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Thought For The Day (2/26/19)

If at first you don’t succeed,

give up before you embarrass yourself further.

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Posted on February 26, 2019November 9, 2020 by Robert KirkendallPosted in Daily affirmation, HumorTagged ABC Wide World of Sports, Agony of deafeat guy, Downhill skier.

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forresting365 says:

March 1, 2019 at 3:03 AM

Nooooooo! Nevahhhhhh!!! 🤣

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Writing Sparkle says:

March 10, 2019 at 6:18 AM

First thought was hahaha and then I watched the video: yikes!

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1. Robert Kirkendall says:
  
  March 10, 2019 at 11:51 AM
  
  It’s from the montage intro for the ABC Wide World of Sports, very iconic.
  
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Castle – A chance encounter grows into a discussion about life (Short fiction)
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Hillside Trail – A couple on the rocks goes for a nature walk, and fall into trouble (Short fiction)
Form 6A – A dutiful employee doesn’t like the new hire in manangement, and their actions lead to a clash (Short fiction)
Hacks – Humorous look at archaic old Hollywood screenwriters (Short fiction)
The Dealers – An easy money scheme goes wrong (Short fiction from the archives)
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Diridon Station – Part I of the Andrew Chronicles (Luridly comedic short story)
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99 Word Prompt – Chisel – an Andrew Chronicles tie in
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Redwood Summer Part II Chapter 6
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Redwood Summer Part III Chapter 12
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Redwood Summer Chapter 15
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Waiting For Saul (Non fiction)
Countdown To Saul (Non fiction)
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Picture From Nisene Marks (Non fiction)
What’s Wrong With This Picture? (Non fiction)
Fosse, Verdon, And The Seamy Side Of Show Biz (Non fiction)
Fun With Pies (Non fiction)
A Book/Film That Has Changed The Way That You Think (7 Days 7 Posts) (Non fiction)
A Generous Bus Passenger (Non fiction)
Life During COVID-19 (Non fiction)
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I’m Writing A Screenplay! (Non fiction)
Screenplay Finished! (Non fiction)
My New Fiverr Account (Non fiction)
Allman Brothers, 1970 (Non fiction)
Sunset In Seaside, Oregon (Non fiction, pictures)
Lecture On Julius Caesar (Non fiction)
Trip To New York, Part I (Non fiction, travel)
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Trip To New York, Part III (Non fiction, travel)
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New Bicycle! (Non fiction)
The Storm Of January ’23 (Non fiction)
RIP Al Jaffee
First Day Of Making My Short Movie (Non fiction)
Does Writing Affect Moods? (Non fiction)
Short Video By My Brother
Movie Making Challenges (Non fiction)
Second Short Movie Challenges (Non fiction)
Going Up To Oregon To Watch The Eclipse (Non fiction)
Adventures In Table Reading (Non fiction)
Seeing Statue Of Liberty For The First Time (Non fiction)
Central Park Jazz – West Fourth Trio (Non fiction/video)
Breaking Through The Writing Logjam (Non fiction)
Adventures In Short Movie Making (Non fiction)
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