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Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and the Birds
“What the heck? Look at this mess.” “Bird time again, Little one.” “But come on. Can’t they hold it.” “it is not in their nature.” “Goodness. Look at them.” “I know. That’s why I’m staying right here.” “I don’t blame you. There must be a thousand.” “Watch when you look up.” “So far, they are […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Creation of the Colorado Territory in 1861
This week marks the 160th anniversary of the establishment of the Colorado territory in 1861. Normally on our time travel, we go to the point of the historic anniversary. Since the actual establishment was done in Congress and there is the potential of catching a rash when we go near Washington, we will travel […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Flag
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and I pulled a postcard out of the mail today. To my surprise, Linda Hill did not make a trip to deliver the prompt. She sent it on this card instead. After reading the prompt I can see why. This week’s prompt, as written by Linda, is: Your […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Official Establishment of Hollywood in 1887
Today marks the 134th anniversary of Hollywood’s official registration with the Los Angles County recorders office in 1887. I know I would like to go there and see what the beginning looks like. We need to take out the top ten list to avoid any tear in the time continuum. James’s Oldsmobile is ready […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Close Eyes and Point
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and here comes Linda Hill with a mammoth box. “Hey, Linda.” “John.” “Prompt?” “Duh. I’ll just leave it here on the porch. I doubt it will fit in the door.” “Thanks, Linda. Would you look at this? I better open it and see what we’ve got. I […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
It has been 93 years since Martin Luther King Jr was born. Today we celebrate his birth, although the actual day was January 15th. Today’s Top Ten is a focus on just one thing not to do. Do not hate your neighbor and take a lesson from Dr. King’s non-violent approach to change. I wish […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Snow People from The Blizzard of 2021
Yes, we had a blizzard here in Austin. We all managed to survive long enough to clean out the grocery and liquor stores. What was left in the wake of the devastation were several snow people. So what better thing to do than to climb on the bus and go gawk at them. Yay. We […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #294 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 is […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Trash Day
Since it is a slow day here in Lakeway, I decided we would look at some of the locals’ recycling habits. This will be a short trip so we will want to spend a lot of time eating and drinking. I think most of you are familiar with the tour bus. First impressions can be […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Twiggy gets her wish. Friday is here, and we are all glad. Before I forget I am also at Story Empire today. Here’s the link but come back. This has been one heck of a start to 2021. We all witnessed an insurrection act that we haven’t seen since the British burned the Capital in […]
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