10/01
Ah, the romance of the #outlaw. Making his own rules, answering to no one, taking what he wants.
Alas, it doesn’t always work out like it does in the movies…
#whistpr
10/02
“Aren’t you a little late for ‘Talk Like a #Pirate’ Day?”
“It’s neverrrr too late to hang you from a yardarm, smartass.”
#whistpr
10/03
Skipped
10/04
“I am a #reflection of my times. But everyone is a #reflection of me.”
— Neil Peart
#whistpr
10/05
“He’s lying to us.”
“How can you tell?”
“One, someone who has been there doesn’t need to talk about it. Two, he doesn’t have the thousand-yard #stare.”
#whistpr
10/06
“See, rabbit, I don’t get mad no more. I can control my #temper.”
“You know, I don’t have the heart to tell him that he’s gone through all the money.”
#whistpr
10/07
It’s not easy to #uproot your existence and move it several hundred miles away.
It can be done, and it can be quite liberating.
#whistpr
10/08
So many of us thought that it would just be a short-time #visitor, and we would go on with our lives at some point.
We’re still waiting for that point.
#whistpr
10/09
I sit in the corner, waiting for the #worms to come.
#whistpr
10/10
His clothing disheveled, his #armor falling apart. He was on the front line nonetheless.
Belief would carry him through…
#whistpr
10/11
It’s a waste of time and energy to #brood over every little thing. Save it for the really important stuff that you can’t control.
#whistpr
10/12
It was a festive crowd, enjoying the Sunday sunshine. Then, an organic #chant rose.
“Beat LA”
#whistpr
10/13
There is one thing I dread more than anything else.
Noticing the #droop again…
#whistpr
10/14
“It seems like we’ve been here before.”
“Yes, many times. Don’t you remember?”
“I guess. I just don’t remember it being this #eerie before…”
#whistpr
10/15
Grandma is certainly the sight in her worn-out robe and pink #fuzzy bunny slippers.
I just wish she wouldn’t go to the grocery store like that.
#whistpr
10/16
The hopefuls read like a rogue’s #gallery – liars, attention seekers, and office climbers.
Were things really that bad?
#whistpr
10/17
“Man, the weather has been so warm that it makes me want to speak in palindromes.”
“Yeah, it’s been ‘too hot to #hoot’.”
#whistpr
10/18
Some bemoan the end of summer. No more laying by the lake, no more lazy afternoons.
Time for some #indoor fun…
#whistpr
10/19
The key to mental health is to #jettison negative thoughts and the people who apply them to you.
Some days are harder than others.
#whistpr
10/20
“It’s not like I’m #kidnapping you. This will be fun!”
Unfortunately, we have different definitions.
#whistpr
10/21
“I’ll have a Manhattan, no bitters, with moonshine instead of the rye.”
The bartender gave a confused look.
“What is a Manhattan, sir?”
“Water with a splash of #lemon then, please.”
#whistpr
10/22
It’s a shame that people need to leave Earth to full appreciate how fragile and important our little blue #marble really is.
#whistpr
10/23
People act like the current climate is unique.
What is old is #new again.
#whistpr
10/24
“Why is everyone so nice to the old man?”
“Well, if you’d been through the #ordeal he endured, you would earn the respect of everyone.”
Little Wayne went up to the old man.
“Excuse me, sir…”
#whistpr
10/25
She wore #plain clothes as they traveled across the #plain to her grandmother’s house. She had made it #plain to her her husband that she just wanted to get there.
Her nanna prepared a fancy spread for their arrival.
#whistpr
10/26
How do you know #quality? Is it hardware? Feeling? Attention to detail?
For this guy, it was “brown”…
#whistpr
10/27
I am constantly amused by people who take themselves so seriously.
We are but a #ripple in history.
#whistpr
10/28
He did not understand why a #scarecrow would appear in his front yard. He lived in the suburbs – there were no crows about.
He did not realize that his home was now a vortex for a frightening ritual…
#whistpr
10/29
“You mean to tell me that you’ve been out two weeks and all you brought home was a horn, two hooves and a #tail?!?”
“The rest was delicious.”
#whistpr
10/30
“Do you think we need an #umbrella today?”
“Nah – look at the sunshine!”
Weather forecasts can be beneficial…
#whistpr
10/31
The #poltergeist appeared at the foot of Casey’s bed.
“What do you want?!?” he cried.
“I want you to be true to reality,” spoke the apparition.
“Well, there goes my career as a politician.”
#whistpr