
way back in the day
we fended off bullies our way
no sissies were we
what took place had to be
today a different world
best to travel in a tank
wear a suit of armor
and scream blankety-blank
grey vs gray correctness no matter
me, I prefer the first over the latter
we in the US tend to use color vs colour
scaredy-cat me afraid of the dark?
the boogie man under the bed
creepy spider above my head
yikes! turn on the lights!
where do I begin
the mall, boutiques, and antiques
those were the days my friend
these days, its Amazon for me
I guess our love affair was meant to be
โPay as much attention to the path as the destination and your whole journey will become an experience.โ -Unknown
Rory’s The Morning Dawdler Q&A
Have you ever learned to fight or taken self-defence lessons โ why did you feel this was necessary or was this something that you wanted to know to feel safer?
Do you spell grey as gray and also is it colour or color?
Are you now or have you ever been afraid of the dark?
Where do you prefer to do most of your clothing shopping โ online or in-store?
-Eugenia
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Gray, not grey. ๐
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gray is grey is gray – inorite!๐คฃ
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Just having fun with our English! My spell check accepts both spellings.
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There is no difference John๐๐๐. I spell gray as grey same thing
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Brilliant Eugenia … and the world keeps spinning and spinning, I wonder what the next “spin-off” will be … ???
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Thank you, Ivor! Let’s hope the world spins in our favor! ๐๐ซ
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I suppose we are still spinning and thatโs the main thing
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Excellent poem Eugi!
It really rings true!
{{{hugs}}} BellaSita Mum & purrss BellaDharma
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Thank you, BellaDharma and BellaSita Mum! ๐ฅฐ
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Yore furry wellcome Miss Eugi โค
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I will take Amazon too. ๐ XO
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They are my go-to for just about everything.
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Yip, those were the days! I used to love the mall ๐ …great quote there at the end!
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Thank you, Lisa! I miss the mall because it wasn’t just the shopping, it was time spent with friends. ๐
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I agree, I would enjoy time with others in the mall. Shopping on line isn’t the same!
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Amazon is a great marketplace.
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Yes, I love it!
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I’ve never taken self defence lessons; grey for me; not afraid of dark; only in-store.
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Thank you for sharing, Derrick.
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back street crawler
helped us stand clear and taller
tell teacher
and know they weep
and cringe when they see ya
that s kismet
my friend
and in the end
it was a good thing too
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safety in numbers
ward off the rumble
playground bullies
watch them tumble
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no numbers
just one i
and that is why
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love this Eugi.
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“me, I prefer the first over the latter
we in the US tend to use color vs colour”
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Thank you, Cindy! ๐
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You’re so welcome Eugi! โฃ๏ธ
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Truly wonderful Eugenia, l agree, grey is gray is grey it still is just a color true ๐
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Thank you, Rory!๐
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Yes, indeed, Mark Anthony.
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One of the problems with bullies these days is that you can’t even fight back (in school). Both the bully and the victum get punished.
And with all the arms up over who should be punished for past mistakes it is a wonder anyone gets along…
Sad state indeed. We are almost afraid to help others. But I do read some good stories about strangers helping strangers. One struck me – mom sent a Thanksgiving invite (accidently to a stranger) – but after the confusion settled she invited the student anyway and they’ve been getting together and staying in touch thoughout the year.
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Yes, it’s a different world now. What a nice story about the student and the Thanksgiving invite.โค๏ธ
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I like reading about how folks help other people. There was a guy who did one of those online fund raisers so an elder man who was a greeter at a box store could retire!
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Thank you.
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Grey not gray, but my U. S. copyeditors always changed it.
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I think it depends on the point of origin. US – gray UK – grey. Either is correct.
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Thank you.
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Self-defence. Not every and almost everything is not worth fighting for or against.
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Agreed. Best to try and resolve peacefully.
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Wow Eugenia what an open minded blogger you are and you really are good at crafting a post and then pose questions in the end.
To answer these questions here are my answers , I spell gray as grey I think it is the same thing and I am definitely afraid and have a phobia for the dark and lastly, I prefer to do my own shopping in store so that I get the right fit for my body size๐
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Thank you, Mthobisi! The spelling of gray/grey depends on where one is from. I understand why you would prefer buying clothes in a store since you are a fashion expert, my friend.
Since I am retired, I buy most of my clothes online. Even though I am at home most of the time, I still like to dress and not live in sweats. I am pretty successful at buying clothes that fit properly, give or take a few boo-boos! Take care and stay safe.
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Clothing shopping online๐
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I learned to fight because I was bullied. I never trained professionally, though.
I spell it grey, but most horse people do. I spell it color too.
When I was very young, I was afraid of the dark and loud noises.
This was such an amazing poem, and thank you so much for sharing it with us ๐๐ฅฐ
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Thank you for sharing more about yourself, and I’m glad you enjoyed my poem.
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Youโre very welcome ๐
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โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ great work
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Thank you!
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Thank you for your very kind comment.
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Preach!
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