This has been a busy week. Here in South Texas we are beginning to feel the spring weather move in. We get some wild fluctuations in temperatures from the day to the nighttime, but this is normal for the spring. We are always glad to see the daytime temperatures move into the seventies. This is […]

  Thursday is the day to get a little personal. This week I thought you would enjoy taking a little stroll on the Port Aransas Jetty which is a part of the community. The picture can’t capture the whole thing but you can get an idea of how it is constructed. The jetty is made […]

  I am very honored to be one of the three selections for Book of the Month by Rave Reviews Book Club. As most of you know, I am a member of the club and this is just one of the many benefits of belonging. The club currently has over six hundred members and any […]

    Wednesday Story Day again. Last week we left Frank, Billy and Ms. Sutter the bank manager having some dialog about how to communicate to the police the fact they are desperate bank robbers who held hostages. Ms. Sutter was not comfortable yelling out the window so it was decided to write a note […]

This list was inspired by years and years of attempting to burn my candle at both ends. This list could be much longer, but I had to make a cutoff somewhere. Also since this is the Monday after the Super Bowl maybe there is some advice you can use.  I hope you enjoy.   Ten […]

    This week’s prompt on Stream of Consciousness Saturday is Scene/Seen. If you would like to see the rules or maybe participate as well go here: http://lindaghill.com/2015/01/30/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-january-3115/ Here is my interpretation of the prompt: Scene/Seen by John W. Howell © 2015 “Okay cut, I’ve seen enough.” “What’s the problem? Is it with this scene?” […]

  TGIF. Only eight more hours until the weekend. I am looking forward to kicking back on Sunday to join the rest of America in the feast of St. NFL. It seems a little sacrilegious to refer to the NFL as a saint, but I couldn’t think of anything any more clever than that. We […]

I read an interesting post by Ronovan on Monday. The long and short of it was those bloggers who have a little of their personality in their blogs make for more interesting reading. As regular readers know, I have four basic features 1. Monday has the Top Ten Things Not to Do list. 2. Wednesday […]

      Wednesday Story day again. Last week we left Frank and Billy inside the bank and surrounded by police. Frank told Billy to get the manager which Billy did. The manager turned out to be Ms. Sutter and Frank told her to convince the police that are desperate and would kill her and […]

  DOG BONE SOUP is not only the title of Bette A. Stevens’s debut novel; it ranks high among the paltry meals that the book’s protagonist, Shawn Daniels, wants to forget. Plodding through mounting snow and battling howling winds, Shawn is ready to leave it all behind—living in poverty, Dad’s drinking, life in foster care, […]