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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

That Was Stupid Club - The advice to “work smart not hard” is always good, but sometimes the “work smart” ideas don’t come until it’s too late!

Cupcake - I’ve been on a few diets. The struggle is REAL! “Appetite like a gale. Tonight’s the night my diet fails. Hey, you, fried chicken pail. Come here!” My favourite part.

The Cliff Diver - Poor Miguel. I’m glad he was able to find a new friend in the end.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I enjoyed Thin Lizzy’s 1970s Irish working-class lyrics. It was fun to adapt them to the diet theme.

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Ryan Pond | NUEXGUY's avatar

Love The Cliff DIver story. Short, sweet, and moving. Don't let your dreams die. Chase them until the end.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Ryan. Agreed. Keep the dreams alive. But remember, the journey is the best part. 😀

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Ryan Pond | NUEXGUY's avatar

Absolutely!

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Fawzi Ammache's avatar

This motivated me to go buy some cupcakes

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I don’t know whether to say thank you or apologize. 🤣

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Fawzi Ammache's avatar

I think I need to thank you and send you some 😂

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Mark Starlin's avatar

🤣 Very sweet of you.

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Bill Adler's avatar

I enjoyed The Cliff Diver. Thank you.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Bill. 😀

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J. M. Elliott's avatar

your song made me smile today. thanks :-)

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks J.M. I love doing song parodies. This one has some elements of truth to it. 🤣

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J. M. Elliott's avatar

i definitely related to it more than i'd like to admit ;-)

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Mark Starlin's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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John K Adams's avatar

I simply love reading your Monday posts, Mark. Great way to start the week.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, John. That means a lot to me.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

“The Cliff Diver” — one of your best Stock Photo Stories, Mark!

Also, for That Was Stupid: arrange oversized thing on scale several ways, get different results, not sure what’s right. Spouse comes along, has you stand on scale, get weight, hands you oversized thing, get weight, subtract A from B, done. 😐

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Jack. Lee introduced me to the weigh, hold, weigh, and subtract method of weighing an object. Wives are smart. 🤓

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Justin Deming's avatar

“The Cliff Diver” is beautiful. I love how much ground it covers for such a short story! Thanks for that, Mark.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, Justin. Every old person has a life story to tell. 🙂

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