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Clavius
By Clavius
Clavius Thatcher
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A week or so back I signed up for this month’s Ricochet Member Group Writing project for August 14. I was sure that I’d have time the weekend before to come up with something. All it would do is take a little willpower. But, as things often will, circumstances got in the way of my writing. So I will tell you about what happened.

Will this be about this month’s Group Writing topic of “will?” We will see.

Saturday started off with a scramble golf tournament at 8am at Debell Golf Club in Burbank. It’s a nice course and my team wondered, “will we win?” I managed to get a closest to the pin on the 12th hole. I will have to say that it is entirely luck and not skill that managed to get this fine shot on the par three that led to a birdie.

From there, I needed to go out to our house in the high desert to tend to the property. It had a week and a half without power because the Cranston Fire near Idylwild burned the power supply lines. While I was willing to believe that the plants survived with limited water (irrigation runs on a well, no power, no water) I had to check it out. The drive was over 3.5 hours to go 120 miles as I had to bypass the Holy Fire near Lake Elsinore. Yes, California will have fires.

Upon arriving, I saw that a lack of water will be hard on some trees. While the grass, the small shrubs, all the evergreens, and three of the cottonwoods did fine, four cottonwoods are likely totally lost. They had been weakened by bark beetles and the several days without water some something they didn’t have the will to tolerate. I will be giving some business to a tree service as I don’t have the will to do all the chainsaw work myself.

Here are some of the sad, essentially dead trees.

Sunday was occupied by checking all the irrigation lines and timers. Then a faster 2.5-hour drive back to Los Angeles. Upon arrival, I didn’t have the will to write anything. Will I renege on my commitment to Group Writing? Never! Will anyone be satisfied with this poor missive of woe masquerading as a post? We will find out.

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  1. John Park Member
    John Park

    I guess we found out. Thank you @clavius

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    • August 14, 2018, at 8:12 AM PDT
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  2. Arahant Member
    Arahant

    Clavius: Will anyone be satisfied with this poor missive of woe masquerading as a post?

    Both satisfied and tickled. You at least presented your failure to come up with a topic in a funny way and managed to use the theme word throughout.

    This is an entry in our Group Writing Series under August’s theme of Will. (Will he quit using that word?) We still have eight openings later in the month. Why not see if you can pick a date today and come up with a better topic that Clavius did by the time the date rolls along? Our schedule and sign-up sheet is waiting for your call like the Maytag repairman.

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    • August 14, 2018, at 8:16 AM PDT
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  3. livingtheLoneStarlife Inactive
    livingtheLoneStarlife

    Clavius: Will anyone be satisfied with this poor missive of woe masquerading as a post?

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    • August 14, 2018, at 8:20 AM PDT
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  4. Clifford A. Brown Contributor
    Clifford A. Brown

    A book report on Peter Rabbit.

     

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    • August 14, 2018, at 3:54 PM PDT
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  5. Codename: Bunsen Honeydew Coolidge
    Codename: Bunsen Honeydew

    DeBell is a pretty course, I lived in Burbank for 4 months on my LDS mission back in 1998…

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    • August 15, 2018, at 6:06 AM PDT
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  6. Suspira Member
    Suspira

    I’m satisfied. I want to write a post. I need to write a post, as I used to be a writer of sorts and I’d like to retain the skill. But I always chicken out when it comes down to it. I fear I have very little to bring to the table.

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    • August 15, 2018, at 7:27 AM PDT
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  7. Arahant Member
    Arahant

    Suspira (View Comment):

    I’m satisfied. I want to write a post. I need to write a post, as I used to be a writer of sorts and I’d like to retain the skill. But I always chicken out when it comes down to it. I fear I have very little to bring to the table.

    Don’t be shy, now. I’m sure you have plenty. It’s not like the theme is rocket science. Have you ever committed an act of will? Have you ever seen someone else test their will? Have you ever known a guy named Will? Should be easy.

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    • August 15, 2018, at 7:35 AM PDT
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  8. Front Seat Cat Member
    Front Seat Cat

    I liked it – pictures, fire update, nice that people are golfing in California and not protesting or hating…

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    • August 15, 2018, at 10:02 AM PDT
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  9. Gary Robbins Reagan
    Gary Robbins

    I’ve got August 22nd.

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    • August 15, 2018, at 9:53 PM PDT
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  10. Gary Robbins Reagan
    Gary Robbins

    Col. Chortle Blendtec, USSF (View Comment):

    DeBell is a pretty course, I lived in Burbank for 4 months on my LDS mission back in 1998…

    I would like to hear about your LDS mission. And I am not LDS.

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    • August 15, 2018, at 9:54 PM PDT
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