Six Word Saturday

It's rained every day this week.

Got the Thursday park concert in.

Nate's baseball games weren't rained out.

I was able to cut grass.

It's supposed to rain again today.

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Sensational Haiku Wednesday - Joy

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JOY

Time to count blessings

And look on the bright side to

Find the JOY in life.

I'm joyful but tired

Today, so only one shot

At the Haiku theme.

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L.A. Time Crossword Puzzle Blogging - Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Don Gagliardo and C.C. Burnikel 

Cross-posted (with a few last minute corrections that did not find their way back here) at THE CORNER.

Theme: Solve This Puzzle.  Each theme answer is a 3-word, common, in-the-language phrase beginning with the letters S, T, and P, in that order.

16. Makes an offer more desirable : SWEETENS THE POT.  Adds some inducements or incentives to an offer you can otherwise refuse.

27. Hopelessly ruined : SHOT TO PIECES.  Literally destroyed by firearms, figuratively in a bad state for any reason.

36. Stock trader's goal : SHORT TERM PROFIT.   The average holding period of stocks purchased on the NYSE is about 20 seconds.  I am not making this up.

44. "Satisfaction guaranteed" catchphrase : SURE TO PLEASE.  Ad slogan.

58. Editor's "Whoa!" : STOP THE PRESSES.  Wait a minute, something just came up . . .

And the unifier:
58. Auto additives co. that hints at this puzzle's theme : STP.  A company that makes engine oil and fuel additives, functional fluids and appearance products for your car or truck, and sponsors racers. 

Hi gang, it's JazzBumpa, fresh from rehearsal and finishing off a busy day with an outing with our good friends C.C. and Don.  Hop aboard and let's see where they take us. 

Mellow Yellow Monday - Dancers

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Here are my dancing girls after the Disney-themed recital.   The grand finale was "Step in time" from Mary Poppins.  All the competition tap dancers were chimney sweeps - hence the white shirts and smudged faces.  The small girls large group did "Bake a Cake" from Snow White.

They were all terrific!

Flashing feet, bright smiles,

Arms reaching to catch a dream:

All my dancing girls.

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Shadow Shot Sunday - Father's Day

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Here is a picture of my dad with his only son.  Yep, that bespeckeled tyke is the past tense of crusty old Bumpa.   I look to be about 4 or 5 here, which would make it 1951 or '52 - the Truman Administration.  My sister would arrive in '53. 

The original was badly off-center, so I cropped the right-hand half, which showed his vegetable garden.  That's right folks, I cropped his garden.  You just can't let an opportunity like that go by.

So many years have

Passed; a man long gone, his son

Looks back . . . across time.

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Six Word Saturday

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Big Recital today - four granddaughters dancing.

Three are sisters - plus Cousin Em.
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Sensational Haiku Wednesday - Fortitude

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 Image source 

 That caption misses being a haiku by two syllables.   So . . .

FORTITUDE

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Suffering weakens

You to the point where only

Virtue can shine through

II

In adversity

Fight the good fight for honor

And never give up.

III

Nothing worth while comes

Easily.   Resolve to do

Whatever it takes.

IV

A tough prompt for sure

But you can count on me to

Conquer the Haiku!
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Six Word Saturday

Grandson Ryan is 13 today - Yikes!

And now we have three teenagers!

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Sensational Haiku Wednesday - Health

HEALTH

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My cardiac kid

Had surgery at one week.

Now he's in good health.

Grandson Nate was born with transposition of the great arteries, and had open heart surgery as a new-born.  He'll be 9 in August.  Here is a video clip from last night's baseball game.   He went 4 for 5, and pitched an inning.

II

Heath is a precious

Gift.  Don't throw it away with

Bad lifestyle habits.

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Shadow Shot Sunday - Wetlands

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Here is a picture I took on a Sunday afternoon almost two months ago in a wetlands preserve near my house.  Can you see the mallard pair across the water?

Web-footed swimmers

Are there signs that you can read

Among the brown reeds?

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