Even though I normally do not post on Tuesdays, I could not let today pass without some remembrance of what happened on 9/11. I don’t know when the sharp memories will fade. Perhaps when we are longer past the event. I don’t know. I still have vivid memories of where I was and what I […]
All of us participating in the “What’s Your Chocolate” blogfest are to write something about chocolate. What’s not to love, right? I have met few people who did not like chocolate, but my father was one of those few. That’s why I would order chocolate ice cream when we went to the local ice-cream shop
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In lieu of my usual Sunday book review, I am offering a bit of humor from the comics. I love to share the strips that make me smile and sometimes laugh out loud. This one from Sherman’s Lagoon did make me laugh. Maybe because it is so true. Sherman’s son asks, “Daddy, what are these
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Tonight and tomorrow I will be in Tyler, TX for the East Texas Bookfest in Tyler, Texas, and, as usual, I left too many things until the last minute, so I will be busy most of today getting everything in order. There are always so many little details, like don’t forget the flyers and your
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Today one of my frequent Wednesday’s Guests is over at The Blood Red Pencil, sharing some tips on improving the vocabulary of young people today. It is a fun post, so I hope you can hop over and see how Alphonse proposes to help kids, like, talk better. I am a guest on Terry Odell’s
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When I was a kid, my sister and I played often with sock puppets. Sometimes, when we were feeling a little silly while folding clothes, we would put a sock on our hands and have a little puppet show until our mother made us get back to the job. (Picture from Playsational) That is what
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