An uninhabited tropical island and its surrounding coral reef reflect the conservation project that has protected the area for decades. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. Today’s good news story comes from the Times of India. Thank you to Noelle Granger for sending it to me. In 1991, German development worker Sibylle Riedmiller invested her savings […]
“Hey, Twiggy. What are you looking at?” “A whole herd of moochers.” “Moochers? What do you mean?” “Those deer who have Mom buffaloed.” “Scoot over, let me see.” “There they are getting handouts.” “Wow. You are right. Why do you call them moochers?” “Because they always have a hoof out for carrots.” “Carrots? You and […]
Today, I randomly opened Eternal Road – The Last Stop to page 99 and, with my eyes closed, pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “mess.” That is our prompt. Mess By John W. Howell © 2026 “You are a mess.” “Gee, thanks.” “No, I mean you are literally a […]
This week marks the anniversary of the opening of the movie The Wizard of Oz in New York City in 1938. Since we all want to attend that gala event, we need to take our Top Ten Things Not to Do list so we can enjoy the evening without causing an incident or a […]
Today we are visiting the Lakeway Activity Center to check out some art. We are catered by Paperboy of Austin, and our entertainment is Glenn Frey Brunch Menu chicken & biscuit – crispy-fried chicken, country gravy, sunny egg*, spicy honey texas hash – roasted pork, sweet potato, onion, kale, poached egg*, pecan mole classic […]
The glass touchscreen on the coffee machine is glowing with a soft light. A quick thump of the top brings up the icons. The best guess is the machine was caught sleeping, and, of course, we will never know. A touch of the two coffee button starts the flow of the life-giving elixir […]
Today’s good news story comes from AS USA Online Sports Newspaper and was sent in by special reporter. Thousands of Christmas trees have been dropped from helicopters in the US since 1990. 36 years later, the coastal restoration effort is a success What started as an unusual recycling experiment has become a key part of […]
“So Twiggy. What are those lights on the wall?” “That’s the sun shining through the upper windows.” “Upper windows? Are you sure. Look like open doors to me.” “Yes, I’m sure, Tempeste. That is just sunlight cast on the wall.” “How come I’ve never seen them before?” “Maybe you weren’t paying attention, or it was […]
Today I randomly opened The Last Drive to page 159 and, with my eyes closed, pointed to the page. My finger was closest to the word “attached.” This is our prompt today. Attached by John W. Howell © 2026 “Are you still here?” “Well, yes. I think we have unfinished business.” “As far as I’m […]
August marks the anniversary of IBM’s introduction of the first personal computer in 1981. If you want to return to that time, take this list with you. It may save a mistake or even a tear in the time continuum. This post ran first on August 12, 2019 Top Ten Things Not to Do […]
