Blogophilia 21.17: WRITER’S CHOICE! Dog Days of…

Blogophilia group on Facebook, HERE. Blog topic parameters on WordPress HERE. Writer’s choice means the blogger picks their own topics & bonuses.

Hard Bonus: WRITER’S CHOICE – games to play with a yellow ball

Easy Bonus: WRITER’S CHOICE – mention romping around

Dog ball game

I’ve never heard of The Dog Days of Climatological Winter – that time of year in the areas that get snow, where technically it’s not winter yet according to the calendar, but it’s already snowed, so the weather says it could be winter. It’s JUST warm enough not to get hypothermia. While it’s a bit cool for my preferences, some love this to get moving – maybe have a yellow ball badminton challenge where your pet can help roll the ball back to you. Or just go romping around the woods & avoid other people.

Blogophilia Week 20.17 – In Absentia

From Marvin Martian & fellow blogophilians, Happy Veteran’s Day to those of you who have served in the Armed Forces of the USA! Thank you for your service!

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

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a song title by Jethro Tull

Easy Bonus: Mention a puzzle

Autumn Daybreak

Many soldiers ought to be here, but are In Absentia, as are so many others. It’s a puzzle as to why life has to be so difficult and getting worse… Health issues, income issues, and numerous applications for various things make it difficult to prioritize what needs to get done. “A Time for Everything“ is a naive thought, because we figure out eventually that there’s never enough time for everything.

Blogophilia 19.17 – Dangerous Attractions

From the spaceship of Martien Ecrits: Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! This is Week 19 in Year 17 Blogophilia! We welcome November – also, for those of you in the USA, did you set your clocks back one hour for Daylight Savings Time?

Blogophilia Facebook group HERE and blog topic parameters on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate an unforgettable dream

Easy Bonus: Use a brand or flavor of coffee

Hugger of Tree

People seem to love excitement, and what else can be more exciting than Dangerous Attractions? The most dangerous attraction I’ve ever done is para-sailing once, but I was much younger & in better shape. I’m not sure standard roller coasters count.

I normally do not recall my dreams. It’s very rare, except for the 2 different recurring ones, and then the time the Emperor from Star Wars floated through my window, and I was trying to make scary ghost sounds to scare him off. Mike woke me up… Anyway… It’s weird how people have their morning routines. Aside from water (especially to take my medication), the first thing in my mouth is an orange of some type – whether it’s freshly squeezed juice, mandarin orange, naval orange, tangerine, and on rare occasion, a half a grapefruit… breakfast comes after, and when affordable, 8 O’clock hazelnut coffee, freshly ground just before brewing…

Blogophilia 18.17: Haunted Dollhouse

Blogophilia group on Facebook HERE and blog topic parameters on WordPress HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a synonym for spirit ~ apparition, ghost, etc.

Easy Bonus: Include a Metallica song title

Ghost mansion

I dare to visit the Haunted Dollhouse. I doubt Casper or that type of phantom lord is present here, more like the darker shade of The Four Horsemen (Kill Them All 1983) are ready to show you the wrongs of your life & will have no remorse in doing unto you the evils we have done to others, regardless of human, animal, or nature.

Blogophilia Week 17.17 – Reign of Terror

Martien Ecrits, aka Marvin Martian the coordinator for Ecrits Blogophilia says “Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! This is Week 17 in Year 17 Blogophilia! Halloween season is upon us – let’s take a walk on the spooky side!”

Facebook blogophilia group HERE & WordPress blog topic parameters & how it works…

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by Evanescence

Easy Bonus: Include a phenomenon or a phenom

Guardian of the Pumpkin Field

Ringing the alarms of hyped nonsense

Energy loss daily due to the ignorance

Internal struggles keep us isolated

Gone are the days of safety & fun

Nobody can stop the nightmares

Over & under we need forward motion

Fear not the reaper, the dreamer phenomenon = Nissemech the dreamer

Tho “I’ve nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don’t belong“

Evanescence makes an Exodus (self-titled album 1998)

Run, Run Away, we must not.

Rage on, artists, poets, musicians & actors

Our fate lies in our resistance

Reality will be ours; Sing, Sing, Sing! War cries in peace

Blogophilia 16.17: Cyberspace

From the House of Marvin Martian: Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! This is Week 16 in Year 17 Blogophilia! Where would we be without CYBERSPACE? This alien certainly would not have met all of you wonderful Earthlings, if not for this amazing technology. Alas, cyberspace can be both a blessing and a curse. Let’s explore how cyberspace brought positivity – opening up opportunities, creating bonds and friendships across space, forging unity within humanity, the list is endless… Alternatively, you can choose to write about negative aspects – time constraints, withdrawing from real life, strain on relationships, deception, fraud, identity theft, feeling inadequate comparing selves to others… the list goes on. So think about it, and get typing! We hope this inspires you to join us and write with us this week!!

Blogophilia group on Facebook HERE. On WordPress, blog topic parameters & how it works HERE

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a song title by King Crimson

Easy Bonus: Mention a robot

Bionics Live

Cyberspace, a place to be or a place to do? Somewhere there’s a community; otherwise, it’s to be avoided. We can be In the Court of the Crimson King (1969 album, titled as the song) and hope that we aren’t falling Into the Frying Pan (2000 The Construkction of Light album). Maybe we could use the help of Rosie (The Jetsons’ housekeeper).

Coming up:

• Who: The Racine Concert Band with Walden III High School Bands
• What: RCB Educational Outreach Program in our public high schools
• Where: Washington Park High School theater
• When: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7pm
• Why: Quality music brought to you by our very own community!
• How: Just show up, it’s free! Donations accepted.

Blogophilia 15.17: Trip the Light Fantastic

Marvin Martian says Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! This is Week 15 in Year 17 Blogophilia!

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

Hard Bonus: Incorporate a Procol Harum lyric

Easy Bonus: Include a mineral color (copper, bronze, gold, etc)

Field of Sun

Wandering the field toward the pond, the sun is rising over the mountainous horizon. Fool’s gold cannot hold me in place. “There’s you, you’re sleeping over there, whilst me I’m sitting here, with so much sea between us” (Procol Harum, Too Much Between Us, A Salty Dog album 1969). Trip the Light Fantastic as I walk away.

Important information!

• Who: UW-Parkside Wind Ensemble & Community Band
• What: Hours’ worth of quality & variety of music
• Where: UW-Parkside Rita Tallent stage
• When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 7pm
• How: Buy your tickets online or in person at the boxoffice
• Why: Live concerts in person is always best, in this relaxed environment

The groups are under the graceful direction of the Director of Music, Dr. Laura Rexroth, at Parkside. Professor James Ripley, the director of Instrumental Music Activities, comes to be a guest conductor Jessie’s Well. We have a variety from a fanfare to an Afro-Cuban tribute. You won’t want to miss this one.