Tag Archives: My GRL

Top Ten Things You Never Should Have Asked Your Mother

  The inspiration for this list was a discussion between my wife and me about some of the ways kids able to light the parental upset fuse by a simple question. We both have asked some and have been asked some. Top Ten Things You Never Should Have Asked Your Mother 10 You should never […]

Sunday – Fifty-Two Views of the Gulf

A little rainy. A front moved in from California bringing needed rain. The temps are expected to go into the fifties later today.  The wind has caused the wave action to become a little more pronounced. Supposed to be sunny and warmer for the rest of the week. With the sun behind the clouds, the […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Clo”

  I guess if you read the headline you are as confused as me. The Stream of Consciousness prompt this week is “Clo.” We are to use the three letters in the order you see here. Some folks wonder why writers are near the edge many times. With this kind of prompt is there any […]

Friday JohnKu – AKA TGIF

Here we are to the last workday. This week was so beautiful here. The sun was out all week and it was like a refreshing break from about two weeks of gloomy weather. It seems all things go better in the sunshine.  Here is a photo of some hibiscus that are blooming their hearts out […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – #RRBC BlogTalkRadio Interview with Michael Lynes

Today at 11:00 CST i will be hosting Rave Reviews Book Club member Michael Lynes. Here is the blurb. Welcome to Rave Reviews Book Club’s BlogTalkRadio production of  “SPOTLIGHT HONORS,” where host, John W. Howell,  is joined by Author Michael Lynes. We are discussing his novel “There is a Reaper: Losing a Child to Cancer,”  Join us as we explore […]

Wednesday Story Day -AKA Hump Day

  Wednesday story time again. Last week we left poor Ben with Mrs. Wolfe who was doing her best Mrs. Robinson imitation and demanding that Ben come join her on the couch. If we can stand it we should go back to see how Ben fairs in this exchange. “Here’s you drink Trudy.” “Thank you. […]

Tuesday – Anything Possible Kreative Kue #54 by Keith Channing

I guess by now you all know I love writing prompts, and Keith Channing posts a picture once a week on Mondays. You can go here and see the post http://channing.info/wp/2015/12/07/kreative-kue-54/ Here is the photo and my interpretation follows. The Band by John W. Howell ©2015 “Well, then I said to the teacher, ‘why do I […]

Top Ten Things Not to Give as a Present This Year

  This list is inspired by watching seventy plus Holidays come and go with some mixed results on gifting both giving and receiving. Top Ten Things Not to Give as a Present This Year 10 This year do not give anyone a fruitcake. If you do, at best it will find its way into the […]

Sunday – Fifty-Two Views of the Gulf

Beautiful Weekend. The weather has changed and the daytime temps are in the 70’s. The sun is messing with my camera so this photo looks like it was taken in the dark. It is about 8:30 am. You can see a couple walking their dog. Last week’s photo

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Miss.”

Stream of Consciousness Saturday and Linda Hill is back from her trip to Japan. Since she is well rested and of sound mind she has dictated the prompt for this week is ‘miss.” Now here comes the good news. We can use it any way we want. If you would like to join in this […]