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Randomness

Posted on by R.M. Carlson

Living in the country is peaceful but sometimes it’s boring. I hate inkjet printers and prefer laser printers as long as they have a color function and hold at least ten reams of paper. Never wade out in the Gulf of Mexico at night to fish because you will risk your limbs. My favorite cat is a purebred Maine Coon cat and I had one for many years whose name was Abby, a good New England name. I can’t remember if there is a jail in the county I live in because I am so seldom downtown and I don’t usually have time to read the local newspaper. I feel like what I am writing here is ridiculous but it is supposed to be disconnected and ridiculously funny in order to complete this challenge. My favorite country in Europe is Portugal because the people like Americans, the castles are awesome, and I love the fields of cork trees and grapevines. Most people don’t know that I had a German Shepherd mix dog at one time that tried to kill the UPS man who inexplicably laughs about it now. My favorite restaurant in the nearest big city is named after a type of grain. My favorite rock and roll band recorded a song called “Wild Horses” and horses are my favorite animal but not wild ones.

This Post is written for the International Blogging Marathon Challenge #3. The challenge has 10 tasks and this is the third one. Randomness Challenge!

 

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The Last Nighttime Space Shuttle Launch

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This is a photo of the last nighttime space shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2010. If you look closely, you can see the trail as it rises above the tree and that ball of fire IS the space shuttle.

We were staying in Ft. Myers on this night and knew that it was a historic night in the U.S. space program. So, at around midnight, we got in the car and headed across the Florida peninsula toward Cape Canaveral, hoping we could see the launch. The traffic was terrible and we couldn’t get up close to the launchpad. There was a small town very close by and everyone was lining the roads there with their cars and camera equipment. We were lucky to get a spot right by the fence.

You can’t really tell in this picture, but we could actually see the shuttle go up as it was almost dawn and then it disappeared into a ball of fire. I just didn’t have the right kind of slow-moving film because it was a last minute decision to go watch the launch. It was certainly a once in a lifetime experience.

 

 

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This Post is written for the International Blogging Marathon Challenge #2.  The challenge has 10 tasks and this is the second one.

IBMC #2: For this challenge, you will pick up a photograph and describe the memories associated with it. You are welcome to do it on any kind of photograph. It could also be your thoughts on any random photograph. Your post will contain a photograph and a description to it. Add appropriate references if necessary. The length of the description can be wisely decided.

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The Cool and the Fool

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See those boys standing on the street corner? There. Yes! Those are the ones. Leaning against the lamppost. Cigarettes hanging out of their mouths. Leather jackets. They think they’re too cool for school, don’t they? They’re probably only 16 years old. 17 at the most. It’s the middle of the day and they aren’t in school. What fools! Someday those boys will regret not going to school. Where can you get without a high school education? These days, you can’t even get anywhere without a Master’s degree and all they can think of is hanging out by the lamppost.

 

This Post is written for the International Blogging Marathon Challenge (IBMC).  The challenge has 10 tasks and this is the first one.

IBMC #01: Phrase a Paragraph Challenge is the first to write a paragraph of 100 words by choosing one out of given ten topics. (Rules can be checked out in link)

97 words

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