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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
| The Wildcard Round! This week's winner, chosen by Virtual Dice from all of today's eligible entries, wins a Fearless MB! Tell us about a time you had to overcome a big or small fear in order to get what you wanted/be successful/maintain something.  Fear is an emotion. It comes about when we anticipate or become aware of something that might bring us pain or something is a threat to us. I believe we all live with fear in the background of our lives right now. The war on terror is not won. How will affect our world if it cannot be controlled? When I see how violence is able to breakout in places when you least expect it. When you watch prices rise knowing that people in the general population can not really shell out more for electricity, or food, or other necessities. I experience everyday threats just wondering if prices will raise and we won’t be able to maintain internet or heat or feed for the pets. We are presently healthy, although aging. But, if our health changes or prices raise drastically how will we cope? I’m sure other elderly people are wondering the same thing. As long as I am maintaining a daily life without major changes I feel as if we are winning a battle. Even the little things of winning a daily battle can be an inability to see what might be in store down the road. Yesterday I went to the barn in a blizzard. I was dressed warmly and I spent about 2 hours outside feeding birds and cleaning barn stalls. Just doing chores. I liked feeling that I can still do these little jobs. Even when the snow is 3 feet deep. And, the outside birds were flocking to the feeders all day because many of them are summer birds, which have returned to the area. I think this kind of slight anxiety is background fear that we all live with in this particular time of life. It’s easy to wonder what’s next, instead of just keep going.  |
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