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Today I’m Being Interviewed by Victoria Ray
I am so pleased to be guesting with Victora Ray for an interview. She gave me some challenging questions, which caused some deep thinking. Victoria is the author of some pretty cool books which are winning awards left and right. Give her a visit and check them out. Here is the link https://raynotbradbury.com/author-interview-john-w-howell/
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Debut of the First Stock Ticker in 1867
This week marks the 153rd anniversary of the debut of the first stock ticker in 1867. The ticker was invented by Edward Calahan, who configured a telegraph machine to deliver stock prices on a thin strip of paper. Whether you care about stocks or not, we have to visit New York and take […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Preparation for Trail of Lights
Here we are getting close to the holidays. In Lakeway, there is a tradition called The Trail of Lights. This year Rona is not stopping the event. There will be distancing rules, but the trail will go on as usual. The lights go live in November. 20th. I thought it would be fun to go […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt –
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and here comes Linda Hill carrying what looks like a lawyer’s briefcase. “Hey, Linda.” “John.” “This week’s prompt?” “Or my lunch.” “Yeah, I guess that could be.” “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ring.” Use it as a noun, a verb, an adverb, or an […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
It is Friday, which is known as Saturday Eve around here. Well, we have heard that the Rona Virus Vaccine is 90% effective in third stage trials. That is pretty good news. I noticed Ticketmaster has decided to start setting up procedures for concerts once the vaccine is released. I think it will be […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Help Out
“So Lucy, you think we can help Dad with these leaves?” “Yeah, what’s so hard? After all, the old boy is not getting any younger.” “I don’t know. We don’t have any equipment.” “Well, I think we just have to do what we do best.” “Okay, I’m looking for the squirrel.” “No, I meant to […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, we learned that Carolyn is in a blue Mercedes headed for the train that will take her and her driver through the Chunnel. We are grateful to the FBI’s techie, who decided to do some extra work in locating her. We also found out Lazar […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible -Kreative Kue #288 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 on Veterans Day
This week marks the 102nd anniversary of the end of World War One. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the hostilities ended with the Armistice Agreement’s signing. Since that time, nations around the world observe the day with remembrance. Until June 1, 1954, November 11th was […]
views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri
This week’s tour started out being about trees. Then a couple of things came up so it is now a bunch of stuff. We have stocked the bus with an assortment of goodies including crudities, fresh-caught snapper, red potatoes, green beans, and creme brulee. We are also serving called cocktails and drinks so you can […]
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