Author Archives: John W. Howell
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Her Ball
“How about playing with your ball?” “Give it a toss and I’ll go get it.” “There you go.” “I got it.” “Bring it here, and I’ll toss it again.” “Not sure I want to chase it.” “So what are you going to do?” “Love on it. What else?” “Why are you at the door?” “Loving […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt -“Lower.”
Today, I opened The Last Drive randomly to page 157 and, without looking, pointed to the page. The word under my finger is lower, which is the prompt today. Lower by John W. Howell © 2023 “Higher or lower?” “I don’t know. What do you think?” “Well, from here, it looks like it could be […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do While Tubing
This post originally ran on July 10th 2017. Since I know this summer activity continues, maybe a word of caution will be headed this time. I hope you enjoy it. * * * The inspiration for this post is the Texas sport of tubing. To be a tuber, all you need is a truck […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Different Things
Today we are going to go to the neighborhood and look at two different things. We are being catered by Con Todo of Austin. Our entertainment is Patsy Cline. Menu (click to enlarge if needed) We are ready This is a mailbox in the neighborhood. This photo was pulled from Google by The Producer. It […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Envelope
Tapping my fingers on the counter has no effect on the speed of delivery of the only elixir that can be considered by me as lifesaving. The machine must make the frothy, full-flavored coffee in its own time. That is understood but it does not make it any easier to wait or understand the […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s good news story comes from Twiggy’s birthplace, Dog Ranch Rescue via Newsweek. Woman Adopts the One Shelter Dog Nobody Wanted: ‘No More Waiting’ BY ALICE GIBBS ON 8/7/23 AT 5:46 AM EDT A dog that was surrendered to a shelter because of a family allergy has found her perfect forever home. “Her family, […]
Thursday – Twiggy Ventures Forth
“Hey, Twiggy.” “Yes, Dad.” “Don’t you think going out and playing would be a good idea?” “Gee, Dad. It’s so hot out there.” “Oh, come on. You are a Texas dog. You can take it. Besides, it’s below a hundred right now.” “Well, if you think it’s okay. Maybe for a little while.” “Okay, so […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Clothes
So I opened The Last Drive randomly to page 271 and, without looking, pointed to the page. The word nearest my finger is clothes, which is our prompt today. Clothes by John W. Howell © 2023 “Well, sir, we can certainly measure your waist, but I think it will still be an extra, extra large.” […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do on a Photo Shoot.
This list ran on July 24, 2017. I think it is still current, at least for me. I hope you enjoy it. * * * Top Ten Things Not to Do on a Photo Shoot. This list was inspired by my Producer. We did a shoot yesterday, and the subject of Ten Things Not to […]
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