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Views of the Neighborhood – VE Day Observance
The City of Lakeway observed the May 8th Victory in Europe Day, commemorating the end of World War II in Europe eighty years ago. The ceremony was held in Heritage Park, and it has been captured in our time machine. We are catered by Space Cowboy of Austin. Our music is by Irving Berlin. Menu […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Favorite Place
My favorite place is the kitchen. I do a lot of work there, and it is the home of my beloved coffee machine. It sits in its mysterious blackness on its haunches, just waiting for the order to strike. One touch of the power button is like waking up a sleeping dragon. The stretches, […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s story comes from the Good News Network. This Rarely-Trained Muscle Is Recognized Worldwide as a Marker of Human Health–And the Test for Living to 100 By Andy Corbley – May 8, 2025 If the man on the street had to guess the best metric for healthy aging, they might say blood pressure, cholesterol levels, […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste on a Rainy Day – Resend
I realized that an e-mail wasn’t sent on a revision I had made to this post. I am republishing the post so that the e-mail subscribers will get a notification. Sorry for any confusion with this situation. “So Twiggy. It looks pretty wet out here.” “What’s a little rain?” “Looks like a lot more than […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste on a Rainy Day
“So Twiggy. It looks pretty wet out here.” “What’s a little rain?” “Looks like a lot more than a little.” “Yeah this is pooling up nicely. We have the tent though.” “Yes but the wind is blowing pretty good.” “You are so right. Let’s call it on account of rain.” “Maybe it will let up?” […]
I am Guesting with Sally Cronin Today
This header should look familiar. It belongs to Sally G Cronin, who has a very successful blog built on helping other Indie authors be more successful. Sally is an Indie author herself, and she has 18 books published. Today, she features my first book, My GRL. I am so grateful for her support and hope […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Prompt – Unfortunate
Today, I randomly opened Eternal Road—The final stop to page 167. With my eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger was “unfortunate,” which is the prompt. Unfortunate by John W. Howell © 2024 “Eat your food.” “Aw, Mama, I just don’t like this.” “Some unfortunate kids would love to […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do When Traveling
This post was run in November of 2013 and is co-authored by Marie Ann Bailey. Since summer travel is right around the corner, I think it has some merit. Top Ten Things Not to Do When Traveling 10 If you decide to drive your car when traveling, do not pack the trunk and […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Municipal Utility District Open House
Today, we are visiting the Lakeway Municipal Utility District (LMUD) for an open house and to check out the seed library. LMUD had an open house on Earth Day, and through the miracle of the time clock, we can go back and take a look. We are catered by Stella San Jac of Austin. Our […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Sing
The coffee machine sends me a good morning message on the touch pad. “Good Morning, Boss. There will be a slight delay with your morning cup today. It seems that someone forgot to fill the bean reservoir. Through Bluetooth, we contacted the freezer to have a fresh supply delivered. Unfortunately, frozen beans do not […]
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