After she plopped down in the recliner and rubbed her tired feet, the hallway clock chimed twelve times. What a crazy day. So many friends had attended and she smiled knowing new acquaintances had been made. As she looked around at the empty wine and champagne bottles, beer cans and glasses, her heavy eyelids shut.
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She found herself floating away in a dream, as light on her feet as a ballerina. She flitted among the clouds until a faraway voice pulled her back.
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“Susie! Look at these views!”
She had drifted off while checking out her blog on an I-pad.
I am hosting virtual blog party this week, so leave a link in the comment section of Use Me and Abuse Me Day II and meet a few new bloggers by checking out theirs! Make sure to introduce yourself and tell them Susie sent you!
I gotta try this-
Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 
Excellent party Susie. This weekend I’m going to check out fellow partygoers links. As for your FF video, I think I’d rather be water boarded than find myself participating in that water skiing with dirigible stunt.
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Water boarded instead of waters kiing??? Hahaha! I think it looks like a blast! “HIT IT!” As long as it didn’t get hit by a tail wind….. 🙂
Thanks for coming to the party! The posts are wonderful. Something for everyone!
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The best thing about parties at Susie’s house is that they go on for days! I’m looking forward to meeting more of your interesting guests over the weekend. Thanks for the great party!
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I am so glad! I was all caught up reading everyone’s fantabulous posts and now I have to catch up again! Too much fun!
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I always get party jitters and don’t know what to say. I swear, the cat got my tongue. 😐 Great party, as always!
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Party jitters??? Type away girl! Thanks Debra! Danny says hi!
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I’ve been on a Hot Air Balloon Ride.. and it’s almost as fun as reading your blog:) Glad to be back and reading your posts!! xo Smidge
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Thanks so much Smidge! Great to see you… 🙂 I bet the ride was a blast!
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Flippin heck I’m not sure I’m that brave … nice take on the prompt and the video is just brilliant. Nice 🙂
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Thanks so much Linda! I hope you’ll stop by again soon~!
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I will certainly do that 🙂
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Hi Susie,
Great opening paragraph with sharp descriptions drew me in and created momentum. Seems we both used the dream sequence to get the blimp into our stories!
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Thanks so much! We did! You should post your link bridges.. 🙂
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Haha, that ski trick doesn’t look like anything I’d want to try! I love your blog block parties!
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You have got to post a link in July! Come on Madison!
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Oh yeah – I’m going to try to remember!
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Honestly, some people are so myopic! Going on about scenery when there are stats to check out. Get some perspective here!
Watching that video, I wonder if anyone has ever attempted to water ski behind a light plane, or possibly a helicopter? Could be fun, although the second option might get messy if there are any ramps involved…
I decided to do something a bit different this week. Hope you enjoy!
http://themasterofhisdomain.com/2012/06/09/no-more-shop-talk-100-word-flash-fiction-comic/
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Hahaha! Jake how are you! Danny and I are hoping to get to London in September….
Myopic? It was only fiction Jake! I don’t even own an I-pad! Hahaha!
Love your plane idea. Gotta try that one! HIT IT! YEEEEOOOOWWWWWWW!
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The myopic remark was aimed at whoever was talking about the view, not the Ipad owner! As a confirmed nerd and TV addict, I’m well aware of the hypnotic power of the humble screen.
London’s a fun place, but occasionally difficult to navigate. The last time I visited, about four years ago, I got completely lost trying to locate my hotel after spending the day out. Took me about two hours to find it. So much for Google maps!
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Be careful out there Jake! 🙂
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Well, I’ve only “blimp-skiied,” as we blimpers call it, once. I just couldn’t hold the handstand as long as I wanted, so I gave it up. I continue to wake board with stealth fighters pulling me, though. 🙂
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MJ I hope you got some Youtube video of that and for god’s sake work on your handstands!
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I’d have to remember to let go if the blimp started gaining altitude.
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Your first clue would be getting air off the wake and not coming back down… 🙂
Thanks Cayman! Any tennis matches in your future today?
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I walked ten miles for Relay for Life on Friday night despite an ongoing battle with plantar fascitis. Needless to say I was laid up yesterday. But thanks to a lot of ice and ibuprofen, I will be back on the courts today.
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Are you watching the French Open final?
I have an exercise for your feet that may help. You stand next to the counter and on a count of 5 go up on your toes, hold for 5, then come back down on a count of 5. I only had a problem with one foot so I hooked one foot behind the other and put all my weight on one foot.
Such a great match!
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Yes, thank you. I actually do that one. And yes, I’m watching this heavyweight tilt.
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How can they still be playing on clay in the rain?
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That Djokovic is amazing. Two sets down to Nadal on the clay and he picks up steam to cut the lead in half? The Audacity of ‘Nope’ . . . gotta love it.
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I love it too! He never gives up! I can relate to that kind of optimism.
I set the DVR and hope it records the match since it will be 5AM here.
I have a singles match tomorrow night and am hoping for an overdue win… wish me luck! I may get thrown in at #1 again to guaranty a team win with our stronger singles player at #2. I can’t wait until I am a solid 4.0 player and these matches get easier… 😛
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Oh, I’m wishing you all kinds of luck, Colorado. Fix things up for the other side of better, will ya? I’m sick of these kids acting as if they invented the sport along with Sharapova.
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Oh hey, I love playing the “younguns” since they have no patience. I know I have them when they start racket throwing or yelling at themselves in the first person!
By the way I love the expression “Fix things up…” Excellent. I will give the old college try! Remember that one?
Thanks Cayman!
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Introduce them to the Can of Zen and let ’em open it up to reveal some whoop ass.
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Hahaha! I am hoping to get me some of that super can of whoop ass!
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