Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF

April 3, 2015April 1, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 22 Comments

Friday is here at last. I have been editing my last book and I am constantly amazed at how stupid I am when I’m in the writing zone. Words fly like the wind when I’m working on a piece and, unfortunately, at times when I go back I have to scratch my head and mumble to myself, “what was I thinking.” I thought the words all came out right the first time. Yet here I am faced with what would be my version of the dead sea scrolls to interpret. I might as well be in some dusty tomb with a spyglass and a flashlight as to be sitting in front of my computer. I write a thousand words a day and the work boils down to about eight hundred understandable. So my editing is all about the dreaded rewrite. The story line is good, the characters solid it’s just I can’t understand what the hell is going on with words like gret, sid, ot,form,laght, sotp, saop etc. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words 4jp) is a reflection of my thoughts today. hope you like it.

Typing is God’s gift,

To save us from handwriting . . .

Typos Devil sent.

Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF

March 27, 2015March 23, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 21 Comments

Finally, the good weather is here for us locals. It is still forecasted to rain over the weekend, but the week has been fabulous. The beach is vacant, and you can move around in town. We will venture out to our favorite places again and enjoy the surroundings. The next big deal will be Memorial Day, and hopefully this little curse I bought from the medicine man will continue to serve up inclement weather over that holiday as well. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about home and what it means.

Always welcome there,

Bringing burdens and troubles. . .

Eased, refreshed now go.

Friday JohnKu – AKA TGIF

March 20, 2015March 18, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 17 Comments

Friday is here and with it comes the responsibility to begin to relax. Yes, it’s true. Everyone owes themselves some relaxing time. Think about all the stuff you accomplish for the week. Heck, just getting up five mornings in a row is worthy of an award. Beyond that is the fact that you worked all week. You wrote some nice stuff, and you were kind to some folks who didn’t deserve it. You made your boss feel good, and you supported your spouse. You were in meetings, on the phone and in your car. All this activity takes energy, and there has to be a recharge period or like a battery the charge may get too low to continue to power the machine. This week’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about recharge. Hope you like it.

The power is on,

To carry the spirit up. . .

Rest to continue.

Friday JohnKu – AKA TGIF

February 27, 2015February 24, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 18 Comments

Weather Rant or what else is new?

As I sit here writing this post, I look like a character out of Dickens. I have never been so damned cold. I have several layers of clothes and wish I had fingerless gloves. The temperature is twenty-five freaking degrees below normal for this time of year. I have lost feeling in my index finger, and it is one of two that I use to compose. Now I know what one hand clapping means. Someone needs to do something about all of this weather stuff.

Can’t we get Washington to launch some kind of initiative to warm things up a bit? Sure would be a better time spent than arguing about stupid stuff like the budget.Of course, we all know if Washington gets involved the temps will go lower. The sad thing about the weather is everyone complains, and no one does anything about it. We also don’t have any single source to blame.

I know we could have the Executive Branch come up with a plan we would call Obama Weather. It would guarantee every home in the US would have weather coverage. If you fail to sign up for our weather coverage, you will be fined on your next Tax return. The beauty of this plan, we would have someone to blame if the weather is bad. Right now, there is no one to blame but nature.

Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about the government. Hope you like it.

The Government sits,

Waiting for the crisis to pass . . .

Or gets up and runs.

Friday AKA -TGIF

February 13, 2015September 20, 2021 ~ John W. Howell ~ 19 Comments

Friday is here and with it comes Valentine’s Day Eve. Yup, that is right the night before Valentine’s Day. (the fact that it is Friday the thirteenth shouldn’t bother anyone) Hope everyone has planned something special for that someone special. If not then the someone special may turn up as someone not so special, after all. The best way to keep that someone special is to present them with a thought about how much they mean to you. Not just in words but also in actions. You know the old-fashioned stuff. Open a door, help carries the groceries, help out with the household chores, cook an excellent meal, rent an extraordinary movie, send the kids to grandmas. And you men out there could do the same for your lady. If all else fails maybe my JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) would be of some help in the romance department. Go ahead and use it. If it helps just send me a comment and I’ll be happy. Here it is (and you can put your name on it as well)

Single they knew not,

To love with no holding back . . .

Together as one.

