Category Archives: Challenges

Apr6

The Numbers Game

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The Numbers Game

For Judy’s challenge:

The Numbers Game #119. Come Play Along!!

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Random photos from # 241

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This looks like a bunch of hailstones covering the back yard like snow.

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A colorful Day of the Dead with orange and green sugar skull (the cover of a sticker book)

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A large sunflower and some wheat spires in a vase

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Another vintage wooden door from old structure at our Ranching Heritage Center here

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A large red Anthurium flower with green leaves

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Two photos of Santa Claus arriving on a firetruck

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A large poster in beige tones depicting Roswell and aliens

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A very spiky succulent that is green with white stripes

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An empty dry looking vista with a bare branched tree  in the foreground

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A couple of cute black & white pigs behind a wire fence

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A yellow flower with black center (cup shaped)

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A look across the vista to the Indian Lodge at Ft. Davis TX

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A photo of a deer and I put a small toy deer beside it

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My books on Birds, and Insects

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Apr5

Bidi Bidi Bom Bom – Song Lyric Sunday – Born in April

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Bidi Bidi Bom Bom – Song Lyric Sunday – Born in April

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For SLS today we have songs that feature urges and the need for gratification. Thanks, Jim!

To join in this fun weekly challenge, and to see other entries, just click the link below.

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April Music Birthdays

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April 5, 2026 – Song written or performed by someone who was born in the month of April

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For today’s singer born in April, I chose Selena. She was born April 16, 1971. She has always been a favorite singer of mine, and has some wonderful songs. Sadly, she was murdered by one of her employees, the manager of her fashion line, who was also embezzling from the business.

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  • Selena, a biographical musical/drama, was released in 1997. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, and Constance Marie. (I like this one because it tells the story of the singer, Selena. There is good music and, besides the awful ending, there are plenty of funny parts, too.
  • Also, I had won tickets to see the premiere of this movie here in town. A radio station was having a call in contest, and I was the caller number that won. We saw it that night, and then went again a couple more times)
  • See more information about her life written in the Wiki article here

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Here’s Selena, singing, “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”. This was released from the album, “Amor Prohibido”, in 1994. It was written by Selena Quintanilla Perez, A. B. Quintanilla, and Pete Astudillo. It is on the EMI Latin label.

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AI Overview
. The title itself is an onomatopoeic phrase meant to represent the sound of a palpitating heartbeat when a person is lovestruck.
Below are the English lyrics for the chorus and main verses based on translations.
“Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” English Translation
[Chorus]
It goes bidi bidi bom bom
Bidi bidi bom bom
Bidi bidi bom bom, bidi bidi bom bom
[Verse 1]
Every time I see you passing by
My heart goes crazy
Every time I see you passing by
And it starts beating for me
Like this, like this
[Chorus]
It goes bidi bidi bom bom
Bidi bidi bom bom
Bidi bidi bom bom, bidi bidi bom bom
[Verse 2]
I sing like this, I love it like this
Every time I see you passing by
My heart goes crazy
Every time I see you passing by
And it starts beating for me
Like this, like this

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Here is Jennifer Lopez singing, “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”, in the movie she starred in, “Selena”. She has said it was not her actually singing, since it was a recording of Selena’s voice, she was lip syncing to in her acting role. I think it turned out really well and believable in the movie.

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Apr4

Weekly Prompts Color Challenge – Silver

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Weekly Prompts Color Challenge – Silver

For Gerry & Sue’s prompt:

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Silver

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  • Silver coffin (casket) key chain & a dog whistle
  • My silver charm bracelet with lots of charms

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  • silver Crayola crayon & scribbles on black paper
  • silver metal cross (wall hanging)
  • several of my silver rings (animals & a skull)
  • Large silver circular saw blade out in the garage

 

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Apr4

SOCS – hide

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SOCS -hide

For Linda’s challenge:

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 4, 2026

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Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “hide.” Use it way you’d like. Enjoy!

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Today we have the prompt ‘hide’.

Hi – de … Hidy! Hi-d-hi, Hi – d- ho, what to write … I don’t know.

I like to rhyme most all the time

But what can be my very next line, or lime?

Line and time don’t really rhyme, but lime and time does, but makes no sense.

I imagine there will be a lot of people hiding Easter Eggs today or tomorrow for the kids to hunt for. That was always fun for me, then later for my kids.

Except for one year. I was really too old to be egg hunting, but there I was in my new Easter outfit … hat (yes) new shoes (yes) and my cousins and I were out in grandma’s front yard with our baskets looking all over for those hidden eggs.

Now for the awful part. The grown ups told us older kids to let the little kids find most of the eggs, and to give them some of ours. That made us older kids mad. I threw a fit, a regular fit with crying and red face and stomping and all of it.

And ….. my parents had a home movie camera, and were taking a movie of our whole Easter Egg hunt, which of course had me throwing a fit. Forever saved on film… forever … and ever …

Whew!

haha 🙂

I wish everyone who observes Easter Sunday, a lovely day, with no tantrum fits.

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Apr3

A 2 Z – 2026 – Cool Chickens

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A 2 Z – 2026 – Cool Chickens

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My cousin, Mike, raises exotic chickens.

He pretty much makes pets of them all, and collects their eggs to sell.

