What is your definition of 'success'? Do you know any 'successful' people who inspire you? this is todays prompt - big sigh as I think.

To me success is what people have achieved - it is not about money or material things. You don't hear a successful person telling you how sucessful they are - they know and that is all that matters. I heard today of a person who has to tell his girfriend how much he has spent on her. Who is he trying to convince? Is he successful as a human being? Does he have compassion? Does he care? To me a sucessful person is someone who has suceeded as a human being.

A man yesterday in Melbourne Australia, bought a building to give back to the war vetrans who had to sell that very building as they were getting too old to raise money for its upkeep. It is theirs to use for as long as they want it. Now THAT is a succesful person.

My photo today is of the sunset just a couple of hours ago.

"Let's write a poem. Try a haiku, rhyming, or any other style you like"

The prompt today targets my biggest failing (besides the lack of sporting prowess) - I am poetry challenged.

My daughter has found my blog which reminded me today, being ANZAC day, of the times her brother, her and I would bundle into the car at 5am to drive to the State War Memeorial for the Dawn serice. It reminds me of a time when she was participating in the Dawn serice in our suburb and she was in Army Cadets - it was pouring rain. I remember my son also taking part in a dawn service.

The memorial above was only finished last week but is where we live now. The sun rises over the water just as the service was finished. The faint memories of my grandfather return, a man tormented by the hell he saw at Gallipoli and France. "Lest we Forget"

What's your favorite color? Describe it. Has it always been your favorite? Why is it your favorite?

My favourite colour has always been blue, I like the colour blue, it makes me feel good, it soothes me and relaxes me. Now that is different to green - to me green feels an evil colour. It doesnt like me and I dont like it - strange as emeralds are my birthstone. But blue saphires just work for me.

At last some good news after my Black Friday madness of creating a toxic waste dump in the microwave oven.

My daughters shop, Libertine, has just had its first write up - read all about it here. The photo today is of her shop. Of course she has a lot more stuff in it since I took the photo before she officially opened. All you US people should have a look as she is selling hand made jounral created by Erinzam of Kansas.

Are you superstitious? Does the thought of 'Friday the 13th' make you nervous?

When I woke on Friday 13th I would have said no. I went to work OK, I drove 70 kms to the city for a business meeting OK, then on the way home I took this photo while waiting at the lights. I remember to pick up the grandson. I remember to go grocery shopping and almost remember everything - still all is OK.

Then it happened--------- We are going to have Beef Satay on steamed rice for dinner. So far, so good. Black Friday struck as I entered the speciality asian food mart and there is an empty spot where my regular supply of satay paste lives. The owner of the shop happily suggests a different type/brand of satay sauce. Hmmmmmmmm.

Safely at home, I put the rice in the microwave container, set the microwave oven for 22 minutes and pick up the sauce jar to read the instructions. The meat is happily stir frying waiting for the sauce to be added.

I smell something but dont see smoke.

I go to the bedroom to get my glasses so I can read those minute instructions that are so small they were never meant to be read. I come back and check the meat - it has burnt!!!. Black Friday has struck again. I pick out the burnt pieces of meat and notice a toxic smell now. There is smoke coming out of the microwave so I open the door to check.

Black Friday has struck for the third time. There is a black molten mass smelling like an environmental disaster. I had forgotton to add the water.

I give up - we have McDonalds for dinner - I throw the microwave oven in the bin-and go to bed before Black Friday strikes again.