Tag Archives: Family life fiction
Views of the Neighborhood – Support
This week I thought it would be nice to talk about the support that Port Aransas has been getting from other places around the nation. This week we expect the arrival of a truckload of supplies from Farmington, Minnesota. Farmington residents started a bucket collection in which buckets were filled with donated items. Here is a […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Arm”
A day to honor our veterans. I thank you all for your service which has allowed me to participate in and enjoy our country’s freedoms. It is also Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this week’s prompt is “Arm.” We are advised to use it or any word that has “arm” in it. If […]
Friday John Ku – AKA TGIF
A cold day here on Mustang Island.The high only fifty-three degrees. Come on you guys. To us fifty-three is a very cold number. Had to put on a long-sleeved polo shirt and denim pants. Been thinking about the Ugg slippers but want to hold off until the highs are in the forties. You know how […]
Thursday – A little Personal – Daylight Savings Time
“Hey, Boss.” “Well, hello Lucy. You look like you have a problem.” “Well, I certainly do. What time is it anyway?” “It is ten minutes after four.” “You aren’t serious? It has to be after five. My stomach is telling me it’s after five.” “OMG. Best tell her about Daylight Savings Time, John.” “Thanks, Stella. I […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again and last week we left the lawyer McDonnell and the private detective where the detective made the claim he could clear Lucas from the murder of his parents. Needless to say, McDonnell was taken back as most of us were as well. Unfortunately, we need to leave McDonnell and […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do in an Apartment
The inspiration for this list came as were spending some hurricane evacuation time in an apartment. I hope you enjoy it. 10 If you are in an apartment, do not drop your weights like the bozos at the gym. If you do, at best the manager will visit At worst, that last set of […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Oil Spill
When it rains it pours they say. On October 19th a barge filled with crude oil had an explosion three miles off the Port Aransas coast. The picture above was taken by the Coast Guard. Before the fire and resultant leakage of oil were contained approximately 2000 barrels out of the 133,000 barrels on board leaked […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “shortcut/cut short.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This week’s prompt is “shortcut/cut short.” Linda hill says we can use them anyway we want. If you would like to join in go to Linda’s blog and read how. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2017/11/03/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-nov-417/ Shortcut/cut short by John W. Howell © 2017 “I’m taking a shortcut through […]
Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF
Friday is here and it sure feels good. I’m sure we all could use a little break from the work week. Of course, for those of you who tend to write on the weekends there isn’t a break in work but hopefully a break in routine. I tend to keep going on the weekends as […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Stella Time
“Hi, John.” “Well, Hi, Stella. What you up to today?” “Nothing much. I just wanted to check and see what you were doing.” “I’m putting a finishing touch on a story for tomorrow.” “Isn’t tomorrow the Thursday post, A Little personal?” “It sure is.” “Doing a feature on the canines?” “No. It is all about […]
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