MediocreMan

My New Plan B · 22 November 2025

It seems that I now have a new Plan B when it comes to getting a blog post out when I do not have a blog post ready. I just grab one of my DailyPrompt pieces and voilà! A new blog post is ready.

There are times when I do not have a blog post ready. Imagine that. It is not that I procrastinate. It is usually that I had something come up that was more important than writing my new blog post. Not that my blog is not important. It is. After all, I need to make sure that I get something out for my faithful readers (both real and imaginary). And I need to keep up my streak.

Okay. Keeping up my streak is not important. Not really. I do see it as a measure of my own writing discipline. The longer my streak goes, the more I realize that I am committed to writing. Or at least that is what my mind tries to tell me. Keep going. After all, you never know when you are going to be an overnight success after years and years of working.

Lately, the more important thing keeping me from writing my blog post is editing books. I have a couple that are ready or nearly ready for publication. (After seeing one of them printed, I know I need to fix the cover.) And yes, that is a bit more important than getting my blog out there. For even though my faithful readers (both real and imaginary) are discerning, hopefully, they do not know which blog posts I came up with weeks before publication with many hours of editing and polishing and which ones I came up with moments before my self-imposed deadline. (Which, by the way, is Thursday before it goes live on Saturday. So I can have give a preview to my followers on social media. Hint. Hint.)

Okay. Most of my blog posts do not go through hours of editing and polishing. Most of the current ones are done a week before I post them, then polished and uploaded on the preview Thursday. That is about it. No muss. No fuss. Just write stuff, edit stuff, polish stuff, post stuff. Simple.

But there are some weeks when something messes up my process. Which usually means that there is something that makes me miss my Saturday blog writing session. But that is okay. Because now, I have a backup plan. I do not need to have a piece of filler ready to go (like I used to). I do not need to throw something out there that is more drivelly (is that a word?) than normal. I have a new goto. A new Plan B. I have DailyPrompt.

One of the nice things about writing short pieces for DailyPrompt is that I now have many pieces ready as backups for when I run out of time for posting my blog. I can post a poem that I wrote. Or I can post a piece of fiction that I wrote. Which also hopefully drives traffic to DailyPrompt, where people can read lots of the short pieces that I have written and posted there.

I am glad that I have a new backup system for my blog posts. I am glad that I have written enough short pieces on DailyPrompt that I do not need to worry when I am not able to get a blog post ready in the time that I want. I am glad that I have a new goto. A new Plan B.

By the way, there will be times when I post from my DailyPrompt pieces when it is not because I am going to Plan B (or Plan C as the picture suggests). But I hope my faithful readers (both real and imaginary) cannot tell.

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My Wife Does NOT Dress Me · 15 November 2025

Contrary to what I seem to say, my wife does not dress me. At least not every day.

I have been known to say, “My wife picked this out,” when talking about a shirt I am wearing. Because, let’s face it, I am not anything near to a fashionista or clothes horse. I am just a slobby guy who can barely figure out what colors go together. Okay. Maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration. I do know that there are some combinations that just do not work. Like plaid on plaid. Unless, of course, you are that special person who can wear anything and look good. Which, by the way, I am not.

At any rate.

When I say, “My wife picked this out,” I am quick to point out that she did not pick it out for me to wear on that particular day. I mean, c’mon. My wife does not dress me. At least not each day. She might tell me what to wear if we are going somewhere, but what wife does not do that. Even if it is just, “I don’t know about that choice.” Which translated means, “You are NOT going out in public with me in that outfit, buster.” But that is a completely different story, which I will probably not ever write because I do not have a doghouse to be in.

I must say that I actually did not realize what I was saying the first time I told somebody that my wife picked my shirt. It happened when I got a comment from somebody about a particular shirt that I was wearing one day.

“Hey, that’s a nice shirt.”
“Thanks. My wife picked it out.”
I got this strange look that said, “Your wife dresses you? And you’re a grown man?”

Okay. I did not really get that look. At least not the first time I said it. But I am pretty sure I got it the second time I said, “My wife picked it out.” I mean how could somebody not resist the look if not the words? Yes, I am sure there are those who have great self-control, but I do not know that many.

At any rate.

After I thought about it some, I realized that I needed to change my words. Or add to my words.

“My wife chose this shirt. Or my wife bought this shirt. I actually do dress myself each day. And yes, I even get the colors to coordinate every once in a while. And no. I am not a moron. At least not usually.”

Which is the whole point of this particular blog post. I just wanted to say that I am not a moron. At least not usually. Even when I say, “My wife picked this out,” when somebody compliments my clothes. Oh yeah. And the other point is that she does not dress me every day. (Which, by the way, she would not take credit for most days anyway.)

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Veterans Day 2025 · 11 November 2025

Veterans Day comes every year, but we ought to thank our veterans, active duty personnel, and their families whenever we meet them.

I am glad that our school has an annual Veterans Day assembly to honor those who have served and those who are still serving in our military. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. For regardless of which branch of service they are a part of, these men and women have vowed to protect the constitution and defend the nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And we need to honor them.

Now, I do not say, “Thank you for serving,” every time I see my friends and relatives who have served in the military. But I do try to give my thanks at least once a year. Not because it is what is expected or even because it is necessary, but because I am truly thankful for their service. I am thankful that they were and are willing to serve our nation and defend the constitution.

I also try to thank veterans for serving when I first find out they are veterans. When I talk to a friend I just met and find out that he or she is a veteran, I thank him or her. It is such a small gesture. I am not sure how much it means to the person, but I know it means something to me. After all, giving gratitude is important. And I want to give it as much as possible. Especially, since I am truly thankful.

This is a short post, and I may have said these things before, but that is okay. I just want to remember the Veterans and their families on this day. I want to remember them with a simple thanks.

Thank you veterans, active duty personnel, and your families. Thank you for serving, and thank you for reminding us that freedom is not free.

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