Friday TGIF – AKA JohnKu

February 6, 2015January 31, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 24 Comments

This has been a busy week. Here in South Texas we are beginning to feel the spring weather move in. We get some wild fluctuations in temperatures from the day to the nighttime, but this is normal for the spring. We are always glad to see the daytime temperatures move into the seventies. This is the forecast for the weekend so we will hope it comes true. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is a reflection of anticipating the spring. Hope you like it.

Comes in lion-like,

Settles like an elephant. . .

Becomes a soft lamb.

Friday JohnKu – TGIF

January 30, 2015September 20, 2021 ~ John W. Howell ~ 27 Comments

TGIF. Only eight more hours until the weekend. I am looking forward to kicking back on Sunday to join the rest of America in the feast of St. NFL. It seems a little sacrilegious to refer to the NFL as a saint, but I couldn’t think of anything any more clever than that. We all know that some NFL players are anything but saints. We also all know all of the New Orleans Saints aren’t saints either. So the unfortunate reference to St. NFL can only be explained by the fact that I am an idiot. Notwithstanding (love that phrase) the fact I’m still looking forward to the game. I also enjoy the commercials and observing how completely overdone the halftime show turns out to be. Every year gets even more outrageous. This year my wife and I are staying home and fixing a spread for ourselves. It will include everything that we would not get caught dead eating in public. (Where did the idea of getting caught dead doing anything in public come from?) I’ll give you a hint of what we are having. We will concentrate on the four food groups, chips, cheese, dip, and salsa. We might even throw in a vegetable or two (like jalapenos and olives). Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about overdoing things in the name of sport. I hope you like it.

Sunday arrival,

Is spent eating way too much. . .

Sleep rolls to punish.

Friday -AKA – JohnKu TGIF

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 29 Comments

Friday is here and with it a great longing for a continuation of the Football season. Oh sure, there is the Pro Bowl this weekend and the Super Bowl on February 1st but that is still not what I would consider a continuation of the season. Once all the college games were finished I had this hangover like I had been to too many loud parties but like attending loud parties, I have some good memories. My teams (Notre Dame, Michigan State and Baylor) made the season last as long as they could, but it still came to an end with the victory of Ohio State over the Oregon Ducks. My pro hopes were dashed with the defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens (spit). I did watch the AFC and NFC championships without having a favorite. It is interesting when you are not emotionally involved in the game you can actually appreciate good plays on either side.(and keep the blood pressure under control) I enjoyed the Green Bay/ Seahawks game because of the come from behind effort by the Seahawks. The Baltimore Colts/ New England Patriots game was definitely

I did watch the AFC and NFC championships without having a favorite. It is interesting when you are not emotionally involved in the game you can actually appreciate good plays on either side.(and keep the blood pressure under control) I enjoyed the Green Bay/ Seahawks game because of the come from behind effort by the Seahawks. The Baltimore Colts/ New England Patriots game was definitely one-sided in favor of the Patriots. The Super Bowl should be a good game since I think these teams will give it their best effort. This week’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about football (you think?) I hope you like it.

August is happy,

The start of football is here. . .

February mourns.

Friday – TGIF JohnKu

January 16, 2015September 20, 2021 ~ John W. Howell ~ 30 Comments

Friday at last. The weather has been so cold and miserable the days drag by. I know everyone is having a similar bout of lousy stuff this week. My only salvation is there is no snow. The rain has been pretty steady for a couple of days and at least the driving isn’t affected, unlike the northern areas. I guess we should expect this kind of treatment in mid-January, but it doesn’t make it any more acceptable. Is anyone having nice weather? Let us know about it so we can either be extremely jealous or happy to hear good thoughts. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words 4jp) talks about the weather. Hope you like it.

January’s here,

To some it’s a big surprise. . .

Snow, ice, bitter cold.

Friday JohnKu- AKA TGIF

January 2, 2015January 1, 2015 ~ John W. Howell ~ 13 Comments

Friday is here and the best of the year is behind us. 2015 is now a reality and hopefully it will bear the fruit of the promise which we have set out as resolutions. Since this is day two of the New Year, it will be interesting to see how many of the resolutions made on the thirty-first have already gone by the wayside. I hope those that have been broken are the little ones connected with some insignificant improvements we want to make in the superficial part of our life. Hopefully, the real substantive resolutions we wish for ourselves remain intact until next December thirty-first. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about resolutions. Hope you enjoy.

Resolutions done,

Until weakness becomes strong. . .

Wait until next year.