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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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Grave Robbin'

Oct 12, 2024 at 10:37am
In response to "The Roman Version of YouTube"

veni vidi vote

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Beholden

Oct 11, 2024 at 3:25pm
In response to "Twilight Time"

There's far too much hair on my face to see my complexion - so, no!

tracker

Oct 11, 2024 at 3:13pm
In response to "Twilight Time"

A self-portrait perhaps?!

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Beholden

Oct 11, 2024 at 7:48am
In response to "Twilight Time"

I hope so, Lilli!

Lilli Munster 🧿 ☕ 🎃

Oct 11, 2024 at 7:34am
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This is hilarious!!!

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Beholden

Oct 10, 2024 at 6:38pm
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Good points all, Ned.

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Ned

Oct 10, 2024 at 6:32pm
In response to "Naming Characters"

I was going to just comment that because it's such a common name that I know many people with that surname. But then I realized why it's Anderson and honestly, I think it's because they thought Adamson would be too on the nose, too obvious. Anders is another version of Andrew, which means "manly" . Neo Anderson is supposed to mean "new son of man". I just gave myself a dope slap. It was always obvious that Neo was meant to be a messianic figure, but I never thought about his name at all.

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Beholden

Oct 10, 2024 at 12:24pm
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GhostlyPotato

Oct 10, 2024 at 11:32am
In response to "Naming Characters"

Good point, when I was a freshman in college I had an introductory Algebra course taught by a teacher we called Mr. Anderson. My friend found me in the library and asked me who taught my math class. I told her and she did the Agent Smith thing. I was so confused because I'd not seen the Matrix by that point.

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Beholden

Oct 10, 2024 at 10:11am
In response to "Naming Characters"

Good point. I did think of that but then I thought, "Nah, surely everyone's seen the Matrix by now..."

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October 10, 2024 at 9:57am

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Naming Characters

Naming Characters

Naming characters is important. For instance, thanks to the Matrix, one can no longer name a character Mr Anderson without the reader promouncing it in the lifeless tones of Agent Smith. Of course, if that's the effect one wants...

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