Writing is like being able to put life into a snow globe. It takes the things that are too big and scary and reduces them into a form that I can put away when I want and look at from a distance. It also takes all that’s good in life and captures it into something I can take out when I want and look at close up and keep forever. It makes the bad things into something I can hold…and the good things into something I can hold onto. Both help so much that I need that little souvenir of life.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Succinctly Yours Week 219: It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Bloke in Long Underwear

It’s time again for Succinctly Yours, a jolly meme sent forth by Grandma of Grandma’s Goulash. Each week, Grandma posts a bloody brilliant photo for us to come up with a story of 140 words or 140 characters or fewer to go with it. The bonus word this week was “posture.”



The royal guards had to radically change their posture to fit into the telephone box with their hats on. It still fit better with the uniform than a smart phone.   132



While in the UK, Superman thought he had to watch his posture after emerging from the phone box. Londoners saw the outfit and told him to straighten up and fly right.   136



The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel. ~Steven Furtick
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  1. Yamini MacLeanMay 31, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    Hari OM
    Oh well done.... I kinda went blank and then wandered a weird path... Yours show great---posture!!! YAM xx

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    1. TammyMay 31, 2015 at 12:02 PM

      I guess I just assumed - or hoped - these were still around as art. You wandered a beautifully tragic path, and now I am mourning with you.

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  2. Sioux RoslawskiMay 31, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    Tammy--Sensational shorts, as usual. And the quote is wonderful. I'd never thought of that, but it's so true.

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    1. TammyMay 31, 2015 at 12:06 PM

      Isn't it a good one? I can't even remember where I found this quote. Probably at school.

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  3. ValMay 31, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    Oh, dear. I started to read that quote, and I was thinking that we compare our behinds to the behinds of others!

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    1. TammyMay 31, 2015 at 8:10 PM

      I laughed when I read this, but then looked it up. No wonder! I didn't have the dashes between "behind-the-scenes." Just goes to show what poor punctuation can do.

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  4. Linda O'ConnellMay 31, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    I giggled at your first but that last one made me lol. Like Val, at first glance, I thought that quote was about comparing our behinds :)

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    1. TammyMay 31, 2015 at 8:19 PM

      Please see above. I'm sure Steven Furtick, who apparently is a pastor, would be grateful that you and Val rescued his quote from sounding like he was comparing derrières. My apologies to all! :-o

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  5. Pat WahlerMay 31, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    Love #2! I wondered if you'd find a way to work Superman into that photo. Well done!

    Pat
    Critter Alley

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  6. Donna VolkenanntMay 31, 2015 at 11:47 PM

    Very nice. They're both short and humorous. And your quote is so true.

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  7. Lisa Ricard ClaroJune 2, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Always love your micros. Thanks for the smiles!

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  8. LynnJune 2, 2015 at 8:15 PM

    The second one is my fav! And thumbs up on the quote. Love the previous mini's too!

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