Keep Buggering On
Well, today is the last day of Writing Month, and this is my 20th blog post of 20, which is what I signed up for.
My last post was a lot more involved and time-consuming than I expected, so I wanted to end on a high note, with a fairly simple thought...
One of Winston Churchill's* famous quotes was "Keep Buggering On," or the more PG-rated (as we would say today) version, "Keep Plodding On."
*It's wise to point out that WC was a rather controversial figure in the history of the world. I am not qualified to hash out the pros and cons of his tenure, nor to be his judge, but I felt I must do my due diligence to point out that like many notable world leaders, his viewpoints and deeds are quite complex, and not entirely good.
I tried to write a post about thankfulness on Thursday (U.S. Thanksgiving), but I just couldn't muster it. I had a Big Sad that day: not any major life event or single item of bad news, but just the complex and somewhat sad realities of life for me that day.
I also read a young man's wonderful post describing the loss he experienced in the past few years. I didn't really have the spare emotional bandwidth to ponder it that day, but over the next couple days, I found myself reflecting fondly and feeling thankful for someone out there who so able to have positive reflections after suffering such a devastating loss.
So to all those wonderful people out there reading this: Keep Plodding On. Just keep going after it. Even if it feels like you're not making much real progress.
Nevertheless, it makes a big difference, both to your life, and to those around you.
Pax Christi,
~~R.L. Dane~~
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Background
In the halcyon days of 16-bit microcomputers, there was a computer graphics technique used by many demos and some games known as Palette Rotation, Palette Shifting, Palette Animation, or Color Cycling.
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Your blood boils.
You air out …
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Since neither of my fedifriends have written their prompts yet, I'm actually borrowing the idea I gave Amin to write:
I'm going to …
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I couldn't quite make the title work in my head, so I abandoned it for "Adoption," which still works well.
I'm re-claiming that title for this post, because I can make more sense of where I was going with …
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