Blogophilia 45.17: WRITER’S CHOICE – Alien Cuisine!

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Hard Bonus: WRITER’S CHOICE – Plomeek Soup

Easy Bonus: WRITER’S CHOICE – Cellular Peptide Cake

Laser Shots

Venus may have been the solar system’s 1st habitable planet before a planet-wide volcanic event destroyed everything. Science suggests that Mars was habitable billions of years ago, with discoveries of organic molecules & geological features found in the rocks & craters.

Star Trek might not be so far-fetched, since if we have had 2 of our own planets that might have had intelligent life before Earth, then there just might be intelligent life out there in other galaxies! I’d like to climb aboard USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) 10 Forward and have some plomeek soup, a Vulcan staple made with alien root vegetables & cream. Pair it up with Romulan ale as the perfect appetizer before digging into Rokeg Blood Pie (savory meat pie with red jelly) brought by the Klingons, Hasperat (spicy flat bread) from the Bajorens, and finishing off with Cellular Peptide Cake – a chocolate based cake with creamy mint frosting! Sounds like a great feast to me!

Blogophilia Week 44.17 – Apocalypse Tomorrow

Marvin Martian says “Greetings, Earthlings! Your mission this week is to craft a tale of impending doom, unexpected survival, or curious cosmic mishaps. Inquiring minds want to know – will your worlds end with a bang, a whisper, or something far more peculiar? Come join us at Blogophilia, where blogging, fun, and friendship endure… even unto forevermore!”

Blogophilia page on Facebook HERE & blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a novella (either the title of a notable novella, or just the word novella) Wiki List of Notable Novellas

Easy Bonus: Include the word “forevermore”

perpetual stairs

A lot of us feel like we’re a square peg in a round hole. What we’ve been through already, is the same as perpetually going up the stairs forevermore. Yet changing directions just means perpetually going downstairs in the exact same place… Maybe if the Apocalypse Tomorrow actually happens, The Awakening of the masses will actually arise. (Kate Chopin 04/22/1899).

With AI taking over, robotics & technology replacing people, it’s definitely becoming The End of the World As We Know It… Is it The End? Some people say it’s not The End of The World… I say they have “toxic positivity“. Even if it’s a Brand New Start, it’s still the end of now. So, let’s try to come together to celebrate each other! Cook dinner tonight!

Blogophilia 43.17: On a Cobweb Afternoon

Facebook blogophilia group HERE. Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric or song by Alice Merton

Easy Bonus: Include a storm cloud

Morning Dew

Spiderwebs, large or small, it depends how big the spiders are… At the treetops or over the river, the winds & rains can batter the web, yet it still stands strong On a Cobweb Afternoon. The cumulonimbus clouds bring the torrential rains: (Mirage Vision album 2026)

Years of fears and fantasies started sinking
But the thoughts in the night never clouded the vision
What will happen to me? What will happen to them?
As I come to the edge of hope and despair
Screaming, “Start the engine”

The spider still spins & fixes, resting as needed to trap its food. A spider’s web is uncannily strong and sometimes catches things much bigger than itself. I’m fascinated with the spider web… Eventually, these are abandoned, and they turn into cobwebs.

Blogophilia 42.17: Too Many Babas

From the House of Marvin Martian & his space pooch Commander K: We just want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our Blogophilian friends for joining in the challenges each week! WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!

Facebook blogophilia group HERE. Blog topic parameters & how it works HERE.

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a song title or lyric by Frankie Valli and/or The Four Seasons

Easy Bonus: Include a C.S. Lewis character

These aren’t Babas

Baa Baa Black Sheep has coarser wool and cannot be dyed another color. Because they’re rare, I wouldn’t want to change the color. Even as a shepherd, I don’t think there’s such a thing as Too Many Babas unless you’re a grandma & getting too many baby bottles than what you need at home while the little peanuts come over to visit…

Crazy wild imaginations are signs of a very creative mind. Sometimes difficult to follow, but always interesting & has the best stories to tell or read. Reepicheep would be My Funny Valentine to go on adventures & more, since he’d understand being irascible & honorable.

Blogophilia 41.17: Sign of the Cross

Marvin Martian says: We just want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our Blogophilian friends for joining in the challenges each week! WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!

Blogophilia group on Facebook HERE. Blog topic parameters & how it works on WordPress HERE.

Hard Bonus: Mention something related to Easter

Easy Bonus: Include a bird’s egg

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

The Sign of the Cross isn’t used in other religions, but has been used in various pre-Christian cultures where they used cross shapes, often representing the sun or life. Spring seems to be a celebration of nature’s awakening, marking the end of winter with themes of life, growth, and hope, focusing on fertility and the resurgence of life. The cycle of life honors the meaning of Easter, to me, and just as the Resurrection is the true meaning, I think we can always do the same within out lives to enhance ourselves. Somewhere in a Bird of Prey nest, lies an egg that will hatch into another one. In Wisconsin, we have a diverse array of birds of prey, including bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and various hawks like red-tailed & Cooper’s hawk.

Blogophilia 40.17: April Rain

Marvin Martian sincerely says: We just want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our Blogophilian friends for joining in the challenges each week! WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH! And to former Blogo writers, we sincerely invite ALL of you to return to Blogophilia and write with us again – we miss reading your amazing writes. Remember that it’s never too late to start writing again!!

Hard Bonus: Incorporate an April Fool’s prank

Easy Bonus: Mention a yield sign or use the word “yield”

Tip Toe, Through The Tulips

To kick off the April Rain, do something not-so-obvious, like short-sheeting someone else’s bed or using clear tape to hold down the spray hose in the kitchen so the next person gets sprayed… It’s just water, so it’s harmless. It seems odd how, depending on what you plant where, the yield of what grows varies every year. 2 tomato plants at the flat I used to live in grew many more tomato plants than the 5 or 6 I plant where I am now. I’m not growing anything except for raspberries this year…

Blogophilia 39.17: Spring in Bloom

Marvin Martian & Commander K says, We just want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our Blogophilian friends for joining in the challenges each week! WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH! And to former Blogo writers, we sincerely invite ALL of you to return to Blogophilia and write with us again – we miss reading your amazing writes. Remember that it’s never too late to start writing again!!

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

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a bluebird

Easy Bonus: Mention something pink

Tulips, the flower under your nose… Speak softly

Nothing reminds us better than Spring In Bloom that we need nature but nature doesn’t need us. The cycle of new growth popping from the ground, tree branches, shrubbery, the earth… A smell nothing can imitate, calling the partial migrating bluebirds to seek their territory…

I’d like to live in the Chilean area, where flamingos, rose-haired tarantulas, and pink fairy armadillos live amongst the bell flowers. The weather is warm, the food has flavor, and the styles have flair! If You Go To Chile, I’m coming with you, for real!