Blogophilia 37.17: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Martian Marvin says: Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! Welcome to Week 37 of Year 17 in Blogophilia! Spring is happening next week! Oops did you remember to set spring forward and set your clocks ahead? This Earthling had a Martian Moment and forgot…. which explains my lateness in posting! ooooopssss

Blogophilia Facebook group HERE & WordPress blog topic parameters & how it works HERE

Hard Bonus: Include a lyric from INXS

Easy Bonus: Mention a city in Oregon

Cemented In Place

It seems as if life is full of fleeting moments… People we care about, health, memory, a career, etc… “All those years of learning, Just to learn again” INXS – Underneath the Colours album, Just to Learn Again… Maybe Milwaukie, OR (not to be confused with Milwaukee, WI, the city/county just north of me) is a place I could visit without losing direction because that river looks as dirty as Racine’s Root River… but that thought is Here Today, Gone Tomorrow because if I were to move out of the Midwest to a coastal state, it would be to The State of Massachusetts, probably in Plymouth…

Blogophilia 36.17: Where the Eagles Fly

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Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Include the phrase “live for today”

Easy Bonus: Incorporate a boulder or big rock

High on the Perch

In Native American culture, eagles are highly revered and are sacred creatures that symbolize strength, wisdom, freedom, & spiritual/divine connections. In the Southwest, it might be a hawk, but eagles are kind of like masters of the sky.

Where the Eagles Fly is near big lakes, especially with a lot of fish & preserves, coastlines & rivers with unfrozen water. We have an eagle’s nest at our courthouse, which is the tallest building here. There’s even an eagle cam for when the eggs hatch & we get to see the chicks turn into fledglings and eaglets. It’s pretty neat.

Even though it’s good to plan for the future, sometimes you just have to live for today since tomorrow isn’t promised. Just don’t kiss the Blarney Stone then go to California, or else the Buttermilks might fall on your head. Well, maybe not, but just travel safely for your traveling pleasures.

Blogophilia 35.17 – Latchkey Kids

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Hard Bonus: Incorporate the word “jejune“

Easy Bonus: Mention dirty clothes

Gen-X: Age of the Feral Children

It seems that even though the Boomers might have been the original Latchkey Kids, it was us Gen Xers who became the feral generation… We went out after breakfast, came home when the street lights came on, and we were anti-establishment, not jejune. We definitely had to bathe and do a load of laundry because we were definitely wearing dirty clothes at the end of the day.

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 34.17 – WRITER’S CHOICE: Celebrations

Marvin Martian says: W00t W00t!!! This week is Writer’s Choice Week, and that means the power is entirely in your hands—YOU choose the topic, YOU decide the hard and easy bonuses, and YOU can use the featured photo or one of your own.  That’s right – we are handing over the creative controls of the spaceship and eagerly awaiting the brilliance you’ll bring to our page. Whether you’re feeling poetic, reflective, whimsical, or bold, this is your chance to let your imagination lead the way. All writers are invited to jump in, take the spaceship reins, and make this challenge uniquely yours! Join us at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun, and friendship for over 17 years – and where creativity knows no bounds! 

We want to thank you for joining in our weekly challenges! We greatly appreciate your participation, as we do want to continue – as long as we have enough writers contributing each week. So feel free to jump back in whenever you wish – don’t be shy. And keep up the wonderful writing, all!!! As always, we at Marvin house look forward to reading your amazing writes this week.

Blogophilia Facebook group HERE

Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: WRITER’S CHOICE – going out

Easy Bonus: WRITER’S CHOICE – staying in

Choices, choices!

Celebrations are good. Whether we love going out on the town, a secluded romantic area out on the lake, or staying in with a family-style gathering… Life is precious.

I used to be one to be on the go, exploring everything. I can’t do much these days but try to do what I can, and nothing gets done without help. For the moment, Just Don’t Stop Me Now. Come as you are, and if you don’t like it, just Go Away. When you’re here, you’re family, so Raise Your Glass! It’s a feast, so Eat It!

Blogophilia 33.17 – Intentions of the Heart

Blogophilia group on Facebook HERE

Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by The Eagles

Easy Bonus: Mention a heart

warehoused love

In Wisconsin, there are 2 religions. Whatever you practice (or not), and the Green Bay Packers. For whatever reason, Super Bowl Sunday is included with Packer season, whether or not the Pack is playing or not. For those who aren’t much into pro football, there’s always college football, because cheeseheads love Bucky Badger. Win or lose, it’s always a good game with 5th quarter. No, it’s not overtime.. The Badger marching band takes the field after the game, and it’s almost 25 minutes worth of music, antics, etc. The Rose Bowl is also part of the season, regardless. Around here, this is definitely the Intentions of the Heart.

Heart understood how deep it goes when people have stuff to hide… I follow mine when it comes to knowing when people lie… There’s always something, whether it’s the line-up of excuses, backpedaling, changing the subject, or saying something so nonsensical that most people will blank out & forget the conversation at hand… Yes, I pick that up. In the words of The Eagles, You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes –
And your smile is a thin disguise – I thought by now you’d realize – There ain’t no way to hide your lying eyes – One Of These Nights album, Lying Eyes

Just being simple for our Super Bowl dinner tonight, our version of pub dogs & baked beans.

For your Valentine dates, especially for those of us who don’t want to deal with people… there are pizzerias offering heart shaped treats, and Woodman’s has sushi trays that are heart shaped.

Blogophilia Week 32.17: Grocery List

Blogophilia Facebook group HERE

Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Mention a song title that has to do with food

Easy Bonus: Include 3 things from your pantry

Summer Picnic!

Valentine’s Day is coming up. Maybe rather than taking your date to an overpriced chain restaurant, it’s time to write up a Grocery List and cook your favorite person’s favorite meal! Make it a smorgasbord with Food, Glorious Food! Don’t forget a Red Red Wine to go with the meal, like a Carménère to go with dinner. Some things to buy: bone-in/skin-on chicken thighs, tomato paste, Italian spices, and polenta to make chicken cacciatore. Enjoy!

Blogophilia 31.17: The Doctor Told Me

Ecrits Blogophilia group on Facebook HERE

Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric or song title by The Fifth Dimension

Easy Bonus: Include a diagnosis

Table Surfing

I can’t remember everything The Doctor Told Me! A kitten stepped on the keys and sent a message on the interwebs. (The 5th Dimension Dreams/Pax/Nepenth The Magic Garden album) I think my little cat was mentioning trimethylaminuria, a condition that the body can’t process a certain chemical and you emit a fishy odor, but I had opened a can of tuna and didn’t share it fast enough for her…