This is the freebie for today's crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from fuzzyred. It also fills the "body and soul" square in my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest.

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The crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Memories." Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration! This is our 150th session, so I hope to see lots of excitement.


What I Have Written:

"The Flavors of Our Days" is today's freebie.


From My Prompts:



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So very true. Do not view with mouth full.

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People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

Considering that the technology exists to enable a real democracy, would a true democracy (every single person can vote on every single legislation) be advantageous or detrimental?

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Here are the character notes for "People of Every Ethnic Persuasion" Part 2 Big Truck's Family.

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These are the photos that I uploaded in 2025, mostly pictures from my yard or local nature sites.

• 1401 photos
• Created 03.01.2025
• Updated 26.12.2025

Wow, that's a lot. :D It's nowhere near all of them, even all of the ones good enough to share.

These are the ones I selected to share in Three for the Memories as my most memorable (not most aesthetic or most technically ept) from 2025.

We made it through the second week of January. This is enough to get a better grasp of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also into the period of rapid die-off. We have reached the second Friday in January, also known as Quitter's Day because so many people give up their New Year's resolutions then. See also the parallel check in post over on goals_on_dw.

Feel free to copy the idea of a New Year's resolution check-in to your blog or other venue, to encourage yourself and your friends. Many people find that social support helps maintain resolutions. This is one area where online activity works as well as or better than facetime activity. Apps work too, with trackers for most popular goal categories. Consider the pros and cons of getting your friends to help. Here on Dreamwidth we have awesomeers and do_it that may prove helpful for social support of goals. Some craft communities like get_knitted and justcreate also have check-in posts.

According to an email from Facebook, the survey found that those who shared their New Year's resolution on Facebook were 36 percent more likely to stick to it. Additionally, 52 percent of those surveyed agreed that sharing their resolutions with others is helpful when it comes to accomplishing them. In my experience, saying (or posting) things out loud definitely makes them feel more real. Plus, if other people know about a goal you're trying to achieve, it may motivate you to keep working at it so you can provide future updates on your progress.

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Today is cloudy and chilly.  It snowed last night, just enough to leave a blanket of white over everything.  Most of it has already melted away.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/16/26 -- I saw a mourning dove.

EDIT 1/16/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
 

This poem is spillover from the June 4, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from see_also_friend, rix_scaedu, and wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Activism" square in my 6-1-24 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by fuzzyred. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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