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Happy WDC anniversary.
Happy anniversary 🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈


Happy 4th WDC Anniversary!
Happy WDC Anniversary! *Smile*
Happy 4th WDC Anniversary! *Smile*
*Cake* Happy WdC Anniversary! *Cakeb*
         I often read articles containing information the author claimed was true because he had "fact-checked" it, but then offers no citation of sources. Even when sources are cited, how many people actually check to verify the source and the information? How many sources are needed to ensure veracity? How trustworthy are statements that information has been fact-checked?

         When you fact-check something, especially online, how do you thereafter check the fact-check source for accuracy (not to mention honesty)?
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This was my most recent blog post topic!
"20250714 Fact-checking" Open in new Window.
In this era of information overload, nobody has time to fact-check. People are more eager to get their dopamine fix through sharing information they think are new or worth sharing and gets the thrill from the post interactions thereafter.
"Any place you are,
you are
'I'm here."

--- August Wilson---
Wow! I just got tinnitus! First time in ages. Either it's tinnitus or my brain is on overload and the imminent explosion will destroy most of this sector of the galaxy if I can't find a way to neutralize these faulty dilithium Krystal sliders, or else quantum leap to a Ford Galaxie far, far away.

Yeah. I know. I think it's the writer in me, playing with words. It all just flowed out though!
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Honestly, I really did have some tinnitus.
I also had a dream this morn about a man who was wrongfully accused of some crime. He wanted to protect someone else, and there were unusual circumstances. Rather than plead 'guilty' or 'not guilty', he asked his attorney (or his solicitor, if I was dreaming in Britain), "Can't I just plead 'rolo caramello' or something?"
'Tis mercy and not merit opens Heaven's gate,
and I would say, "So be it!"
Were this not so, our dogs would go
and we would never see it.
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What a comforting statement. Dog backwards shows me the kindness of God because dogs accept us as we are without judgements or expectations. I think He gave dogs to us to remind us of His merciful ways.
I'm seriously chuffed!!

1) Just discovered my story got First Place for Week one of Choconut Author Icon's Beatles Extravaganza!!

2) I recieved 10 raffle tickets as a winner of the aforementioned Beatles Extravaganza!

3) My current WIP, a dark short story, is Progressing wonderfully.
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Wow! I became suddenly fairly popular!

I appreciate the reactions, especially the number of them. My post was simply meant as a humble 'thank you' to everyone and an expression of my satisfaction with my life and accomplishments at this point.

"It is well with my soul."

"Yutta hey!"

Thank you all for your reactions.
Congrats! Oh, BTW - I didn't know the meaning of chuffed so, in that oh-so-small unit of time between the end of your intro and the rest of your post, I was prepared for a rant of some sort. I've seldom been so glad to have been so completely mistaken. *Smile*
Soldier_Mike Author Icon - I love words. I pick them up everywhere and use them in everyday speaking, texts, letters, and wherever.
         I picked up 'chuffed' from friends in Scotland and England. Did you look it up? If not, it means "pleased or happy" (with overtones of honoured).
         I can rant with the worst of them, but I generally avoid doing so. I know the adage, "The squeeky wheel gets the grease" but it seems to me to be a fruitless endeavour. Besides, I'm running low on Gojo so I need to avoid grease for a while and I only mention John Travolta on rare occasions.
I miss two of my dearest WdC friends. Both seem to have simply vanished. Can anyone put my mind at ease about them? I don't need to know anything except whether they're safe and doing ok. They are:

IndigoHeart Author IconMail Icon

and

NewIncarnation Author IconMail Icon

         I've had no word from either for quite a while.
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I think Angie still dips in from time to time. The change of handle to NewIncarnation must have been fairly recent—when I saw the new name turn up in my favourites list, I had no idea who it was until I checked the portfolio.
Humble Poet PNG - Lovely Rita Author Icon - I can't say anything about the black case.
The yellow case is alive.
That's the best I can do.
Annette-Outta Town-See Ya 8/22 Author Icon - Thank you. I greatly appreciate your comment. I tend to become very attached to people online as well as off. Being PNG, I don't make friends easily. Maybe that's why my friends mean so much to me. If a friend leaves, I'm fine, but if a friend 'disappears', I worry.
I discovered my own Stanley Hotel. I disappear into it whenever I can and set myself to writing. It's dark in here, but not actually scary. I feel like I'm doing a little bit of decent writing and maybe I'll look back in a few weeks and see that my feelings were correct. Stranger things have happened.
Cars are required to have brake lights to alert others to sudden stops and avoid accidents. Why are cats not so equipped?
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Hmmm...when I meet the thousand pound house cat, that'll be the first thing I ask it.*Rolling*
Spud(She/Her) Author Icon - Our friend has a house cat and a semi-house cat (comes in occasionally). Her house cat, and many others I've known, have an uncanny ability to go from a normal walk or a trot to lying down yawning in less than .005 seconds. This house cat obviously loves our friend and we easily understand why, because we love Dianne too. She makes it easy. So. Her house cat follows her around constantly --- from in front --- and frequently practices fire safety: stop/drop/roll!! Our friend has fallen more than once. She says she "hates that cat," but if you could see the way she cares for both of her cats and the fine, expensive foods she buys for them...!
"Soil must contain great wisdom, because the closer and more frequently I kneel to it, the more answers I find."
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Can you share some of those answers from Soil please
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