Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste and Contemplation

~ John W. Howell

“Okay, girls. The sun will be up soon. What’s on the agenda today?”

“Gee, Dad. We just got here. We need some time to contemplate.”

“What has gotten into him?”

“Beats me. I guess we better put our thinking caps on.”

“Our what? What the heck is a thinking cap?”

“It’s an expression  for getting focused on a problem.”

“So, what does your thinking cap say to you?”

“It says we should figure out what to do today.”

“How about playing with some toys?”

“Yeah, here is a bumble bee. Might be fun to play keep away.”

“You usually win that game. How about another?”

“look at all those toys. Surely, we can find one that we both would enjoy.”

You are correct, but don’t call me Shirley.”

“We haven’t played with Mr. Crab for a while.”

“Please don’t make me play with Mr. Crab. We just did that yesterday.”

“Okay. You can stop the tantrum. What do you want to play with?”

“Why do I always have to decide?”

“You know, I may use you as a toy in one minute.”

“Hey. That sounds like a good idea.”

“Well, I’m licking my chops at the prospect.”

“The panther fakes being hurt to lure the puma closer.”

“The puma isn’t going to fall for it and prepares for the death strike.”

“This is great.”

“Who needs toys anyway.”

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

119 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste and Contemplation”

  13. Puma and Panther game is a hard one to beat.

    Their faces in the first image got me. They looked so serious!

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  14. The first three photos…those little minds just ticking away. “And don’t call me Shirley”…great line, pups. I try to use that one whenever I can.

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  15. Imagination is almost always better than toys. And I loved the Airplane! reference.

    Happy Halloween to the whole Howell family. Sending the girls belly rubs. Thanks for the Thursday smiles.

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  30. Yeah, who needs stuffed toys when you have each other!

    I laughed out loud at the “You are correct, but don’t call me Shirley” comment. Way too funny-thanks for the smiles, both for the Shirley comment and the kids playing with each other. 😁

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  36. Hello Twiggy and Tempeste!

    Is it my imagination, or is the panther getting tall?

    Anyway you 2 might know, but if not could you please ask dad what kind of dog this os? OX OX

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  43. Twigs has the right idea here. Contemplate BEFORE you celebrate. And then it just gets funner from there. And uh, maybe I have to contemplate how to spell. But funner . . it’s just, well . . funner to say!

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