Where the Walls are Soft…

… as I overheard a small child say today. Laughed out loud, I did. And Ruby laughed out loud yesterday, when I told her this joke. She then proceeded to tell me an even “blue-er” one, but I can’t remember it well enough to share, sorry. Ruby has a great laugh, and I’m [...]

It Shipped Today… By air. Think happy thoughts, please, so as to circumvent any plane crashes that may delay my agent hunt. ‘Tis the season. Not Plane Crash Season, I mean Agent Hunting Season. Random Song for the Day: “In the Summertime” – Mungo Jerry

All the while I was supposed to be writing about a loud and brassy female tavern owner, all I could think of was, “I should clean the cat-box”.I’m in a bit of an “Odd Spot”, so to speak. So many good things have happened to me lately under the “What Do I Want to Be [...]

… the Order of Operations … the News at Eleven … Time-Management Made Easy … the Audible “Click” … Everything. Not-So-Random Song for the Day: “I Want It All” – Queen

A $20 “used” swag lamp joined the family. Delivered. Pristine condition. Me. Impressed and happy. A great conversation took place. A rare thing. I discovered that one of my crap courses might be able to be “traded” for something I can actually use! Gasp! and… I’m “clicking”! I’m “clicking”! …and the [...]

“All the people with blue ribbons would be puffed right up to twice their size.”In 1925, Ruby’s mother took her to the Bruce Mines Fair for the first time. As far as I know, there still is a Bruce Mines Fair, but I don’t imagine it’s near as interesting now as Ruby describes [...]

“And didn’t some ijit come around that corner and run right into my dad?”Blueberries, that is. Yep. My fridge is now home to a 3-quart basket of blueberries that I bought for 20 bucks. That is not a complaint in any form, either, even after Ruby’s latest foray into yesteryear, shortly [...]

David McMahon wants to know: “What would you like to say to the girlfriend or boyfriend who first dumped you?” After much soul-searching and heart-delving back into the summer of 1976, I believe I would say: “You owe me half a strawberry soda.” Random Song for the Day: “Java” – Al Hirt

This, I mean. So, now I must go strain my ears once again for that elusive Audible Click, in order to validate the purchase. Screw school for tonight. I’m a writer, dammit. Random Song for the Day: “Money Worries” – Bedouin Soundclash (featuring Vernon Maytone)

This time, he did this: Thanks, Mushy! I’m to award it as well, to two bloggers I think deserve the honour. I want one to go to OldGuy, of OldGuy’s Treehouse. He’s a great “tale-spinner”. The other goes to Suzi, of What It Shwas – because she’s nuts, and proud to be so, and that makes [...]