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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

Signature for those who are nominated for a Quill Award in 2021

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Amare Jane

about 7 hours ago
In response to "Inheritance"

I did glaze over but that's because I have a migraine. I read it again ha ha ha. Gosh I often find myself thinking OMG I'm just like Mum or Dad and not all are the best versions of them either ha ha ha.
I loved my parents dearly and miss them every day. At 55 though I am realising more and more, I am my parents child, but mostly their good bits.

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🦉 Owl-oween: 23 yrs WDC!

about 20 hours ago
In response to "Inheritance"

I can tell when my oldest daughter from Colorado visits with her hubby, who is a talker, lol. She acknowledges him with an "uh-hu" once in a while, but I can tell her mind is somewhere else.

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tj says Boris sent me

about 22 hours ago
In response to "Inheritance"

Actually, yes, I did read through. I also tend to lose focus and drift when someone is droning on and on.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

a day ago
In response to "Getting It Said"

I learned to swim at age 71... kinda sorta.

It's an absolute no-no-no from me regarding risky activities like bungie jumping. Dancing however...

As for writing... prompts here serve a purpose; although with traveling, my poetry suffers.

Eating insects yesterday was kinda new to me. And I'd never been to Surin.

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "Getting It Said"

Kåre เลียม Enga

Very good point.

Kåre เลียม Enga

a day ago
In response to "Getting It Said"

Good insight. How many of us do something at 70+ for the first time?

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Beholden

Oct 27, 2025 at 2:56pm
In response to "Wishful Thinking"

I hope time flies until you're well again, TJ.

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tj says Boris sent me

Oct 27, 2025 at 2:51pm
In response to "Wishful Thinking"

Yes, in some ways, time does pass way too fast, but then again, when a person wants the days to fly past, they seem to drag on forever.

Right now, going through my last couple of infusions, it seems like time is almost going backwards, but I know, after the last one is done and I'm beginning to feel better, time will again race past me faster than I can grasp it.

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Ned

Oct 21, 2025 at 7:45am
In response to "Rupert"

My favorite cartoon bear was Yogi Bear who was the gruff philospher of Jellystone Park. Oh and uh, hey hey Boo Boo. He was smarter than the average bear.

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Beholden

Oct 18, 2025 at 1:45pm
In response to "A Pill for Depression"

She keeps me grounded.

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