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Dear President Putin, 

(Good gravey would you look at this man. Imagine a hot day, a summit, Obama, and Putin. I would buy that calendar.)



Bless yer heart honey are you readin' my blog you good lookin, fierce man you? 



xxxooo, Writer Ann        



PS  I had to ask because there's someone reading my blog from Russia and I was just wishin and hopin it was that expert fisherman, President Putin. 


Lol unrelated but true. I also luv it if  the LLS with Craig Ferguson would do this song as a cold open.

The intern who used to dress up in the black leather outfit looks like President Putin.
And Tim Meadows would be puurrrrfecto as Obama.

And CF, of course?  Clinton.

I'd watch and buy the calendar.

Wishin' and hopin' and prayin' .... Sigh.

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I'm not holding my breath but a girl can dream.


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I miss the Chicks.  .




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Oh no. I have been invited to a wedding and now I have to buy a wedding present. I'm not particularly good at this and there is no "The bride and groom wants...."  lists anywhere. I'm thinking that towels are good but then again, I haven't a clue what color.  I tried to buy a clock on ebay but got out bid. (It was a nice clock.)  Thought about a wok from the WalMart or a toaster oven from Target but I dunno if they even cook.   I am lost. Send help....

Sign me,

The Runaway Bride


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PS Don't do it. Live together. Lol the groom already looks whipped.

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Stay tuned.

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Someone's been reading on their eyePhone. 

I don't know if you ever watched the kid's show Romper Room. On that show there was a lady who used to look in her magical mirror and then say...





Romper, bomper, stomper, booo.

Tell me tell me tell me true!

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Welcome to 12dotsandablot.

It's a writer's blog.

A fiction writer's blog.

Fact and fiction co exist here.

If you don't know which is which?

Don't ASSume.

Ask.


Cya'


/very fine print. Any person, living or dead, who resembles someone one this blog only does so accidental on purpose. First look me in the eye and tell me it's not true.  Second? You try making all this stuff up all the time and you'll start lookin at your relatives like they'd make a good story. Just sayin.
Please, if you can't tell the difference between fact and fiction all on your own?
Get help.

>:P


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Go here . I read something. Gonna put it here ...  and don't forget to read the comments!




We almost missed it but not quite

It is time for the game show that everyone loves to play ,

No, not the Price Is Right.  But you're close.

It's time for spinning that Wheel of Fortune --

"Contract Negotiation Fun Fun Follies"

Dang David Letterman. You really flew under the radar on this one.


Welcome back ...


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"There's no place like home."


Oh for the love of custard. Don't you people have something elses to do with your lives ...




List of things that I do not believe in.

1. Santa Clause

2. Tooth Fairy

3. Easter Bunny

4. Ping Pong

5 - 10 Friendship on the Internet.

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I worry about this world when we can devalue words like "friendship" by creating a Internet were we call friends people who's names we do not know.

I can't do that.  I know it looks easy. Be nice and they're nice and presto chango? Friend.

Like Instant Karma, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus it sounds nice but when you look at it? It is  still a lie.

From this moment on, I am not calling anyone a friend or "friend" unless I have looked them in the eye, asked for three forms of valid ID, and done a background check.

I'm really getting sick and tired of being the nice person in the room.

No more nice person until I get a note from your Mama.

Period.


Sheesh.


And one more thing (two actually).

One. Don't be trying to spoof me into thinking you are someone who you are not.

Two.

This is 12dotsandablot.
It is a writer's journal.
A FICTION WRITER'S journal.
Fact and fiction reside here.
If you do not know which is which?
PLEASE.
DO.
NOT.
ASSume.
Ask.

Otherwise you will be trying to spoof something THAT DOESN"T EXIST.

That is one way that I know that you are a spoof.

Please save all of us time an effort for more important things.

Like Bingo.

Now I,

I know plenty of folks who really and truly love Bingo.







But Ping Pong?

Sucks.



Baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhzinga, you big turkey.


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This blog lets me see what other people are reading here.

I'm enjoying the journey.

I hope that you are too.







No news. Guess it was just a mirage or a joke.

:(....  sad


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One of the craziest things that I ever did (besides thinking that I could be a mom and could some how find love and ever after) was bungie jump off a perfectly good support.

There I was standing there all hitched up to the harness and all that bungie cord that was supposed to let me fall almost to the ground and then magically I'd be yanked up into the Heavens. Safe.

Lol. I made the guys who run the jump go first.  The theory? That if they'd jump first, I'd know that it was safe.
So they did.
Off that platform they jumped as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Fearless. Then up into the air and then down toward the ground and then up into the air and down until finally the twisting and turning of their choice slowed to a decision of sorts. No fear all faith.

Then it was my turn.

