Friday, March 29, 2013

Dashed Hopes

After the burst of the bubble, my cash flow went in the red. My hopes to cash in my chips, become a script writer and play guitar in Tampico went by the boards.
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I wrote this for the Week 61 Trifextra Writing Challenge where we are to write a 33 word composition using an idiom.

Your comments are appreciated. 

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51 comments:

  1. chamblee54March 29, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    Is play guitar in Tampico an idiom?

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    1. lumdog2012March 29, 2013 at 9:46 AM

      Nope, I couldn't come up with one for that. Thanks for commenting Ted.

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  2. brudbergMarch 29, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    Great :-)

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  3. UnknownMarch 29, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    This has been such a fun prompt. Great job :)

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  4. Valerie BoersmaMarch 29, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    lum, so sorry for this tale of dashed hopes! But I sure loved it:)

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    1. lumdog2012March 29, 2013 at 11:56 AM

      In in order to be able to use "in the red", I had to exaggerate a little, but I did take a hit in the crash. I still plan to retire and write and play guitar. Thanks Valerie.

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  5. tedstrutzMarch 29, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    My... aren't you full of 'em?

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    1. lumdog2012March 29, 2013 at 11:57 AM

      Well, people have told me I'm full of it, so I guess that's the same thing. Thanks Ted.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    That's a lot if idioms! Yeah, the market crash changed retirement for a lot of folks. Here's hoping you get to play your guitar in Tampico :)

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    1. lumdog2012March 29, 2013 at 12:13 PM

      Thanks Janna. I think I will get to write and play sometime soon.

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  7. Maggie GraceMarch 29, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Well done and intriguing!

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  8. KirMarch 29, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    this was AWESOME. and sad too, esp if it's grounded in truth.
    DAMN WALL STREET ;)

    love visiting your space.

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  9. lumdog2012March 29, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    No worries! I took a hit in the crash but I'm doing just fine. I'm happy with my work for now and will eventually retire and write and play guitar all the time. Thanks for your kind words and comments Kir! ;)

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  10. PurpleMooseMarch 29, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    right there with ya, lumdog . . . well, not the geeetar part cos I can't play . . . but the c(r)ash flow thing, yeah, right there with ya.

    hang in there - good piece.

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    1. lumdog2012March 30, 2013 at 4:34 AM

      Thanks Barbara. Im sorry if you were affected this way. Many people were.

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  11. Tara R.March 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Here's hoping you're back in the black soon, and southward bound.

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  12. Thomas Charles MacInnesMarch 29, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Well, it is looking like the person with the most idioms might take the prize this weekend. So far, you are running neck and neck for the lead. Well done, Lumdog. :)

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    1. lumdog2012March 30, 2013 at 4:40 AM

      Thanks Tom, but there's, at least, one entry with more and I don't think the one in my tite counts. Lol! :)

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  13. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    'you are never too old to learn'... Whose a clever little 'idiom' then? ;-)

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    1. lumdog2012March 30, 2013 at 4:47 AM

      Thanks Rambly. Yeah, I want to keep on learning.

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  14. DraugMarch 29, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    Your luck will come around. It has to!

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    1. lumdog2012March 30, 2013 at 4:44 AM

      Harkening back to the most recent prompt, I've been lucky, so I can't complain. Thanks for your good vibe Draug.

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  15. TMWHickmanMarch 29, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Dang it! And I just heard that there was an opening for a guitar player at a bar in Tampico!

    Great job, Lumdog!

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  16. AnonymousMarch 30, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    Sorry about the bad luck. Wonderful piece though. A script writer and guitar player, sounds like paradise. I can't play an instrument but if you ever need one of those chics that softly bang a tambourine, let me know. :)

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  17. lumdog2012March 30, 2013 at 4:50 AM

    Thanks Donetta. You'd be great on the tambourine. But, I think there are some rowdy people in the bars in Tampico! :)

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  18. AnonymousMarch 30, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    I'm in idiom heaven with this one Lumdog!! HA!

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  19. Ann BennettMarch 30, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    Let me read between the lines, its difficult making a living as a screenwriter. lol

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    1. lumdog2012March 31, 2013 at 8:28 AM

      Yep. And same goes for guitar player. But I bet I could get all the Tequila I want! :) Thanks Ann.

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  20. AnonymousMarch 30, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    Thanks for the shout, I love your poem too, I think we are scrabbling around but being in the red is better than being in the black or the dark!! :)

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    1. lumdog2012March 31, 2013 at 8:32 AM

      Yeah, being in the dark would suck like the people I wrote about in my last post about gay marriage.

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  21. UnknownMarch 30, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    Another combo - This is terrific.

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  22. kymmMarch 31, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Hopes may be dashed, but there's more than one way to skin a cat. Ggod one, lumdog, and timely!

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    1. lumdog2012March 31, 2013 at 8:53 AM

      Yep, and a cat has 9 lives, right? Thank you Kymm. :)

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  23. lumdog2012March 31, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    Thanks Ruby.

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  24. Marie NicoleMarch 31, 2013 at 10:01 AM

    But you are a writer so in part your dreams did come true! ;)

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  25. AtreyeeMarch 31, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    What a cool story in 33 words-loved it:-)

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  26. ReneeMarch 31, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    Love the way you put the idioms together. Now you need a positive one to get a start on the next adventure.

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  27. UnknownMarch 31, 2013 at 6:35 PM

    Too damn funny - you managed to get more idioms than words almost.

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    1. lumdog2012April 1, 2013 at 5:49 AM

      Thanks Sam. I tried to use an idiom for every word, but couldn't guite come up with one for script writer or guitar player. I'm glad you thought this was funny. That was my plan. :)

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  28. AnonymousApril 1, 2013 at 4:03 AM

    that's an unfortunate pain in the Tampico! I so empathize. (okay, I haven't a clue where Tampico is, but...)

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    1. lumdog2012April 1, 2013 at 5:51 AM

      Thanks Jody. Tampico is in Mexico and located on the Gulf of Mexico.

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