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Views of the Neighborhood – Mansfield Dam
Today we are visiting the Mansfield Dam, which is close to the neighborhood. Mansfield Dam is 278 feet (85 m) high, 7,089 feet (2 km) long, and 213 feet (65 m) thick at the base. The concrete gravity dam was designed to control flooding. Built on the Colorado River by the Lower Colorado River Authority it stores 369 […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Leaves.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday again, and this weeks prompt is “leaves.” Linda Hill says we can use the word as a noun or a verb, but above all, have fun.” T think I can do that. If you would like to join in on the fun, go to Linda’s site and read […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
It is Friday again. This week has flown for some reason. Maybe it’s that I’m back to writing on what I hope to be my sixth book. For some reason, I have thoughts of the paranormal in my brain. I tried hard working on an adventure with Ned Tranes. Ned is the police chief […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy the Cop.
“Oh my gosh, Lucy. I can see that mess from here.” “Mess what mess?” “On the rug. See those black spots?” “Uh. Where do you suppose they came from?” “You know darned well. They came off your feet.” “From that LaBria tar pit out back I’m thinking.” “I’m going to save you by staging a […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we were witness to a visit by Spenser Taggett, Assistant District Attorney for Reno. I think we all thought the conversation went pretty well but were left with the feeling that Taggett had a little more up his sleeve than he was letting on. He […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #222
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 […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Deployment of Mobile Phones in 1947
Southwestern Bell inaugurates the first mobile phone service in St. Louis on this day in 1947. If you were there, it is hoped you took some precautions in order not to create a scene or more importantly a tear in the time continuum. For fun, let’s pretend we were there and use this list to stay […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Book Fair McKinney Texas
Today’s neighborhood visit is in McKinney, Texas, which is a four and one half hour drive from my neighborhood. The book fair is sponsored by Texas Authors as part of the Texas Author Book Fair Network. I decided to stay in an AirB@B in McKinney. It was in the country and very quiet. I loved the […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Social.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This weeks prompt is “social.” Linda Hill says we should have fun with it, so I guess that’s what I will do. If you would like to have fun with it too just go to Linda’s blog and read how easy. Here is the link. The […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Friday is here. I know we were all wishing Wednesday was Friday, but it was only a false alarm. The rain here is scheduled to stop for the next three days. That is a good thing. We went through some pretty stiff storms on Sunday, but even with a tornado warning, everything is fine. […]
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