At first I tried to jump off facing that long jump. I tried but the notion of the consequences of that decision were to great to face forwards. So I turned my back on all the logical consequences and the possible damage to life and limb and I jumped.

There aren't words to describe the feeling. It was as if part of me was still on that platform but the other part was free in the most uncomfortable way. As I fell, I was yelling. Later I was told that the swear word for fecal matter could be heard all over the park in one long extended syllable that was highlighted by a perfunctory "t" sound.  They guys who ran the thing and the guy who jumped before me were delighted. Especially the second time I tried it and this time the expletive for the same bodily function ended in a less frantic but no less afraid "p".  They tried for a third time and even offered to give me a tshirt if I would but honestly twice was enough.






So what does this post have to do with love and it's concepts?

Well, I was in love with someone who wasn't back. For years, I told myself that being friends was good enough since I honestly didn't think that they felt the same.

Now I feel different.

Ya got to jump and risk all that pain in order to experience the joy.

Anytime is the right time to call.

If the line is busy?

Try again.

If that don't work there's always email.

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Oh mercy, Dear Person that I never thought that I'd ever hear from again. Is that you? If so please tell me something that only you and I would know. Kind of a test. I know that there are a few things that you would know. Think hard. I'm not unreasonable it's just that the Internet is very, very, big and there may be other people with your name trying to contact a person with my name.

Think.

If it is you? Hugs. :)




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This morning I woke up thinking about change.
By breakfast I was telling my so of 29 years  that there might not be a year 30.
Nothing puts the "oh" in our oatmeal like a breakfast conversation about leaving.

Change is good. It's going to happen because of and inspite of our 5 year plans. Some of it's expected. Some happens because of hard work. Some change happens because of bad luck or bad timing.

Then there is the change that sheer force of will or denial we refuse to see until it's grabbed us by the collar and yelled in our face.  So close it finally is that you can feel it's breath. "I will not be ignored." it says.  And finally it won't be.



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My son asked," If you don't like the way the LLS is now, why do you watch it at all?" Why do I?

It's funny.  When I first saw CF's tryout for the LLS gig, I was instantly taken with the "something about the man" behind CF.  His producer called him "lightning in a jar".   I laughed because he was like the uncle with the dry sense of humor who married your aunt.  He's the one that says what we might love to but can't.  At the time the world was still smarting from the aftermath of September 11th.  For an hour, 5 times a week, there late in the night it was okay to laugh at just how insane the world had become.  While Uncle Sam was going on and on about the evils of this and what we should do about it, this Uncle was cracking jokes about the situation. We could laugh and we could breath. We could remember that no matter how scary things were, we could still laugh.  To me that was Craig Ferguson.

He was the fearless and creative that I wished that I could be.

Now?

Not so much.

So why do I still watch?

Because.

Because somewhere a long the way, I began to think of this fellow not as just another late night talk show host. I began to think of him as a friend.

And that is why I still watch. If you've had a friend for a long time, you'll understand when I say that you don't give up on your friends.  so night after night I've been watching and hoping that I'll see something new.  That he'll get tired of the robot and the horse. Maybe he'll try something new or bring back something old and I'll see the  CF that I got me to laugh.

That said...


Dear @Craigyferg,  The time has come to push the robot out of his nest and make room for something new. JRT is a talented man. He'll do fine. You, on the other hand need to get out of your rut. Try something. Try anything. You might not be tired of the penis jokes but as a fan? I am. 
Please, I'm running out of excuses to watch your show.  cAnn in Blogspotville.


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I was reading on the Internet about a new project for Josh Robert Thompson. He's the voice of the LLS's Geoff Peterson.  He's launching an online variety show with characters that he's created and impersonations of actors and celebrities. As I looked at the photos of the characters,  I was reminded of all the characters that Craig Ferguson used to do on the LLS. This was before JRT came along. 

It got me to wondering why the LLS stopped the skits and characters.  Why there is only CF riffing with the robot and the pantomime horse.  Why is the show now, the Geoff Peterson show with CF and the horse?  If the puppets and the skits and characters are so dated, why is JRT introducing an online show that pretty much looks like the older LLSwCF?

www.rsanews.com  posts older videos from before JRT's GP showed up.  These shows are inventive and highly entertaining.  The meta joke on line was that with each creative bit there would be a time when CF would grow weary of it and then replace it with something new.  It looked exactly like JRT new Internet show.




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I used to work in a family business.  It allowed me to see both sided of who and why folks who worked there where hired.  The woman who did the hiring and managing had a theory that it was best to hire people who were destined for better things. She expected that all her hires would go to college or go on to manage/own their own businesses.  While they worked for her, she made sure to train and encourage them so that they'd be prepared for college. Like every skit on the LLS show, from the very moment they stepped into the door, it was understood that they would leave for a better future and  would be replace with another person. It was a very good policy because she always had excellent staff who had new ideas and weren't "stuck"  in a job that they hated.  Everyone was better for the process.

