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Views of the Neighborhood – Holiday Shopping
The Hills Country Club here in Lakeway held an evening of shopping and invited a number of suppliers to set up shop and offer holiday specials. I snuck in past Tiny who was charged, with keeping the riff-raff out. There were tons of suppliers. Hopefully you’ll get a good idea about the event. Massage stuff […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Key.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This weeks prompt is “key.” Linda Hill says we can use it any way we want and, oh, yes. “Have Fun.” Key by John W. Howell © 2019 “So where are we off to today?” “What do you mean?” “it’s Saturday, and you no doubt have […]
Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF
Friday is here and a very welcome sight. “I wish I could work all weekend,” said no one ever. (Well maybe there are a few.) This was a pretty uneventful week. I continue to pour over my WIP. I did a run-through Grammarly and found 4,323 things that need attention. Most are commas, which […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy Under the Weather
“So Twiggy. What are you doing?” “I’m resting. Mom says I have a Youteaeye?” “Yeah, the vet says to rest for sure. And it’s UTI.” “Looks like Lucy caught some too.” “No, dad, she is just lazy.” “That fire looks good.” “You poor lamb. You’ll feel better tomorrow.” “Well, I hope so. This is no […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and the last time we learned that Larry wants to talk one more time to Charles the server. Charles had spent some time with Mrs. Rafferty that he never mentioned. Jerry, the server, told Andrew and Larry that Charles left a party with Mrs. Rafferty and didn’t show up […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #240 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 First Text Message Sent in 1992
This week on December 3rd marks the 28th anniversary of the first text message sent in 1992. A test engineer for Sema Group sent the world’s first text message, using a personal computer and the Vodafone network. Engineer Neil Papworth sent the first SMS on December 3rd, 1992, when he wrote “Merry Christmas” on […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Trail of Lights Part II
Last week was part I of the Trail of Lights, an annual event in Lakeway. This is the second part and conclusion. A gingerbread house. Some pine trees and Mrs. Clause on a rocker. Raindeer and another view of the tree. A North Pole condo. Some skaters and a pond of lights. A light tunnel […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #239 by Keith Channing
First, a note about this week. My sister is visiting from Michigan, so this holiday is extraordinary. I intend to spend as much time with her as possible, so I will be on a blog break until Sunday, December 1st. Please excuse me if I don’t reply or comment on your posts in a timely […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the George Washington Proclamation of Thanksgiving in 1789
George Washington proclaimed November 25th as a day of Thanksgiving in honor of the new constitution. This day has been used to eventually set Thanksgiving as the last Thursday in November. Although the first Thanksgiving might have been held with the pilgrims and native Americans much earlier, it was George who really established the date. […]
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