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Sunday – Views of the Neighborhood
I thought I would give you some idea of what kind of influx we see here at the coast on the holidays. As a comparison let me give you the first photo of a typical weekday. As you can see, there are many campers down by the water’s edge. The wind was blowing […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Press”
Here it is Stream of Consciousness Saturday again and time for another run through the hoops courtesy of Linda Hill. This week’s prompt is “press.” Linda says we can begin a word with it, end a word with it or use it by itself. (Not “it” but “press”) If you would like a little […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA- TGIF
Friday has to one of the best days of the week. I know when I get up on Friday, I feel like it is special somehow. Just knowing Saturday is just eight hours and change away puts a smile on my face. It wasn’t always that way. I remember when I was held prisoner by […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
Wednesday Story Day again. Last week we left Mrs. Wolfe and Ben with the possibility that Mrs. Worthe will let Ben talk to Father Lightfoot (Raymond) with the direction to take a nap. Mrs. Worthe took Ben’s phone so he will have no choice but to play whatever song Mrs. Worthe wants to hear. Let’s […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Creative Kue #78 by Keith Channing
Another Tuesday photo prompt from Keith Channing. In his words, “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; and either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithkreates@channing.fr before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Property Tax Protest Meeting
In Texas, it is that time of the year when all property owners have the constitutional right to contest the property tax assessment delivered by the county. The inspiration for this list was listening to the stories told by my dear wife after her return from her meeting with the tax assessor. Yes, you […]
Sunday – Views of the Neighborhood
Today I want to take you on a quick tour of the Marine Science Education Center Pictured is the education center located on the grounds of the Marine Science Institute here in Port Aransas. The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute is the oldest and most significant marine research facility on the […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Break/Brake”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This week’s prompt is “Break/Brake.” Linda Hill says we can use one or the other or both. I usually go for broke (past tense of break? huh? maybe?) and I will try them both. Wish me luck If you would like to join in here […]
Friday JohnKU – AKA TGIF
This week was quite unusual. On Sunday night and half of Monday, we had monsoon rains. Our total accumulation for the twelve-hour period was over five inches. The quantity of rain caused a lot of flooding in Corpus Christi. We were lucky when the ponds overflowed their banks, only about six inches of water […]
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