tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post3451701691981757667..comments2024-03-15T22:33:20.130-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-4059106240674273032016-03-26T10:03:42.426-07:002016-03-26T10:03:42.426-07:00this is fun... and St. Peter better get with the p...this is fun... and St. Peter better get with the program and put it all into a database!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-53334118001245360112016-03-26T10:01:52.196-07:002016-03-26T10:01:52.196-07:00This made me smile so much... beautifulThis made me smile so much... beautifulLeland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-37629736469543638832016-03-26T10:01:24.945-07:002016-03-26T10:01:24.945-07:00You know, if something makes Mader want to go to c...You know, if something makes Mader want to go to church, it's really good... and it is!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-91023514430633691462016-03-26T09:59:52.593-07:002016-03-26T09:59:52.593-07:00Thanks... chaos seems to be my guardian angel late...Thanks... chaos seems to be my guardian angel lately....Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-30506764635189060502016-03-26T09:58:32.079-07:002016-03-26T09:58:32.079-07:00Thank you all... and if I publish this anywhere el...Thank you all... and if I publish this anywhere else, it will be "hang a louie" for the u-turn...Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-10227678118634244782016-03-26T09:57:13.797-07:002016-03-26T09:57:13.797-07:00you all make me smile... thanks!you all make me smile... thanks!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-12478251306402102022016-03-26T02:53:01.519-07:002016-03-26T02:53:01.519-07:00I have to agree with David and that charm line! Y...I have to agree with David and that charm line! Yowza!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-76494717879206067392016-03-26T02:52:25.865-07:002016-03-26T02:52:25.865-07:00I have to agree with David and that charm line! Y...I have to agree with David and that charm line! Yowza!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-56994082121724979022016-03-26T02:49:23.184-07:002016-03-26T02:49:23.184-07:00This just puts a big goofy smile on my face. I lo...This just puts a big goofy smile on my face. I love these stories, I cross my Paws every week hoping you'll have another one. Thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-89352799406669490492016-03-26T02:41:14.730-07:002016-03-26T02:41:14.730-07:00I really liked the line "You were your own cr...I really liked the line "You were your own creation and able to be whoever you wished, ready to try on other hats and skins as you fancied..." That really struck a chord with me. It just fits so nicely!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-14796375879528796672016-03-26T02:18:21.474-07:002016-03-26T02:18:21.474-07:00This is sublime. And your words matter very much ...This is sublime. And your words matter very much sir.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-69183587056503792162016-03-25T22:26:20.360-07:002016-03-25T22:26:20.360-07:00You should definitely write more!!You should definitely write more!! Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-47208676920313016472016-03-25T22:01:40.454-07:002016-03-25T22:01:40.454-07:00Thank you everyone. You make me want to write mo...Thank you everyone. You make me want to write more! And that is an amazing feeling. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-69593796721333500102016-03-25T21:55:30.096-07:002016-03-25T21:55:30.096-07:00Thanks all of you. :)Thanks all of you. :)Ann Catheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368130403339572810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-84472827721083713522016-03-25T19:00:32.643-07:002016-03-25T19:00:32.643-07:00I'm so glad I didn't accidentally miss you...I'm so glad I didn't accidentally miss your posting because I love it! Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-76507530702380095312016-03-25T18:56:32.216-07:002016-03-25T18:56:32.216-07:00I like the visuals,sounds and images. You brought ...I like the visuals,sounds and images. You brought me in. Very cool. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-33053812371086612292016-03-25T18:52:37.507-07:002016-03-25T18:52:37.507-07:00Oh boy you nailed the doubting Thomas. You deserve...Oh boy you nailed the doubting Thomas. You deserve overflowing Easter baskets. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-29061173786885600332016-03-25T18:44:31.820-07:002016-03-25T18:44:31.820-07:00Reminds me of my warm snuggly Aunt. She warmed my ...Reminds me of my warm snuggly Aunt. She warmed my spirit.<br /> Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-90870138126565455982016-03-25T18:40:40.877-07:002016-03-25T18:40:40.877-07:00Have to be proud of that rebellious streak!Have to be proud of that rebellious streak! Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-92215324982761518592016-03-25T18:04:08.608-07:002016-03-25T18:04:08.608-07:00I Love it. what do we do when we cannot do anythin...I Love it. what do we do when we cannot do anything without a diagnosis?<br />Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-12464731265803962492016-03-25T18:00:56.436-07:002016-03-25T18:00:56.436-07:00Makes me think of a sort of AI voice...Do More wit...Makes me think of a sort of AI voice...Do More with this ?!Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-25327109247512006642016-03-25T17:58:50.848-07:002016-03-25T17:58:50.848-07:00Yeah faith is not about what you know, but what wh...Yeah faith is not about what you know, but what what don't...Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-15768163146351748152016-03-25T17:31:12.519-07:002016-03-25T17:31:12.519-07:00I'm blown away... completely and totally. Poet...I'm blown away... completely and totally. Poetry and prose married perfectly.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-20216415942174155282016-03-25T17:29:56.205-07:002016-03-25T17:29:56.205-07:00^^^what he said... ^^^what he said... Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-6605566183479693682016-03-25T17:29:16.219-07:002016-03-25T17:29:16.219-07:00
A man in flowing robes and a long scraggly beard ...<br />A man in flowing robes and a long scraggly beard glanced her way before speaking. “Oh, you’re here,” he said acting as if he had known her all his life. He opened a giant book and wrote something in longhand. “We remember you. It’s here somewhere but I don’t have time to look for it.”<br />“What?”<br />“That smile of yours. Quite stunning,” he said straightforwardly. “You were the happy girl with the brightest smile of all. It glowed so far around you that we took notice and the last time we saw it we scooped it up and kept it in storage. It’s here somewhere.”<br />Storage? She wondered what it meant. Was it on ice? Questions flowed through her mind but she didn’t want to cause any problems. “Should I go look for it?” <br />“Sure, they are in alphabetical order by your first and your most recent last name, age and date.”<br />“What date? Do you go by my birthday?”<br />“No, I told you I’m very busy. We go by the last time we saw it. For you it was around the time the doctor diagnosed you....” He cleared his throat and pulled on the end of his beard. “Excuse me, I am very busy. Why don’t you take a look for yourself?” He pointed to a giant room with brimming boxes labeled with various attributes, talents and dreams. “It’s not as disorganized as it sounds.” <br />Her mouth agape, she felt awestruck and took a small step into the room where she noticed boxes of lost smiles stacked above dancing toes and giving hands. She shuddered to think people lost their toes because they didn’t dance anymore or lost the use of their hands because they became greedy. After pulling out a few of the smiles and trying them on, she gave up. None of the ones she tried had fit. She backed out of the room and returned to the man with the large book. <br />“I couldn’t find it,” she said.<br />“That’s fine but I’m not surprised.” He pointed at some bleachers next to a lovely gate and told her to have a seat. “Don’t worry, smiling is not imperative around here and who knows, your delightful smile might redevelop.” He watched her take a seat, and then turned to another person asking, “Next?”<br /> Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.com