS DONE!

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Mood: ‘A Path Through The Mountains’ by Scott Buckley

The Final Stats

The music I chose is, by title and sound, an homage to this writing journey. After 10 or more years, it feels like a path through mountainous terrain as I negotiated my way through plotting and characterization, pathos and grandiloquence, exposition and minimalism.

It was a learning experience, obviously, and I am glad
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cerebus666:
👍👍
fredhincanada:
So AWESOME! Congratulations!  Whoo-hoooo!

Aftermath Of A Hurricane

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Mood: ‘So Small’, or Hope by Thomas Bergersen

All Is Well With Me And Mine

We were a little stupid and went out last Friday to get our provisioning done. I say ‘stupid’ because it was ridiculously raining tigers and bears and the wind was insane. However, all the places we needed to shop at had power and their card readers were working and we...
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cerebus666:
👍👍🙏🙏
fredhincanada:
That is terrible.

The Best Laid Plans May Never Come To Pass

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Mood: ‘Letting Go’ by James Dooley

Oh, Life, Sometimes You Can Be A Sonuvabitch!

My mother’s 86th birthday is coming up October 4th. I was trying to figure out what to do for her that would be memorable. She had been chatting with her older sister for many years, mostly by phone, and they always have a great rapport, so I had a thought.

I
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bradmax:
@cerebus666 I was, of course, very worried at losing the whole thing, but in retrospect, seeing it still in The Cloud, I knew there’d be a good chance at recovery one way or another. When worry hits, though…
fredhincanada:
Terrible news, my friend.  But I think you gave your Aunt hope and joy.  And good on you for telling your mom, for that must have been terribly difficult.  Sending you a big hug.

Finally, Almost Done With Writing Book One!

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Mood: “Leaving Lemuria” by Jo Blankenburg

Done and…Done?

Yeah, I think I am finally there, for the nonce, at least. What the Hades does that mean? Well, I believe I have written before that this was a book that needed to get out of my imagination. As such, it has been written for the group it was meant, and that is a specific group: my
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fredhincanada:
That is inspirational to me.  Especially the perspective that you have always been writing, but the book seemed impossible.  Such a simple observation, but it moved worlds for me.  Thank you my friend.

Give A Little Bit of My Life…Update

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Mood: ‘Give A little Bit’, by Supertramp

Life Has Been A Bit Crazy

Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve been around or even posted anything to any thread or photo set, let alone a blog. Nothing terrrible or out of the ordinary has kept me away, just the inevitable busy-ness of Life and setting priorities.

There have just bee too many other IRL things
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wolfwood1203:
The important thing about dealing with those 'life gets in the way' moments, is never giving up on those dreams. So it sounds like you're doing well, all things considered.
fredhincanada:
I love this Brad.  It's a good perspective.  And you could never, ever go wrong being in the vicinity of @zarawolf and @starry .  They is some gud Canadian gals, they is.
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