The first photo shows a large black & white chicken with an elaborate all black feathery head-dress. He calls this one Silver. I think it is a Polish Silver breed of chicken.

The next photo is Mike holding Silver.

The next photo is another kind of chicken he is holding. He calls this one Houdie. Could be because it is a breed of chicken called Houdan.  It is a large black and white chicken, with it’s head-dress of feathers of black & white.

Very cool chickens! 🙂

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Today for the A to Z Blog Challenge we have the letter C.

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The Mystry Box Chickens are standing by the little blackboard. It says ‘Carry On Crazy’. The chicks say ‘C is for Chickens’, and ‘C is for Cool Songs’

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Kansas released their single, “Carry on Wayward Son”, in 1976, on the album, “Leftoverture”. It was on the Kirshner label, and written by Kerry Lingren.

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“Crazy on You”, released by Heart in 1976 as a single from the album, “Dreamboat Annie”, was written by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson. It was on the Mushroom label.

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Check back tomorrow for the Chicken’s Mystery Box surprise for the letter D!

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Apr3

Can You Tell a Story In …?

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Can You Tell a Story In …?

For Esther’s challenge:

Can You Tell A Story In…

Can you tell a story in 39 words using the following words in it somewhere:

  • PEACOCK
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CYMBALS
  • TOOTHPASTE

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Esther’s Writing Prompt – Board

Writing Prompts

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Esther says:

Your prompt word this week is

BOARD

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So, I’m combining both of Esther’s prompts. Maybe it will come out okay.

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As I was brushing my teeth one morning, I heard a crashing of cymbals out my window. Looking out there was a peacock, promoting his newsletter on a signboard saying, ‘ Not A Turkey’. I started laughing spitting toothpaste everywhere.

(39 words)

 

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Apr3

Fibbing Friday

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Fibbing Friday

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For Di’s challenge:

Fibbing Friday on Good Friday 2026

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Di says …

Mixed batch this week, not all Easter related I might add!

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1. Why do we have Easter Eggs? … They are handy when writing novels as a fun item to look for in the story plot.

2. What makes a Hot Cross Bun? … To make a Bun hot and cross take away his carrots.

3. Why do we have a bunny at Easter? … They remind people to play and have fun. Let the turtles plod along.

4. In which country did the Easter Bunny originate? … I heard it was the Easter Islands.

5. How many decorative balls are conventionally on a Simnel cake? … I’ll guess 20?

6. What is a can? … This is the opposite word of can’t.

7. What is a can-can? … This is the kid’s telephone game using two tin cans and a string.

8. What is a cantaloupe? … This means a couple who want to be married should wait and have a big party, not run away

9. What is a canister? … This is a female relative, a sister.

10 . What is a candelabra? … This is costume for a showgirl.

 

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Apr2

Writer’s Workshop

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Writer’s Workshop

For John’s challenge: here

https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/87817150/posts/6012986174

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  1. Write a post inspired by the word forget.
  2. Write a post in exactly 9 sentences.
  3. Do you have any special plans for April?
  4. Make a list of your favorite musical artists (bands or individual). What makes them so good?
  5. Tell us a funny pet (or animal, or kid) story.
  6. Scott Adams observed “We live in a world where all data is wrong.” Discuss.

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1. Mostly I wish we had a delete tab so we can delete bad memories we want to forget.

2.  —

3. No plans that I know of in April

4. Too many to name – look at my Song Lyric Sunday posts and you’ll see lots of favorites.

5. A funny pet story? So  many over the years with both cats and dogs. I’ve told some of them before, about my daughter’s dog Maynard (RIP). How he jumped in the lake by the house and my husband trying to catch him, and my daughter and I laughing so hard. Also when he caught a prairie dog in our back yard and carried it around in his mouth (not hurting it) as he thought it was his squeaky toy that looked a lot like a prairie dog (and it was squeaking, too!) Finally he let it go and the little critter scooted away under the fence. And then there was Rowdy’s gang of misfit neighborhood dogs. Such funny characters. 🙂

6. I have a couple of books that say just that. I can’t remember who wrote them right now, but it gave many examples, with commentary about most everything we take for granted or believe to be true, is not.

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Apr2

Mixed Music Bag # 12 – Late Greats

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Mixed Music Bag

For Glyn’s Challenge:

Music Quiz 12 – Late Greats

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The questions:

1. The late Jerry Garcia was vocalist with which band?

2. Carl Wilson of which legendary band died in 1998?

3. The Rose was a Bette Midler movie based on the life of which singer?

4. Which late great duetted with k.d. Lang on his mega hit “Crying”?

5. How is Mary O’Brien who died in March 1999, better known?

6. Whose life story was recreated in the biopic Sweet Dreams?

7. Florence Ballard was a member of which group?

8. Whose farewell note in 1995 read, It’s better to burn out than fade away”?

My answers:

  1. The Grateful Dead

2. Beach Boys

3. Gypsy Rose Lee

4. Johnny Cash

5. ??

6. Patsy Cline

7. The Supremes

8. ??

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Answers posted this Sunday. No googlin’.

Here are the answers to the Stateside Quiz:

  1. Debby Boone
  2. Mariah Carey
  3. “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
  4. Debbie Gibson
  5. Tiffany
  6. America
  7. 1980s
  8. Billy Preston

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