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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "Nonsense Poetry"

Clearly you have excellent taste, TJ: one day closer to camping

. I'm still pondering on the significance of the single headlight in the song. Perhaps because the singer and his girlfriend were once the two headlights?

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TJ: one day closer to camping

a day ago
In response to "Nonsense Poetry"

I always enjoyed this song, and you really drive it home. Even if it is with one headlight.

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "Nonsense Poetry"

Jayne

- You can't please all the people all of the time and it was just that I couldn't think of anything to say about leather. So the problem was me, Jayne, not you. Hopefully, my little nonsense ditty makes up for any misunderstanding!

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Winter Wonderin' Wanderin'

a day ago
In response to "Nonsense Poetry"

Hear. Hear. I agree. Not everything has meaning or intent.

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Jayne

a day ago
In response to "Nonsense Poetry"

I can't decide if I'm sad that my prompt was uninspiring or if I'm excited because I have such an affinity for nonsense poetry.

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TJ: one day closer to camping

Feb 9, 2026 at 12:25pm
In response to "Of Grandkids and Stuff"

That's amazing. I just recently heard on the radio about some problems with students entering college who can't read. Yet here is a child who self-taught before entering school.

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Lazy Writer est 4/24/2008

Feb 9, 2026 at 11:52am
In response to "Of Grandkids and Stuff"

That is really good. A child has to be able to read and understand to be able to do anything. It is a wonderful thing to watch a child grow and learn.

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Damon Nomad

Feb 8, 2026 at 9:07pm
In response to "A Personal Note on Writing"

BETTER that than the opposite,you know...hitting send tben realizing tbere is a typo, then another......a different kind of pompous.

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TJ: one day closer to camping

Feb 7, 2026 at 3:20pm
In response to "Posting an Advertisement"

I'll take two!

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Beholden

Feb 6, 2026 at 2:24pm
In response to "A Personal Note on Writing"

The switch between styles is indeed a useful thing.