Author: Garnetjewel
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Unplug? How do you make it happen?-Writing Prompt
This last weekend I was able to write some pieces early to have for this holiday week. Thinking like I did, I was able to enjoy the day and did not work on articles to post on Memorial Day. I was able to simply post them Saturday night and still have some written for the…
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City Slickers
The Country is not feeling as spread out as it used to feel. The last couple of years have brought about a few changes to the landscape of where I live. In Southern Indiana in my corner of the state it’s really beginning to feel claustrophobic around here. The shutdowns from Covid were brutal. I…
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What quality do you value most in a friend?-Writing Prompt
Friends are so important for so many obvious reasons. We also have different kinds of friends for different reasons. There are work friends, church friends and family friends. Friendship comes from relating to a person in some way sometimes the quality is different with each person. When you work with people you find out pretty…
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Old Movies
When I was in the car listening to that dramatic song named, “One Night in Bangkok” the ideas were swirling in my head. One of the instant connections was the name. Bangkok, Thailand to Siam… “The King and I” and the modern version “Anna and The King”. Of course the older musical came first into…
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Medicine Frustrations
Do you take medicines? Do you take several medicines each day? Do you have trouble with your medicine being ready when you need it? Do you get frustrated with your doctors, nurses, drugstores or pharmacists? This is not my medicine tray. Mine is not as full as this one looks to be fortunately. Plus my…
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What Jobs Have You Had?-Writing Prompt
My jobs over the years have hardly been life-saving work; that is until 2020. Mowing and contributing to the farm-work was fulfilling for me in various ways as a mower, driver and chef among other so-called titles. My first job outside of my mowing was being a cashier. This experience was educational, I learned customer…
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Musical Accountability
As I have been sharing the past couple of weeks; I have been seriously making music a priority again. My fingers are a bit nimbler due to typing, but the piano and the clarinet uses more finesse. Getting back into musical shape requires determination, practice, fun and accountability. Handel is my special book of challenging…
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Writing Prompt
A somewhat awkward phrasing for this question, but yes I do. Going to church was our routine on both sides of my family. We routinely went to church as a family. Those were good days. While we called Faith Community Church home each Easter morning all the men in my mom’s family would help the…
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The Value of Life in Bangkok
The song that got my attention back on Tuesday was “One Night in Bangkok.” These two opposite ideas flirted through my head. The King and I movie and the original Roe versus Wade decision. Then I took a deeper look into the thought. The Republicans were blamed for having bad messaging in the 2022 Election.…
Jewells of Thought 