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You must be wondering what the paragraphs above have to do with  each other.  I can't say that I woke up thinking about either CF or JRT.  I actually woke up thinking about change in general.  I was thinking about the planned for changes and the changes that happen while we're planning something else.  I was thinking about how my mother hired people with the expectation that they were going to leave.  Must have been the teacher in her heart to train them to take the things that they'd learned from her and then use it.

Each morning I wake up to a slightly older and slightly different me.  Try as I might, there will be something new, welcome or unwelcome, that has changed in my life.  If I use that notion, ride my life changes like a surfer does a wave,  I stand a chance of having some control over what happens.  I might even grow and be happy with the results.  It might be good to look at life like my mom hired, "her girls".   Maybe I should wake up with the expectation that I should learn what I can here because I'll be somewhere else tomorrow.

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I love to look at the old LLS videos.  They're still as fresh and inventive as the very first time that I saw them.  I've enjoyed the novelty of the robot as well. However, I feel as if the show has stopped changing.  It's stopped riding the wave of what is happening now. It's stuck.

I'm glad to see this new endeavor by JRT. I would expect him to grow and then, like my mom's hires, I would expect him to leave for better things.  I expect the LLS to be different and better for his  involvement.  I would encourage him to go follow his creative dream. Then I'd expect some new influence to take his place.

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I am worried that the person who'll leave will not be JRT but Craig Ferguson.  With the same thing night after night? Maybe he already has.

From one of the Internet review sites

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I Want the old Late Late Show Back

7.0

By airstreamer, Jun 09, 2013

Let me start by saying I Tivo Craig every night so I haven't missed a show in years.... I used to have such a crush on him... was actually disappointed when he got married... as if... He used to be so hot, and his show was, and still is the best late night show.... but its lost a lot of what made me love it... He used to be cute, but then he got that Mr. Cleaver crew cut hairdo... and started wearing three piece suits and got rid of the puppets and his monologue is now about his penis instead of interesting stuff that he used to talk about.... . I anticipate everything he's going to say now, because he says the same thing over and over... "See what I did" for example. The only part of the show that's good is the opening before the intro, with audience members, and guests if they're good.... the penis monologues the tweets and emails... terrible.... I rarely watch the whole show past the monologue unless a guest is someone I really like. Its a shame its going downhill.... it seems to be related to moving to the bigger studio, although he had the bad haircut before that.... if you look at the picture he shows sometimes, with his ferrets that's the haircut that made him so hot! "

 

 

I know that there are other fans who love the Geoff Peterson with Craig and the horse but people are beginning to complain.

 

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.Two AM.

And chocolate milk.

Have replaced tequila straight.

I still have the heels.

And the dress.

Just not the time

Nor the energy.

Which considering

Isn't bad.

Just different.

I don't miss it.

Well -

Sometimes.

Flying free

Only myself to blame

Or to consider.

Now?

It's spaghetti O's

or Not.

Organic.

 

 

 

You sit in my lap.

Oblivious.

Eat the cookie in your hand.

Inhale it.

Chocolate chip.

No nuts.

 

 

 

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Your are the first person who I ever said "I love you. " to without the baggage and complications of life.

 

It's like jumping off the high dive.

 

You commit in a second but then relinquish the control to Fate or God or something primal.

 

The rest of your life or my life or both given over to an accident of tequila, bad choices, and  faulty birth control.

 

But now, sitting here, you look like a conscious, "big girl" choice.

 

It's not easy but it's a good idea.

 

Someday

 

Someday in our future.

 

We are going to miss this.

 

We'll argue like demi gods throwing lighting bolts at each other.

 

About what?

 

I dunno.

 

I do know it will seem important.

 

I hope that at that moment someone will remind us of chocolate milk and hugs.

 

About the day you smiled.

 

In your blue jumper.

 

When I looked down at you and by some miracle the corners of your mouth curled up and you laughed.

 

Astonished at the miracle of it.

 

 

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I am so mad at you.

 

I told you NO.

 

I told you NOT to do it.

 

But you stood there.

 

With mud in your eye and a glimpse of your fierce independence you screamed ,"NO!" back at me.

You hurled it at me like a rock or a chunk of something.

That was when my mom smiled and said under her breath, "See, You pay for your raising."

 

I won't do that to you.

 

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If it were up to me you would be spared all the "character building" moments that my mom wished on me. 

 

 

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2AM

Chocolate milk.

Empty glass.

You've gone to sleep.

Your head rising and falling on the dogs stomach.

I tried to get you to sleep but all that happened was more conversation.

But there now both of you are asleep on the couch.

Good night.

 

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House Divided

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I've finally figured out how to solve my college football problem.

