Porthole

Fifteenth week of the New Year

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It will be hot today. A warm 65 degrees at 10 a.m. Should top over 90.

I have contests to finish. Heat bothers me and my rooms get hot. So we'll see how this works out.

I left "🇵🇹 A hosteling we go"  on private when I posted. Corrected that just now, but still... not a good error on my part. I know why. I tend to put stuff on 'private' until I'm finished. I'll have to double check previous entries.

I went to God's Waiting Room because I had nowhere else to go. I told this to Don. He gave some decent advice.

I've been unhappy here in this changing town for quite awhile.

Edited comment to Hooves: I thought a woman was fully human... obviously not if her uterus belongs to any man who comes along. It's a basic human rights issue imho, but then again, rights only belong to white land-owning, female-owning males.

I need to update my list of issues that folks, including fantasy writers, need to consider in real life. It would be nice if some writers would actually write about them; maybe, share personal stories or insight from the experience of those close to them.

Severe weather: a mass migration of trash cans.

Started Micro 100: "Micro100#1 sleepwalking [37]" 

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Do I explain why I'm upset or do I just ghost some folks at WDC. I've been shunned in the past and that's not quite what I want to do. I could just hang out where I feel loved. Like Missoula... I've felt a need to move on for quite some time.

I find rigidity and 'positivity' toxic. My creativity was squelched in school; I'm having flashbacks here at WDC. As for 'be positive'... I understand 'bittersweet' and 'saudade' better. One is French, the other Portuguese; neither is American, Australian or British.

I have no close friends. That's part of the problem.

Made rice with chicken. 86 cloudy degrees at 1 pm. Sun's zenith is ~13:45. Fan is on for air movement.

Depressed and listless.

FB: Cantaba mamá "Flores con alas son mariposas, flores con alas los niños son."

Got up to 90-something, Glorious sunset. Nice chit-chat with Birgit.

"The hand that threw the brick stopped the train [38] 275w" 

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I'll be serious. I was raised by news junkies. It's a bad habit. Unfortunately, it has also made me intolerant towards the ignorant and apathetic.

I need to finish up stuff, but it's 11:18 and haven't had a coffee yet. Warm, 70, but it won't get hot today.

Sat with Dalton and Bill. Very good clam chowder made by Judy. Saw Roberta, her pet cat and hedgehog.

Pork at $1.49? Hot dogs at 1.29. Cottage cheese on sale.

Peonies and roses in bloom.

Finishing up Portugal. Can load pictures now.

"🇵🇹 Naked, Gift of the Gab, The Happy Swede, Oh..." 

Tomorrow I tie up ends (other contests), see if I can add an entry to Journalistic Intentions as I have until the 4th.

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Up late... will I catch up?

FB: "Love your comment. People forget that others get hurt by these types of decisions. I go on and on about the CMTA (sing it!) but only hear crickets. CMTA = Christian Military Theocracy of Amerikkka. Read the 2016 GOP platform or the Teachings of Saint Michael Pence for details."

Sat with Billie Jo, Angie and Jay.

Made three different types of pork burgers. It's going to be a porkish weekend.

Done with: "Net [179.27]"  "Gingerbread Man [39]"  "Mystress of May laments [40]" 

To Beholden re how many types of stories there are: "If the powers that be say 7 ... then it's 7 because... they have already decided.

I'd love to read a link. This WDC site is so Western-Judeo-Christian and English-monolingual that I suspect... that if a story doesn't fit that paradigm it's demeaned or discarded (much like the opinions of women).

Creativity isn't always rewarded."



The buzz of the generator below my window... summer has returned.

67 and light grey. They say... sunshine and toasty later...

Bri is in town. Saw her last night and will see her later today.

Bought me some taters. $1.99/5lb.

Ripple, reflection, brink of the river bank, red, fragrance of rose, ruins and rust. Rap, tap, tap, tap of the red-headed woodpecker, Ruby and Ruth. What is written, removed, replaced.

81 degrees at 3.

To Charlie re ongoing health issues: "Well... imho... part of the 'problem' may be that you manage to function in spite of it all. Kudos, if that keeps you going. The alternative may be one year (or as long as it takes) sitting under a coconut tree at an undisclosed address, surounded by those you choose... until the fog lifts or a coconut bops you on the head.

When I say 'problem' I think of how I got through school because my grades were okay and I didn't start any trouble. If I would've punched the kids that deserved it or screamed at the f-ing teachers I may have gotten the help I needed.

So, these days I scream here and IRL... to folks who are deaf ostriches. "

$4.92/gal gasoline... price easing.

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Gnus: Wine-Banks said the “best” crime for Trump is 18 U.S.C. § 2383 — the crime of “rebellion or insurrection” against the U.S. — because the penalty is tougher than just prison time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-10-year-old-was-forced-to-cross-state...

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Nice chat with Charles. Banana bread from Irina. Salted caramel milkshake. Warmish 80s. A couple sprinkles on the way back.

Need to finish writing.

#7 for JI "Polly-shrek-anna" 

Hoping it cools down inside tonight. The fan is on.

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65 degrees at noon. There will be some cloud-shedding drops later.

There's a breeze blowing through the building; coffee clearing out my mind.

Time to write Coffee Melody.

Done with Journalistic Intentions: "Coffee Melody [18+]" 

FB: "This is a place where that romantic French lifestyle is still attainable—on a budget as low as $2,485 per month." ME: , have you seen my social security check?

Gatekeeping v gatebreaking: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-internet-really-hates-gatekeeping-soci...

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