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To each their own, que sera, sera... Personally, I've never understood tattoos or piercings. To put myself through collage I worked in a jewellery factory. There were a couple of 'old' WW2 veterans who had gotten amazing tattoos that were all but just a mass of faded, indistinct shapes. Learning that over time, that clean crisp tattoo thirty years later, is anything but... I watch friends and younger relatives with the piercings of their lips, nose, and other 'areas' . How uncomfortable it is when my niece tries to blow her nose, or the stud on her cheek gets caught on something...and not that I have any strong felings one way or the other, but nipple piercings...uggg!!! As to a PA, one of God's most marvelous creations, to me needs no improvement or desecration...however, que sera, sera!!!

In the small town I grew up in, we had what we called the Spagetto. One of the largest woolen processing mills was built in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Labor to fill the employment needs was originally from the owner's home country, England. As the mill expanded, additional labor was required, and our town experienced an influx of Central Europeans and Italians. The mill owners built company housing, and while I was growing up through high school, it was like a miniature United Nations. Surprisingly, we all got along well, and visiting friends' homes was an education in itself. The hospitality and food are something I will never forget. Stunad is Italian for someone who is out of tune, dazed, or simply clueless...another favorite was minchia, meaning WTF, surprise, appreciation, or when something goes wrong. Not to be used in 'polite' company...Cazzo is the masculine form... And as a side note, it is zero degrees F this morning, Saturday will be even colder, and Sunday to Monday will bring a significant snowstorm. I've got my largest Tropical shirts out, large enough to go over my winter jacket. Just to remind one and all spring, your fall, is coming!!!

Finished reading this last night and it is a powerful short story of unexpected consequences...quite frankly, I could see this short story expanding!!!

When I am reincarnated, I'm joining this class!!! This short story has legs and can we have more please and thanks!!

What a great short story, compact and rich in details...simply well done and leaving readers hungry for more!!!

A wonderful story of love lost and love gained, that perseverance is its own reward. That reinventing oneself after a tragedy opens up a future of possibilities!

Satin/Satan...tomato/tomahto

My menory fails me but...the babies...will we see the babies??? Or are they from another story???

To the day we all realize the following... The star turned to face Torryn directly, taking his hand. "Humans are incredible and wonderful, but they also have darkness in them. Some have more, some have less. Some let it consume them, while others keep fighting to keep theirs at bay, no matter how hard it is." He squeezed Torryn's hand tightly, smiling at him, his eyes stinging. "I need to use my light to help chase away that darkness. So humans can be happy. And I can't do that from up in the sky."

The Circle Continues: A Valuable Life Lesson...

#OrelFinn #OliverLydia and Mrs Patel....

Finn possibly...

My mother always said she became Swedish by insemination...

Of course, she can wade through; she's Satin's wife on earth....

College is winding down quickly for the boys, unless they decide to go on to graduate courses... A tad passive/aggressive here in the following comment “Speaking of that, which of your clothes do you want me to wear?” “It doesn’t make any difference, since whatever you wear, I’ll just wear the same thing once you’ve changed out of it. I’ll just wear what I wore today during the ride to and from the dog park and then we’ll both change after we get back to the house.” “If you don’t mind doing it that way, then we’ll do the same thing every Tuesday and Thursday for the rest of the semester.” “As long as you don’t get any dog shit on my clothes while you’re wearing them.” And was it really necessary to say that? If it was said in jest, fine...if not, it was pretty rude...just sayin... It sounds like the boys stumbled upon some pretty valuable cards, and it was an interesting conversation on ethics in terms of possibly selling prior to the auction... Does the card-grading company know that an employee is reaching out to a customer, regarding a private sale, to me it sounds unethical on this employee's part if the company policy is contrary to this sort of behavior...

One has to wonder if those beasts are running amok on the other side of the portal that seems to be no longer...

So glad to see this!!!

Would that infer the stick is up his backside???

Or the utter shock of finding out his version of being the empeor hasn't any clothes, gives him a fatal brain aneurysm...or while choking on candy from the parade...

Time to make the malovent Queen abdicate...pronto, a kick to the backside while reminding her not to let the door hit her backside on the way out...

I'm willing to bet Grainger won't be cockblocked for very long...Harmony at home, a pleasant journey to date, a port to inspect along with an eager Captain with a port of his own to be explored!!! All the while, Daventry learns the Spanish tongue; perhaps there is a fair maiden to practice on...

It seems the fingers weren't enough, time to take an arm...

I could not have said it any better... Done this way, it would go a long way towards explaining the town's urban legend

I think Tarquin just may be in so far over his head, he can't see his ignomious ending coming... Oliver’s composure finally fissured. “You think I’m watching?” he hissed, stepping closer. The scent of his expensive soap and simmering rage filled the space between them. “I am building a dam with my bare hands while he drills holes in it for fun! I am re-routing funds, falsifying schedules, playing a shell game with assets to keep Orel’s world from collapsing! What do you do? You swing a wrench and judge from your grease pit!” If there is any justice, it will happen when the PM is in town for the parade...Or Mrs Harding thoroughly emasculates him...could both possibly happen???