Hard Things

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

Poem: "Coyote Never Loses"

This poem is spillover from the August 16, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from zianuray. It also fills the "WILD CARD: Coyote" square in my 8-1-22 card for the Reel Time Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Character notes for "Coyote Never Loses"

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Setting notes for "Coyote Never Loses"

These are the setting notes for "Coyote Never Loses."

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Content notes for "Coyote Never Loses"

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Birdfeeding

Looking out the windows this morning, I saw a mourning dove, a lady cardinal, and a blue jay at the fly-through feeder plus a male cardinal and several house finches at the hopper feeder.  :D 

EDIT 9/28/22 -- Today is cloudy and cool.  I fed the birds.  I watered the barrel garden and the container garden.

Poem: "Influenced Throughout History"

This poem came out of the August 2, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer, helgatwb, and rix_scaedu.  It also fills the "Epic" square in my 8-1-22 card for the Reel Time Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

Warning: This poem contains graphic descriptions of delicious Egyptian food that you may not be able to find or make.

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Notes for "Influenced Throughout History"

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Poem: "Bring Soul to the Recipe"

This poem is spillover from the August 2, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from janetmiles and fuzzyred. It also fills the "Experimental" square in my 8-1-22 card for the Reel Time Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Notes for "Bring Soul to the Recipe"

These are the notes for "Bring Soul to the Recipe" including inspirational recipes and a complete algorithm for red rice.

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