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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 […]

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 […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy’s Day Off

“Hey, Twiggy. What’s up? “It is Lucy’s day off, and she won’t play with me.” “Maybe I can talk to her.” “Oh, Dad, that would be swell.” “So, Lucy. I know it’s your day off but how about a game with Twiggy?” “Well, you see Boss. A day off means not playing with Twiggy.” “Maybe […]

Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day

    It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we got a little hint of Larry’s fears regarding the possible red tape that might be involved with the local police. It didn’t take long for the sergeant to ask questions regarding who shot first.  So Larry is off to the hospital to have […]

Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #221 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 Janis Joplin’s First Live Concert in 1966

  Since today is the 53rd anniversary of Janis Joplin’s first live concert held in the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, I thought it would be fun to go there. Of course, we need a list of things not to do to make sure we don’t make a mistake that could cause trouble later.  Time travel […]

Views of the Neighborhood – Country Clubs

This week I thought it would be fun to go and visit the Country Clubs that are in Lakeway. Not that I would join any, but I thought it would be fun to go and see what they looked like. The first is named Yupon. Here is a shot of a fairway with some golf […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Point”

  It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. I have to quote Linda Hill exactly on this week’s prompt. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “open book, point, write.” Pick up the closest book to you when you sit down to write your post. Close your eyes, open the book, and […]

Friday – JohnKu – AKA – TGIF

Friday has graced us with another visit to usher in the weekend. We finally got to see the first iteration of the landscape plan. We didn’t have any significant adjustments. Next week the architect and foreman will be taking a close look at access and amount of work so an estimate can be put together. […]