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Short Career in a Chinese Restaurant

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Short Career in a Chinese Restaurant


Her first day on the job, how was she to guess
why so many customers left in distress,
complaining that they found the restrooms deficient—
the number of stalls being hardly sufficient?

How was she to know that epsom salt wasn’t
the same as real salt, for everyone doesn’t!
When he found that she’d filled all the shakers with it,
her boss came unglued and threw a small fit.

Her poignant excuses were given short shrift
and alas she was fired at the end of her shift.
At a meeting of friends, she took refuge in booze,
then opened her heart and relayed her sad news.

All of her friends found her firing dramatic
bemoaning a boss so rigid and dogmatic,
and along with their sympathy, gave the advice
that they should have used soy sauce to flavor their rice.

Prompt words for today are poignant,  dogmatic, meeting, advice and shift. Image by Lachlan on Unsplash.

Tinder is the Night

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Tinder is the Night

It was a measly little dalliance—a tumble in the hay—
but it turned insidious somewhere along the way.
You read about it somewhere almost every day,
so when you meet up with strangers,
be careful where you lay.

Prompt words today are tumble, insidious, dalliance, measly and read. Image by Matthieu Huang on Unsplash.

Hibiscus (Real Flower) FOTD July 31, 2021

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As penance, I’m publishing a second FOTD today and I promise it is a real one. 

For Cee’s Flower of the Day, July 32, 3031

FOTD July 31, 2021 The solution

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For those of you who guessed that the mystery flower was really a collapsed umbrella, you were right. Here is a photo of it in bud form: and here it is in full bloom:

CDC Stresses Dangers of Delta Strain of Covid. Wear a Mask!!!!!!

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Please read the full report by clicking on the link below this photo.

https://news.yahoo.com/youre-vulnerable-cdc-presentation-warns-044715049.html?.tsrc=notification-brknews

 

Color Version of Yesterday’s Post: FOTD, July 30, 2021

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This is the original color version of yesterday’s mystery flower. If no one guesses what it is, I’ll publish the solution tonight.

 

For Cee’s FOTD

Mystery Flower. Can you identify it?

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For Cee’s FOTD

Eaten Away

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Eaten Away

Now that my skin’s been exsiccated,
I think it could be debated
whether now I’m liable
to also be more friable.
Pounds drying out and crumbling?
If so, I won’t be grumbling.
I’ll be real glad to lose some mass
from upper arms, tummy and ass.
If so, aging could be a treat,
for no matter what I eat,
my fat would crumble and fall away.
Naughty eating with naught to pay.

Prompt for today are exsiccate, real, kin, friable and treat.

 

Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water!

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I just received this Facebook post from a friend in the states. If you have been vaccinated and think it is safe to let down your guard, think again. Here is her story:

Joe and I tested positive for Delta Covid-19 yesterday. We were vaccinated with Pfizer, Joe in Feb, and me in March. We had to INSIST that our doctor test us yesterday. He kept saying, “no, you’ve been vaccinated, this is just a virus.” This tells us there are more people out there with Covid who think they have something else. Also, Joe’s symptoms are not mild…he already has some pneumonia. I’m reporting this to stress how important it is to WEAR YOUR MASK. Please, please, please, wear your mask in public. We trusted the vaccine to protect us, we were wrong to do so! Already this morning we know it’s very possible Joe will need to be hospitalized. Kris and Jeffery have no symptoms. Anyone who has been around us in the last week, please get tested.

 

 

FOTD, July 28, 2021

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For Cee’s FOTD