Suspicious activities all around us... it's been that way for a number of years. 

So much of this has affected so many of us and it seems to be spinning faster and faster.  This video doesn't really tie into that concept I'm describing but it's a great Elvis song. 

I suppose this is what I was trying to tie into my post from last weekend...

Ok, now that I've gone through and cleaned up some of the mess of posts from the weekend, I can try to get back on track.  I kind of got myself stuck... and started to sink into that dark abyss that I sometimes find myself in.  Was all that brought on by watching that special, "The Day the Music Died"?

I think so. 

It's a depressing song as it looks back on unrest and tragic loss.

So when getting into that mindset and simultaneously looking back on my family, it leaves me with good memories but with a lot of sadness.  My younger daughter will be graduating in two weeks after having spent the last 4 years in college.  That's kind of where I started this journal... starting it back at the onset of our "suspicious pandemic"...

2020 - Theendoftheworld.

The Day the Music Died.

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In these 4 years, my younger one has lived through a shut down, seen mass protests and civil unrest, escaped to what I can only describe as an island of magic only to return and have to face a crushing and devastating loss to our family.

That's where I was trying to head with the start of my Wonder Woman post before I derailed myself.

And that all started with Lynda Carter's social media post which slid right into The Day the Music Died.

That being said, there are a lot of really good people in this community but I found it interesting that it was two sales from the same board member that served as bookends during two moments of uncertainty and tragedy.

And that's what I'll get to first before I get into Free Comic Book Day.

In order to start this next post I need to (sadly) "Flashback" to three years ago, but actually four years ago now...

Yeah, I know this was supposed to tie into Wonder Woman and my 'Wonder Women' - so why am I starting this with the Scarlet Speedster?!

So, just to summarize that linked post, it was in April of 2020 (theendoftheworld) when I was in this frame of mind as I posted to Rob on that early Spring day in 2020.

So it was in this period, four years ago when I happened to stumble upon a sales thread from Sharon ( @skypinkblu ) and purchased her copy of Flash #123 which I still proudly own. 

So what are the chances... what are the chances that during my darkest days, I would (once again) happen to find my way onto these boards and stumble onto a sales thread of hers during the winter months of 2023?

Recently, I've been introduced to the concept of these "Earth Angles" 

Well...

It was in December of last year (2023) that I once again hit a personal low. 

But in this case, it wasn't because of a personal loss but more because of a financial loss. 

I doubt I'll ever tell the story here but I can strongly announce here that for the first time in my life, in the professional world, I now believe that the only true source I can trust, is myself. 

And that, in-itself, is my win.

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My son, David, was born a week before Christmas and so this was an incredibly difficult time for us as a family and as so, one night...

I found myself pouring a Scotch and browsing through these board posts to numb the pain. 

So, of course, it was around this time that I, once again, stumbled upon a sales thread from Sharon ( @skypinkblu ) ... what were the chances, right?!

Well... here we were.

She was, once again, selling a portion of her collection, and here I was just falling into her sales thread.

This one book that she had for sale, absolutely grabbed a hold of me.

Just as I needed that Flash #123... I needed this copy as well.

I sent a DM to Sharon about this book and we were able to strike a deal.

That wasn't the prize though.

Sharon, is forever the Den-mother here and she can intuitively sense when one of us is enduring something devastating.  Well... such was the experience here.  The value in this interaction with Sharon wasn't in buying a "comicbook" from her.. rather, it was in the personal stories she shared that helped me work through my own personal catastrophe.

Thank you so much, Sharon.. prayers to you and you family.

One day I hope to meet you and give you the biggest hug!   

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So what was this book that I found from her?

Well... only her origin.

My Wonder Woman!

Hugs right back at you (((David))) ...

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What an emotional and fulfilling few days this was for us...

This weekend was our younger daughter's commencement which passed through these three days in which we traveled back and forth numerous times, as well as transporting members of her immediate family.  I'm so proud of her as she has successfully sailed  through her primary goal and is now set to tackle her next one.

I haven't even had the chance to tell my friend, Rob, that she will be working in the same building as he is, as she has accepted an internship and a job for her further course of study at our local university!

What a crazy commencement for the Class of TheEndofTheWorld... I heard that it was in the range of 10,000 attendees!

On our way back home this evening, I heard this song and it just seemed to fit...