A is for APPRECIATION

Hi, I'm Roger. I've been APPEARING on ABC Wednesday for five AND a half rounds now. I am AMAZED to become the current ARBITER of what goes on at this ARRANGEMENT.

But I am not the ALPHA of this AGGREGATION. That would be the ADMIRABLE, APPEALING and, AUDACIOUSLY AWESOME Denise Nesbitt; that's her with her hubby Jon. She had this ABSURD idea that people would ARRIVE at this web ADDRESS each week and share their ARRAY of words and pictures. And they have; what an ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Since there are ALWAYS ABCW newbies at the ASCENT of the round, let's quickly ADDRESS what we (ABCW and you) are AGREEING to. You can see the full ARTICLE here.

ABCW agrees to host the site, with the Linky feature. We agree to have at least one member of our AUDACIOUS team visit you if you put a link in that Linky thingamabob, and try to ASSIST you if you are having difficulty.

You agree to put your link, optimally the specific one for the APPLICABLE post, in the Linky thing. Your post should be APPROPRIATE for most people. You will AIM to visit at least a handful of your fellow ABCW bloggers each week that you post here. You ACCEDE to follow the theme - this week something starting with the letter A; next week, something starting with the letter B. (We can be pretty AMIABLE about this; for eXample, the letter X, so just give it a try.) AND you should ACKNOWLEDGE somewhere in the post, by use of logo and/or link, that you ARE participating in ABC Wednesday. ASSESSING others' ARTICLES will AID you.

That, in a nutshell, is the AGREEMENT.

So go forth and have an AFFABLE time.

Round 11 is coming!

It's time to for you to get your new badge for the next round of ABC Wednesday. Check our badges page if you want one a a bit smaller or larger than the one below.

PLEASE tell others about ABC Wednesdays. Arthur@AmeriNZ plugged us in his recent podcast (starting about 17:08, for 4 minutes) AND in his blog.

Would you like to become part of the ABCW team? This involves visiting 10 people per week while leaving comments; letting me know if the links to the posts don't work or if someone has posted something not in keeping with the ABC Wednesday meme; and writing one or two intros over the 26-week period. Please e-mail me at rogerogreen(at)gmail(dot)com, if you are interested.

Also, someone asked: "I gather the posting time will be the same?" Yes, 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nesbitt time, which I guess they use elsewhere in England as well. See what time it is where you are. It'll be 11 a.m. Tuesday in the eastern part of the US, where I am, most weeks, but it gets an hour off when the US goes to Daylight Saving Time before the UK goes to British Summer Time, et al.

Z is for...........

10..........
9  .........
8  ........
7  .......
6  ......
5  .....
4  ....
3  ...
2  ..
1  .
ZERO.

Blast off!

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Here we are.......the end of one round ...next week the start of a new one!

Are you aboard for the next stage in the fantastic adventure known to the many as ABC Wednesday?

The new captain of the expedition is our very own Roger....I am stepping down for the next part of the journey but will be around as co-pilot!

The ABC Team will be aboard as we charter new territories and take on board new experiences!

So seat belts at the ready....we're off!

Over and Out!

Y ask Y?.... Y Not ask Y Not?

First of all, let me apologize to anyone who reads this blog in a language other than English.  My attempts at clever puns will undoubtable fall flat upon translation.

Because the organization I was in as a young man was identified with a Y, whenever I see the letter Y, I think of my YOUTH.

I have a YEARNING to be YOUNG again.

And speaking of young, anyone who has ever had a YOUNG child knows that "Y", or more accurately, "WHY", is their favorite word.

So, as I think of my YOUTH, I can't help but ask "Y ?"

Y did I do what I did?

Y didn't I do what I didn't do?

And of course, who can think of their YOUTH without seeing Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinnie, speaking about the "Two Utes"

Speaking of Utes, reminds me of Utah, where I spent my YOUTH.

What YUMMY, or YUCKY parts of YOUR YOUTH do YOU YEARN for?

And what does Y make you think about?