Tag Archives: Circumstances of Childhood
Views of the Neighborhood – The Enchanted Forest
As Christmas approaches, Port Aransas celebrates the season with its annual Enchanted Forest sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. The forest is put up in the community center and is a collection of trees decorated by local businesses and organizations. The community center welcomes folks from around the country to the Enchanted forest […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Tin.”
Aggregating my thoughts today made me realize it is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this weeks prompt is “tin.” Linda Hill instructs that we can use the word of a word containing “tin.” She also advises having fun and offers bonus points if we begin and end the post with the word “tin” or […]
Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF
Friday again. It is the last Friday before Christmas. I hope you have all your shopping done. I know I do. (Thank heavens) This week has been busy. I finally got some help from Grammarly. Guess what they came up with? Uninstall the existing program and reinstall a new one. Can you say DUH? […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy, Bailey , and Lucy Terrorize the Neighborhood
“Hey, Bailey. Have you seen our moo cow impersonations?” “Boy Twiggy you look more like an oink-oink to me.” “What’s that on your foot, Bailey?” “When I was in the hospital they shaved my foot to give me medication.” “Did you know about the shaved foot, Lucy.” “Yes, I did Little One. It was necessary.” “Twiggy, […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day, and last week we went with Larry to question Ned Dixon about what he might know regarding any money connection to Sandusky’s murder. We were shocked to find out Sandusky had set up a trust for an unnamed beneficiary that is now worth fifteen million dollars. We also found out […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Creative Kue # 201 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (Below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Boston Tea Party in 1773
This post continues the Top Ten Things Not to Do with a historical backdrop. Since December 16, 1773, is the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party the Top Ten list will help you avoid any trouble should you time travel to the event. Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Boston Tea Party […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Middle and High School Art Show
Every year the Art Center of Port Aransas has n art show featuring the art of high school and middle school students. The competition is juried and open to students from Port Aransas, Flour Bluff, and Seashore Academy. I thought you would like to see the level of art being taught in the local schools. I don’t […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Hairy”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this week’s prompt is “hairy.” Linda Hill says we can use hairy any way we want and there are bonus points if we use it in more than one meaning. I’m all over the bonus points so that will be my objective. If you jump to bait easily, […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Another Friday is here. I had hoped to report that Gwen and my MS is in the hands of the editor. It is still with me. I wanted to run it one more time through Grammarly but I can’t sign on. I have been in a loop with their customer care for two days. […]
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