Annicita's Poetry, Short Stories & Thoughts

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Your Weekly Writing Update Did you know that you used more unique words than 86% of Grammarly users? Check it out, and keep up the great work! GRAMMARLY WRITING STREAK 63 weeks 75 Next Achievement See all achievements › PRODUCTIVITY You were more productive than 80% of Grammarly users. Share Tweet... Sign in to see full entry.

As a vegetarian, I don't always intake enough protein. I found a plant-based protein powder by Olly. It comes in more than one flavor, but being the chocoholic that I am I prefer chocolate. It is non-gmo, gluten-free and has 18g of plant protein in a two-scoop serving. It also provides 15% of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Word of the day: piggesnye - " Chaucer coined this term (which, according to Kacirk, comes from the phrase "pig's eye") for a sweetheart." I don't know about the rest of you, I'm not game to be called that! I arrived on time for my fingerprinting. She took my fingerprints on time. I asked her if... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 10, 2020

Word of the day: pilgarlik - a word that was used to describe a bald head (peeled garlic) in the 1500s. Yesterday I bought a copy of Woman's World. I got all the way to the article I wanted to read. Dang it! Somebody had torn the bottom corner out of the last page of the article! Today I have a... Sign in to see full entry.

I have been taking the leaky gut supplements for a few days now. It feels better. I am feeling more normal. I'm not as hungry as I used to be. My sugar cravings are less. A few times I have eaten out of habit but I am getting used to it. I take one capsule a day. I also mix one scoop of a supplement... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 8, 2020

It's official. The Megafest has been postponed. The directors weren't happy but realized it was the right thing to do. The venue wouldn't have opened until last August. I was in charge of the swag bags. I have been unable to get any donations. I was talking to someone who said "Maybe they aren't... Sign in to see full entry.

"Dulse first appeared in literature during the 12th century in St. Columba's song about work. In Scotland and Ireland, dulse was used for a cure for scurvy occurring for lack of Vitamin C due to its high content of Vitamins. In the book published on 1726, it stated that the 'Dubli'." Google states "... Sign in to see full entry.

Today I will discuss spirulina. This supplement has been used since at least the times of the Aztecs. They sourced this from Lake Texcoco and sold it in cakes called tecuitlatl. It is a blue-green algae that grows in alkaline waters that have high mineral count. The brand I use is gluten-free,... Sign in to see full entry.

Word of the day: fudgel - pretending to work while actually doing nothing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I have worked with numerous fudgels over my decades of employment. Still no word from the festival on the 2 entries. I did receive a critique on one entry for a different festival. Some... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 7, 2020

Word of the day: rattoner - " Nobody wants to say that the exterminator is coming over. Use this 14th century term—taken from the Old French word raton and the Medieval Latin word ratonis, which both refer to rats, according to Kacirk—instead." I had held off on posting this entry in hopes of having... Sign in to see full entry.

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