Many thanks
to Grandma of Grandma’s Goulash for hosting Succinctly Yours. Participants are
invited to kick back and throw together a story of 140 words or 140 characters or fewer based
on the photo. This week’s bonus word was “vouch.”
I’ll vouch it belongs to Oscar
the Grouch. 35
I’ll vouch it belongs to Oscar
Madison. 33
I can vouch for the fact that it
was once a de la Renta. 43
No matter what, I’ll vouch that the
Oscar couch…is just as “ouch.” 55
The perfectionist
fixes one line of a poem over and over—until no lines are right….The
perfectionist is never satisfied. The
perfectionist never says, “This is pretty good.
I think I’ll just keep going.”…To the perfectionist, there is always
room for improvement. The perfectionist
calls this humility. In reality, it is
egotism. It is pride that makes us want
to write a perfect script, paint a perfect painting, perform a perfect audition
monologue….Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves,
the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough—that we
should try again. ~Julia Cameron, The
Artist’s Way
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteYikes, I missed again... have had a lot of pre-posting to do before my trip down under and am afraid this has just gone completely to my blind spot... You did good here; not sure I could have done much with this one anyway! YAM xx
Sorry to hear you've been too busy to participate, but what a reason! Enjoy that trip down under!
DeleteTammy--You really pared these down. Bravo. (Oscar Madison--one of my favorite TV characters.)
ReplyDeleteMine too, Sioux!
DeleteOh my, I could visualize all those Oscars. My kids used to call their dad OtG. You are very good at these memes.
ReplyDeleteOtG made me giggle. Thank you for putting up with my meme-madness!
DeleteIf that chair would've had papers on it instead of trash, I would've thought it was mine! Ha. Love the quote and you are such a fine one with these short mini's.
ReplyDeleteHa! I fear this chair ALMOST looks like it could have belonged to my son at one time. Ack.
ReplyDeleteAll that chair is missing is a banana peel. Like the one jammed down in the cushions of the La-Z-Boy and left behind by Oscar the Hick, and found by me a few hours later. Those things turn brown, you know.
ReplyDeleteWell at least it wasn't months later....
DeleteSo many Oscars, so many smiles! As always, you nailed this one :)
ReplyDeleteAw - thanks, Teri!
DeleteMy favorite was #3. You are the undisputed Queen of Tiny Tales!
ReplyDeletePat
Critter Alley
What's funny is that I Googled "Oscar de la Renta furniture," and it's really not out of the question! Anyway, thank you, Pat!
DeleteLove all of these---very rhyming today! I'm partial to the two Oscars. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Lisa!
DeleteLoved these. Hope to see more of you at SY.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Grandma. I do plan to come back when I'm a little less overwhelmed. I know you know what I mean!
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