2/2/2025 Just Jot it January – I did it #jusjojan25edition #jusjojan25
I DID IT! I blogged daily in January. I'm not ashamed to admit that I tend to blog consistently when someone else offers the prompt. 😉 I know there are "Linky" topics, but I haven't joined any of them. I have an aversion to…
1/31/2025 Just Jot it January – Finished #jusjojan #jusjojan25
I recently discovered my Wordpress theme (paid, not free) that I have used for many years has been retired. Information from Wordpress: 'A retired theme will no longer receive updates with new features. While a retired theme should…
1/30/2025 Just Jot it January – Hesitation #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
I put in a load of laundry in my front-loader washing, shut the door, hit the 'on' button, and hesitated until I heard the 'click' of the door sealing. I was halfway across the kitchen when realized I didn't know where my phone was.…
1/28/2025 Just Jot it January – Land of Confusion #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
Genesis released Land of Confusion in 1986. Seems eerily relevant in 2025. Linda hosts Just Jot it January. Dan offered today's word prompt.
1/27/2025 Just Jot it January – Glamorous #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
I've never aspired to be glamorus. I'm a meat and potatoes, dinner roll, and cupcake with tub frosting person. I drink Corona beer and Malbec wine, neither of which are particularly glamorous as far as alcoholic beverages go. I don't…
1/26/2025 Just Jot it January – Jubilee #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
I've heard of the dessert Cherries Jubilee. I know nothing about it other than the name indicates it's a dessert for celebratory occasions. The name conjures images of fancy parties and pinkies raised while you drink tea or sip…
1/25/2025 Stream of Consciousness Saturday & Just Jot it January – In line #jusjojan #jusjojan25 #socs
Today's prompt, 'in line', made me think of the word tandem as in something being in front and in back. I came up with two distinct memories. The first in-line/tandem memory goes back to when I…
1/24/2025 Just Jot it January – Hobbies #jusjojan #jusjojan25
Thinking back through my life, the hobbies I had as a kid were reading, having lots of animals in my life, fishing in our little pond with my grandpa, and competitive horseback riding and showing horses (4-H and a quarter horse…
1/23/2025 Just Jot it January – Emphasis #jusjojan #jusjojan25
Thomas Paine wrote an essay entitled "The American Crisis", December 23, 1776. This is the beginning: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service…
1/22/2025 Just Jot it January & One-Liner Wednesday #1linerweds #onelinerweds #jusjojan #jusjojan25
“Reality continues to ruin my life.” Bill Watterson, “The Complete Calvin and Hobbes” Linda (happy birthday) 😉 hosts Just Jot it January and One-Liner Wednesday.
1/21/2025 Just Jot it January – Content #jusjojan #jusjojan25
A day after the US presidential inauguration, aka shameful sideshow clown-filled circus event, Wm. Shakespeare, Richard III, and I have this to say: Now is the winter of our discontent... (Yes, took this line out of context to the…
1/20/2025 Just Jot it January – Antipodean #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
Olivia Newton-John, ACDC, Kylie Minogue, Keith Urban, INXS, Men at Work, Natalie Imbruglia - These musical artists are the only antipodean musicians/bands I could name off the top of my head. I went to the internet for help to find…
1/18/2025 Just Jot it January & Stream of Consciousness Saturday – A pack full of frustration #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
I'm calling it a day. I'm packing it in. I'm peckish, so I need something to eat. I'm definitely not feeling puckish. My afternoon wasn't playful at all. Why? Because I have spent…
1/17/2025 Just Jot it January – Recrudescence #jusjojan #jusjojan25 #pitofdespair
Recrudescence (17th c.): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve. Linda hosts Just Jot it January.
1/16/2025 Just Jot it January – A great personality #jusjojan #jusjojan25
Linda hosts Just Jot it January. Astrid suggested today's writing prompt "personality". Emperor Kuzco definitely lacks a great personality. 😉
1/15/2025 One-Liner Wednesday & JusJoJan – It’s All in Your Head #jusjojan25 #onelinerweds
Annual Psychic Convention You know where. You know when. Linda hosts One-Liner Wednesday and Just Jot it January.
1/14/2025 Just Jot it January – Initiative #jusjojan #jusjojan25
I'm taking the initiative to take no initiative to write a lengthy blog today. That's sort of like stopping in to see what condition my condition is in. For you young whippersnappers reading this and wondering what the heck that…
1/13/2025 Just Jot it January – Embraceable You #jusjojan #jusjojan25
'Embrace', suggested by Laura, is today's prompt for Linda's Just Jot it January 2025. The song Embraceable You is the first thing I thought of for today's prompt. Embraceable You was a jazz standard written in 1928 by George…
1/12/2025 Just Jot it January – Say No to Notifications #jusjojan #jusjojan25
In my early days of owning an iPhone, which was back in the iPhone 4 era, I quickly learned to toggle off the notifications option on all my phone apps. Checking for notifications is like eating when I'm bored: It's…
1/11/2025 Stream of Consciousness Saturday & Just Jot it January – Little Things #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
It's taken me entirely too long to come up with anything to write about for today's prompt. I could reiterate what others have written about it being important to pay attention to the little…
1/10/2025 Just Jot it January 2025 – Echo #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
I grew up knowing the songs from The Great American Songbook. 'The Lawrence Welk Show' and 'Sing Along with Mitch' were television shows we never missed. I also learned American folk songs from my grandpa as well as in elementary…
1/9/2025 Just Jot it January 2025 – Shy #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
via GIPHY I'm an introvert -- personality type that thrives on alone time and needs that solitude and quiet time to re-energize from the times I have to participate and mingle with the extroverted world around me. I'm the one who…
1/8/2025 One-Liner Wednesday & Just Jot it January 2025 – I love bread #jusjojan25 #1linerweds
Why is it when I make a sandwich, I only use two pieces of bread, but when I have French toast, I want half a loaf? Linda hosts One-Liner Wednesday and Just Jot it January 2025.
1/7/2025 Just Jot it January 2025 – Pernickety #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
"In the U.S., I'm persnickety. In the U.K. and Canada, I'm pernickety." I relate to Mitch Hennessey from The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). "(I'm always frank and earnest with women. In New York, I'm Frank. In Chicago, I'm…
1/6/2025 Just Jot it January – Invigorating #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
Invigorating - Definition: making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy Exhausting - Definition: making one feel very tired Most days, the most invigorating activity I'm willing to participate in is a third cup of coffee…
Just Jot it January 2025 – 1/5/2025 Frustration #jusjojan25 #jusjojan
I think the real name of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, is "Program Designed to Maximize Frustration and Minimize Functionality". It seems with each new iteration of Office, the program has been deliberately made less…
Stream of Consciousness Saturday & Just Jot it January 2025 – 1/4/2025 In front/Behind #jusjojan25 #jusjojan #socs
Behind me is 19 years of being published with three different small presses. One of those small presses went belly-up years ago, and I received rights reversions on my books. Another…
Just Jot it January 2025 – 1/3/2025 – Meander #jusjojan2025 #jusjojan25 #childhoodmemories
I lived on a small ranch when I was growing up. 600 acres or so. We ran cattle and horses, and we had a few acres of irrigated corn that we harvested as ensilage for supplemental winter feed for the cattle.…
One-Liner Wednesday – Just Jot It January 1/1/2025 – Money Money Money #1linerWeds #JusJoJan #JusJoJan25
“Here’s something to think about: How come you never see a headline like ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’?” — Jay Leno Linda G. Hill hosts One-Liner Wednesday and Just Jot it January 2025.