 

 

 

 

This is a what is known as a "house divided".   In Alabama people take their college football very seriously.  The Iron Bowl rivalry here in Alabama is legendary.  People have been known to get shot over the game. True, alcoholic beverages are usually involved but shot is shot and it is over this game and the rivalry between the two universities.

 

 

Which kind of leaves me in a tricky place when it comes to football. 

 

 

 

I've tried.

 

 

I've been to watch football at my folks house (the Auburn side of the family) and I've been to WB's folks house (the Alabama side of the family).  Everyone talks a big talk about it just being a game but I'm here to tell you that that talk gets a bit loud on both sides and it can follow you right into the local Dollar General.

 

 

I've tried and I'm tired of it.

 

 

And I've found the solution.

 

 

After much thought (4 or 5 minutes) and research (Google) and a random mention of a 1960's tv cartoon,  I have decided to become a fan of the Golden Gophers or Minnesota.  Not only do they have cute tshirts, they will never play either Alabama nor Auburn. 

 

They also won their last game.

 

(No drama about losing seasons and legal problems with their coaching staff.)

 

 

It's all good.

 

 

 

So Roll tide, War Eagle, and Go, go, gophers.

 

 

 

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Counting my blessings. "Good mercy you are such a jerk."

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"The great thing about this life is that acting with kindness is free to give. Costs nothing.

 

 

 

But the right word at the right time in kindness can be worth it's weight in gold."

 

 

 

And

 

"There are a lot of southern accents that have gotten us to the moon and back."

 

 

And

 

 

"Of all the people to make fun of the way a person talks or the way they look. Lol, I can remember the early days when you were shaking in your boots.  Guess you've gotten to good for them."

 

 

 

And

 

 

" If I make fun of the Red Neck culture, I can because I have been one. Thing is I try not to make fun of people because of their accent or because of their shape or their circumstances.   We all are born naked.  We live our lives. I've seen people that didn't have a bit help someone who had a lot.  It's a beautiful thing to see. I've also seen people who've been frankly asses.  We all, if we live long enough are asses.  If I'm friendly to someone it's not to curry favor. It's because I know and remember well the days when I had no one.  I remember the days when I or a family member were at the mercy of someone who didn't care one twit about us.  I hope that I will always remember."

 

 

 

And

 

 

"I can't tell the person who was a jerk, "You are being a jerk."  I can't do it because we don't know each other.  I could yell at someone here. I could yell at the telly or the radio or the paper or the Internet.  I could write some snarky email or Tweet.   I don't think I will.  Instead, I'm going to hug Pup or WB or a puppy. I'm going to tell them out loud, "Thank you for caring about me."  Then I'm going to do something positive to balance the jerk."

 

 

And

 

 

"I'm going to write it here, "That guy for all his stuff never seems happy."  Funny as time goes by he has more stuff and more attention but he just doesn't seem happy.  Me?  I'm getting happier by the minute.  If I counted my blessings this day?  I have a bunch.  I still can remember the sad after my son died.   I can remember the first time I laughed afterwards.  It took years. Even now when I laugh there is that little marvel at what it feels like to be happy and kind. I know that he'd say, "My life has been so difficult and maybe it has been.  It's just if he were here or if he was there in the delivery room when life changed, maybe he'd be a bit kinder."

 

 

And

 

 

"Everybody needs the  5 Minute Rule. Everybody to some degree has had moments that frankly suck.  Everyone. It's good to remember."

 

 

 

And

 

 

"My circumstances keep me safe from the jerks. When you've seen just how mean spirited some folks can be?  It makes you wary.  This place, the way I talk and dress and act, keeps me safe from you."

 

 

 

And

 

 

:P

 

There.  I'll feel better in a minute. I won't forget this bit but I'll get distance from it and I'll remind myself to count my blessings. "

 

 

 

And

 

 

"I don't care if you were the first person to get me to laugh after my son died, you are still a jerk."

 

 

 

And

 

She's not a brick house but she is lovely.

 

 

 

 

"Tonight? When I fall asleep?  I really will count my blessings."

 

 

 

 

(I feel better.)


U R still a Jerk.


(I feel even better.) 

 

 

 

 

 

c ford

 

 

9/21/13

 

 

 

 



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"I am a writer.

 

 

Hear me quietly writing.

 

 

 

The sound of a single pin drop.

 

 

The sound of a balloon pop.

 

 

 

Bright as a penny.

 

 

 

But more strength than copper.

 

 

 

Iron.

 

 

 

 

 

BBL

 

 

 

 

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Hi ya.  

I'm not goofing off today but I am having fun.

Things 2 do and people 2 see.

Best of all?

Time with the pups.

Beautiful.

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Butterfly concerto

 

 

 

 

 

Was told that this is a lovely melody to accompany tai chi.


Thought I'd give it a try.


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