Highly Illogical (Repost for TBT)

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“It is curious how often humans manage to obtain that which they do not want” Mr Spock

Highly Illogical

I find You

Absolutely fascinating
Extremely interesting
Utterly charming
Highly intriguing
Totally captivating

I am

Spellbound and transfixed
By all certainty, bewitched

Wrapped around Your little finger
If I could, I would linger

I am only

Admiring You
From a distance
Still with persistence
But slightly askew

If

An instance
Would arise
It would be
My greatest price

Up close and personally
Give my thanks, my gratitude most cordially

Yet

I find myself

Highly illogical

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Rantings Of A Third Kind on Holiday (19.-27.12.)

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Rantings Of A Third Kind on Holiday (19.-27.12.)

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“What is this thing called “holiday” everyone keeps talking about?” Gun Roswell

Rantings Of A Third Kind on Holiday (19.-27.12.)

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Dear Rantings of a Third Kind fans, followers and readers. Officially Rantings aka Gun Roswell will take some time off to enjoy a much earned holiday period of one week. Spending her time looking for new inspiration in a far away foreign land 😉

But no worries, there are still a few posts delivered on daily basis for your enjoyment, so stay tuned: Same bat-time, same bat-channel!

Wishing you all, happy holidays in case you are celebrating and for those of you who are not, have fun anyway and enjoy life!

~Gun~

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Fabulous Friday or Ode to my Shiny Golden Shoes (2015-12-18)

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“We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?” Marianne Williamson

Fabulous Friday or Ode to my Shiny Shoes

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My shiny golden shoes
No time for the blues
Singing and dancing
In my shoes of fancy

My lovely golden shoes
Act as some kind of muse
They might be flashy
But I feel quite dashy

I may not be Howard Hughes
And I don’t need any booze
With minimal financing
I am out celebrating

Thank Goodness
For Fabulous Fridays!

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Give it a High Five! (Blogging 101, Commenting Bootcamp)

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Blogging 101, Commenting Bootcamp, Day Five: Commenting on Comments

Blog posts are half of the two-way conversation between the writer and readers; comments are the other half. The liveliest comment sections are full of conversations and sub-conversations and sub-sub-conversations.

Today, find an interesting conversation and reply to other comments, rather than to the post.

Comment sections can be rich social experiences where new friends are forged, and fans found. Get involved! A conversational comment thread is more fun for everyone.

If you’re commenting on a blog where you’ve never spoken up before, leave a comment specifically for the blogger as well; if it’s a blog where you’re a regular, responding directly to other commenters is a-okay.

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“My site has the whole thing – blogs, information, video interviews” William Shatner

Give it a High Five!

‘Twas an “interesting” five days
Sometimes that is all it takes
Getting out and about
Sometimes even giving a shout
Some say ’twas not within limits
But trying out new gimmics
Was the idea for this round
Not to put on a frown
Hope no one got to hurt
Or did their sleeves get burnt
For myself I can say
Thanks for this memory
See Y’all on the blogs
All my best and no sobs

 

Happy Holidays to one and all!
~Gun~

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An Homage to Bloggers (Repost for Blogging 201)

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“Writing is the only way I have to explain my own life to myself” Pat Conroy

An Homage to Bloggers

The blogging day is done
And the time has come
To finally move along
Maybe, even with a song

So let’s all keep blogging
Even while jogging
Do not believe in flopping
And around the www keep popping

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Respectful Disagreement? (Blogging 101, Commenting Bootcamp)

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Blogging 101, Commenting Bootcamp, Day Four: Try Respectful Disagreement

One of the best things about reading blogs is being exposed to ideas, experiences, and viewpoints you might not otherwise encounter — at some point, you’re bound to read something you disagree with.

Today, leave a comment that disagrees with a post’s premise or challenges a post’s ideas… but respectfully!

If we never engage with difficult ideas, we shrink the internet down into our own little echo chambers. Disagreement helps us hone our viewpoints, and can change a mind or show people their common ground.

Of course, disagreeing needn’t (and shouldn’t!) be mean-spirited. Visit The Commons for some guidelines on how to disagree in a kind, productive way. And if you’re not sure whether your comment is helpful or respectful, your co-bloggers in The Commons will happily provide a second opinion!

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“Blogs are whatever we make them. Defining ‘Blog’ is a fool’s errand.” Michael Conniff

Respectful Disagreement?

Left a few comments
I tried to be honest
Even though I did promise
No one to torment

“I cannot agree with thee
I cannot see the same you see
Don’t be too angry with me
I was on a commenting spree
They said the truth will set free
I realize now it upset a wee
So let’s just agree to disagree
And maybe go out for a cup of tea?”

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Throwback Thursday 2015-12-17

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“By Thursday morning, we’d gotten over the worst of it” William Scranton

Throwback Thursday 2015-12-17

Today is time for a walk down memory lane again and dig into the archives of Rantings Of A Third Kind since the beginning of time. Well at least from the beginning of this blog 😛

Here are a few featured today:

It’s About As Funny As A Root Canal (Repost for TBT)

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I am Out of Order for Today (Repost for TBT)

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Let the Rantings continue!!!

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I am Out of Order for Today (Repost for TBT)

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“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.” Joe Girard

I am Out of Order for Today

Call it
A writer’s block
Or a total lock
My mind just
Put up the sign

“Empty room
For hire”

I will not pine
Somewhere
The fire
Can be found
Lifting me
Off the ground

To unblock
I will catch
The hook
To unlock
My writer’s mind

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It’s About As Funny As A Root Canal (Repost for TBT)

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“Born With Teeth” Kate Mulgrew

It’s About As Funny As A Root Canal

You know
That feeling
Lying
In the chair
Thinking
Life 
Is not fair

Staring
At the ceiling
Anticipating
Sweat
Covering
Your skin
Waiting for
The drilling
To begin
The sound
Resonating
In your skull

Totally bound
With feelings
Of dull
Contemplating
An escape
Looking
At the window
Wishing
For a cape
Like a superhero
Flying away

No time
The Dentist
Hovering
Covering
Your eyes
With sunglasses
Working
In a quick pace
Before I
Can plot my
Break

My mind
Wandering to
Molasses?
Am I
Loosing it?
Completely
Sugar
Would be
The last thing
I needed

Mouth
Agape
Drooling
Like an ape
Fooling
Not a chance
In a deep
Trance
Or a drug endused
State

After all
Is done
Wishing
I had
A gun
Somehow
Cooling down
Getting up
Staggering
Reeling
A sick
Feeling

A glance
In the mirror
Spittle
And blood
On my face
Must be
An error
Covering
My head
With a hood

Leaving quickly
No looking
Back
Oh what
A quack
Never mind
It’s all over
Until
Next time

When
You hear
It’s as funny
As A root canal
Time to fear
And run
As fast
As you
Can

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Tea, Earl Grey, Hot, Happy International Tea Day!

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Happy International Tea Day!

“Enjoy life sip by sip, not gulp by gulp” The Minister of Leaves, The Republic of Tea

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Tea, Earl Grey, Hot

Slow down
Listen
To the world
Around
Forget
That strife
Just Enjoy
Without a ploy
The simple pleasures,
Purest treasures
Of life

A cup of tea,
Plain and simple
Easy as
Your A, B, C
Soon you’ll see
A dimple
On your cheek
Will sneak

Breathe in
Breathe out
Relinquish
All doubt
Nothing to it
You can do it
Relax a while
It is no guile

Soon enough
The moment
That should have
Forever lasted
Has passed
You are back
On track

Remembering,
Hoping
The moments
Between now
And running out
To the
wide open
Would last
Longer than
A token

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