I’ve never been a particularly competitive person—at least that’s the lie I tell myself. The truth is, I care about winning.
In fifth grade I won an essay contest. The topic we all had to write about was “What America Means to Me.” I believe my essay mentioned our forefathers and their fathers (would they be eightfathers?) and a lot of stuff about tradition and equality. Guess what? I knew more about America as a fifth grader than Trump does as our president.
As a junior high student, my friend, K, and I won the three-legged race two years in a row at our school’s annual field day competition. On my own I won the 50 yard dash. If I attempted to run fifty yards now, I’d probably have a heart attack. No one gives a medal for that.
I’ve won spelling bees and trivia contests. I even won a combination spelling/handwriting contest a couple of times. Once I won an essay contest based on a bunch of lies about my participation in band class. I was mortified when the judges returned that essay to my band director. I’m sure he was bewildered. He’s dead now. I hope my essay wasn’t to blame:
I’m nearly 64 now, and I haven’t won anything in ages. I guess once one leaves high school the opportunities are few and far between. But honestly, if I can just make it through 2020 in one piece, I’ll take that as a win.
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
That would be a win indeed. And we should all get an ‘I survived 2020’ medal!
Poor band director. I giggled though.
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Heh! He wasn’t s very good band director, but still….
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You are overdue a win.
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Any day now! 😘
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My darling your attitude to life is a winner. YOU are a winner.
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Awww! If that’s true, then you’re the grand champion.
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Nah nah. I just know a true winner when i see one. xx
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🍷🍷🍷
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we all deserve medals if we make it through 2020.
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Right?!
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You post a blog. That’s a win. Look how many people keep editing a piece over and over again
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Now, that’s one way to look at it! Winning!
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I’m good at playing both sides of this game…😉
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🤣
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You’re a winner in my book, always!
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Awww! The feeling is mutual. 😘
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You just gave me a great idea! I’ll put it in my Etsy shop when I get it done but not until December. My 4th grader granddaughter knows more about America than Donald Trump and I’m not kidding about that. Hoping for the biggest win that America faces in November! Hope we are all winners after the election, even though Trump is saying he will not go quietly into the night….oh wait, that was a line in “Independence Day”! LOL! 🙂
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Lol!!!
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