Oddball Christmas! Cee’s Oddball Challenge, Dec. 24, 2015
Covering All the Bases
It’ll be a Blue Christmas Without You
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/12/20/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2015-week-51/
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WhatsApp Doc?
WhatsApp Doc? (Three Years Hence)
I must admit three years ago,
my blog was going rather slow.
I labored hours for paltry views.
My “follows” came by ones or twos.
I thought that if I never bored,
I’d be the blog that all adored.
The world would wind up at my door
begging me for even more!
I wrote about what piqued my interest
without ever joining “Pinterest;”
and when it came to using “Twitter,”
I must admit, I was a quitter.
The fact that I’ve attained no fame?
I only have myself to blame.
With “Instagram” beyond my grasp,
my social chain has no real clasp.
I thought my blog was doing fine,
though I’d not heard about the “Vine.”
I fear I was a “Snapchat” dunce.
“Tumbir?” I’d heard it mentioned once.
“MeetMe,” “ Omegie,” “Skout” or “Tinder?”
These sites to meet the other gender
simply were beyond my ken.
(I wasn’t very savvy then.)
I did not “Whisper,” but only talked.
When it came to “Yik Yak,” this girl balked.
Since my chats did not have any “Snap.”
No need for “Burn Note” as an app.
I was, I fear, real out of it.
Somehow, I did not seem to fit.
I did not find such apps amusing.
These sites I merely found confusing.
Instead, I chose to merely blog.
Like rolling off of any log,
I found it easier to do––
to merely stage a minor coup.
And that is why I still plod on.
Why even now I have not gone
viral on the Internet
or become a global pet.
The followers I have, I love.
They fit as well as any glove.
I read them and they read me,
existing symbiotically.
So this is how we’ve all gone on––
sending thoughts from here to yon––
forming friendships as we go,
even though we’re sort of slow!
This blog is dedicated to all of the wonderful bloggers and other viewers I’ve met over the past three years as well as old friends who have stuck with me. You’ve fueled my world!! Thanks to Common Sense Media for cluing me in to some of these apps and sites formerly unknown to me.
The Prompt: Ebb and Flow–Our blogs morph over time, as interests shift and life happens. Write a post for your blog — but three years in the future.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/ebb-and-flow/
Centered Again–Cee’s Compose Yourself Photo Prompt
Desert Daisy: ––Flower of the Day
Desert Daisy––Flower of the Day
Took a little walk in my friend’s neighborhood and found this lovely, much enlarged!!! I call it a daisy. If someone knows better, please advise. Happy Xmas Eve, dear bloggers and viewers and friends all!!
For more Xmas flowers, go here:
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/12/24/flower-of-the-day-december-24-2015-poinsettia/
Puzzled
Puzzled
How I spent my Xmas vacation! The heat is on to finish before Xmas Eve as my sister needs the counter for dinner preparation!!!
Almost done!
Last piece!!! So you can stop holding your breath. Merry Xmas!!!!
THE END
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/exhale/
Traveling Troupe of Players (When Things Go Worse)
Traveling Troupe of Players
(When Things Go Worse)
When you show up to rehearse
remembering neither word nor verse,
it does no good to rave and curse,
to wring your hands and throw your purse;
for though your cast mates might grow terse,
just remember, it could be worse.
You could be riding in a hearse!
(Written from the backseat of my sister’s car on the way to pick up my friend at the airport. My other friend missed her flight by 2 minutes due to looooooong lines, so if you’re flying this Christmas, get to the airport an hour earlier than usual. She’ll now be here 3 1/2 hours late!)
Daily Prompt Exhale–Tell us about a time when everything seemed to be going wrong — and then, suddenly, you knew it would be alright.
Judy’s Poinsettias: Flower of the Day, Dec. 23, 2015
Portals: Cee’s Doors and Window Challenge
Portals
Residential door in Ajijic. 
This is a roll up door of a shop in Ajijic.
This beautiful bougainvillea-covered entrance is to a house across the street from the tile house I showed earlier.
Sport Retort
Sport Retort
When faced with talk of games and sport,
I seldom have cause to retort.
For dribbling, sparring, touching down
raise no emotions but a frown.
The games I play are just of mind
Less physically taxing and more kind.
Using tongues and brains to spar,
I am more likely under par
than when I hit a pock-marked ball
off of the course to hit a wall,
bounce off and into someone’s car
to be transported to regions far.
I have not thought to scream out, “Fore!”
My terminology’s as poor,
I fear, as my coordination,
I will not, ever, stun the nation
with my prowess with balls or bats,
parallel bars, hurdles or mats.
Likewise, I have no interest in
watching others skate and spin,
touch balls down or thrust a fist.
When it comes to sports, I must insist
when the tube depicts each bout,
I am forgiven for running out!!!
(Thanks for the loan of the golf balls, Jan!)
The Prompt: Are you a sports fan? If not, tell us why.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/fandom/
How to Make a Clarinet out of a Carrot!
My friend Judy sent me this link. Hilarious. Utilitarian. Beautiful!!!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/BISrGwN-yH4
I actually played the saxophone in high school but passed the sax on to my niece. Cindy, if you are reading this, please try it out––or send me that mouthpiece. I’m ready for a reunion!!!
