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Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News

Today’s Good News comes from the Good News Network. Here is the story in its entirety. 100 Tiny Endangered Seahorses Released into Sydney Harbor with High Hopes By Andy Corbley Dec 28, 2023 Australia continues to rehabilitate its populations of White’s seahorse, an “Australian icon” and the only such creature on the nation’s endangered list. […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy Gets More Freedom

“Hey, Dad. Where did the fence go?” “Well, the doctor said you can move around the house. “so that means I can walk anywhere I want?’” “That’s right. You have free rein.” “Rein? What does that mean?” “It’s a term in horse riding. It means you are free to go where you want to go.” […]

Finger Point Prompt – Bullet

I guess everyone knows how this works. I open a book to a random page, and then, with my eyes closed, I point. The word or words closest to my finger is the prompt. Today, I opened The Last Drive to page 171, and the word “bullet” ended up nearest my finger. So that’s the […]

Top Ten Things Not to Do on Christmas Day

As you can imagine, all ten not-to-dos are the same. Do not forget to fill your heart with peace and love this Christmas Day.  

Views of the Neighborhood – Happy Holidays from Our House to Yours

Wishing you and yours a Happy and Peaceful Holiday Season.

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Spruce

  The aroma of coffee fills the air, and while a spruce-up of the machine takes place, a thought comes to me. When the machine delivers the coffee, there must be another trip into the past. The coffee pours forth from the spouts into my cup as if answering a wish. The crema finish lets […]

Friday JohnKu – AKA- TGIF – FRI-YAY/Good News

YouTube screengrab He Crowdsurfed in a Wheelchair to the Stage, and Coldplay Pulled Him Up to Play Harmonica (Watch) By Andy Corbley Dec 21, 2023 Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety. It’s easy to think that being in a wheelchair means the end of activities […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy on the Hoof

“You know it’s cold out here.” “For heaven’s sake, you have your cougar sweater on.” “We Texas pups aren’t used to this below-freezing weather.” “It is 43 degrees F (6 C). Hardly freezing.” “I think I hear some deer breathing.” “You can actually do that?” “Well, no. Had you going though, didn’t I?” “I guess […]

Tuesday Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 412 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 your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on […]

Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Singing of Silent Night in 1818

This post ran on December 24th, 2018. I hope you can enjoy it again. * * * This Top Ten list of what not to do continues with a historical backdrop. On December 24th, 1818, the Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, […]