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Looking forward to getting a jump on something recently passed for next year. The early bird gets the worm. 8/23/25
A few weeks ago, our family rented a shore home in Sea Isle City, a favorite Jersey shore, but we needed room for 16 and plenty of parking, which can be challenging. We were lucky enough to find a nice place, but it was several blocks from the beach and didn’t have a beach view.… Continue reading
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“Come Right Into the general store as we’ve got candy, popcorn, and so much more”! 8/22/25
The above was the opening to Gene London. Anyone who knows me knows that…”I am what I am!” Hmm! Just realized the biblical connotation to that line. Below is my elementary selection of things watched. Regular T.V. : Uncle Pete, Howdy Doody, Dudley Doright, Felix the Cat, Davey and Goliath, Pix Anne, Sally Starr -Popeye,… Continue reading
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Mornings, as it speaks of new possibilities! 8/21/25
** Special Note – Yesterday, my family would’ve celebrated my mother’s 105th birthday. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom! We miss you very much ** Morning’s of Spring: Early rains bring a spark of new beginnings after a long, cold winter. Trees sprout new leaves, and flowers like crocuses herald the season’s arrival. As spring progresses, we… Continue reading
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Rump Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Impossible Coconut Custard Pie for dessert 8/20/25
** Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom! Who would’ve been a 105 today ** I enjoy cooking various dishes, but a family meal that truly heightens my senses is the one mentioned above, with full prep details below. It hits all the comfort food marks of a home-cooked meal. Prepare the roast, letting it get to room… Continue reading
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Waking up this morning to find out that my book manuscript is ready to print and market! 8/19/25
Well, every morning I feel blessed to greet a new day of the Lord’s creation next to my lovely wife. We celebrated my daughter’s birthday on Saturday, followed by us all attending our son’s good friend’s band, which features our nephew on drums, at a local bar. They sent out and sang birthday wishes to… Continue reading
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Built with sustainable materials, with a vision of practicality and safety foremost. 8/18/25
I would implement an idea I had since playing with magnets as a child in the 1960s. My concept involves using advanced, space-age materials to heat and cool road surfaces embedded with magnetized metal shavings. This innovation would allow future vehicles to hover by creating opposing polarizations between the road surface and each vehicle. Each… Continue reading
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What’s in a name may surprise you! 8/17/25
Well, my first name was given to me in honor of my father’s older sister, Aunt Jenny, aka Jeanette’s husband, Daniel Fitzpatrick, a name that fits me and I it! Now, to delve into our last name, Donahue, which is an Americanized version of the Irish Gaelic name of O’Donnchadha. Donnchadh in Gaelic words (donn… Continue reading
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Family, Friends, and Living Life to the Fullest Each Day, doing the things I love to do! 8/16/25 Happy Birthday to our eldest daughter, Marie
A footnote to today’s prompt that I will hopefully be able to tie in with my response, either way, it’s what motivates me to write tonight. It’s just past 10 pm this evening (8/15/25) as I type this. This time 49 years ago, my family was heartbroken at the passing of my dad, a few… Continue reading
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Hmm! This is a hard one to define to just 10. Like books…different genres, pre/post color, movie or movie series, musicals? 08/15/25
Pre-Childhood Black & White: The Three Stooges, W.C. Fields (It’s a Gift & the Man on the Flying Trapeze, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton, Tarzan, Gladiator Theater, Keystone Cops ** For the record, I can count, but the prompt is misleading ** From Childhood and mostly in Black & White: Ulysses, Jason and… Continue reading
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Inspire with a touch of humor, joy, and reflection, allowing the reader to escape their daily routines. 8/14/25 Good Morning!
Most of the three books, both published and those outlined and unpublished, as well as the few poems written, allow me to express myself by giving the reader the option of disliking, sharing, reviewing, or commenting to show their emotional response. Any author, if they are honest—whether writing poetry, essays, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, music, fiction,… Continue reading
