Q is for Quick Quips
and Side Trips
Quitting’s not an option when we pursue a worthwhile goal,
but sometimes a short side trip can bring us back on course.
“It's always too soon to quit,” wrote motivational pastor, writer and author Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993).
Here we are on the 17th
day of the annual April A to Z Blogging Challenge, and I’m feeling a bit antsy.
I’ve pounded out 185 blog posts on various topics this month
already, pre-loading several to publish automatically on their given dates. That
means I have approximately 20 left to do before April runs out.
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| Working hard ... or hardly working? |
And I’m stopping to
play a bit, now and then.
Here’s my latest online distraction. Have you seen the
Bitstrips do-it-yourself cartoons on Facebook? They’re silly and sarcastic and
something of a brain bend.
This just-for-fun app allows users to create their own avatars (see pictures) with no photo uploads and make up cartoons that feature themselves and their
friends. Then those personalized cartoons post to Facebook, with those friends
already tagged.
New cartoon templates are added daily.
Bitstrips are fun to make, and the app is free, even if the
user’s time is not.
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| "You're burning daylight. Get busy!" |
Congratulations to
all the A to Z participants who are still with us.
Color me overambitious. I signed up eight blogs this year,
my third year of participation in the annual spring event. But I’m still on
course with the whole lot. My poetry
blog is on-schedule with the NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) as
well.
I’ve even tried to keep up with commenting, visiting several
fellow bloggers’ sites each day.
My kids, my horses,
my dog, and my cat barely recognize me now. But I’m still blogging.
My editors are likely scratching their heads and wondering
why I’m not pursuing extra writing assignments this month, as I have been wont
to do.
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| Blogging like she's on fire! |
And, believe it or not, I am pretty sure I will feel a funny
sort of let-down when the challenge month is over. I’m already looking forward
to re-upping next year, although I’m not sure I’ll go whole hog with eight
blogs.
Happy A to Z to all
who are in.
And thanks to all for reading and commenting. Hope you’ll stick
around for the regular posts, all year long.
Image/s:
Trio of Avatar Cartoons
created by this user on Bitstrips
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