Gin rummy with friends can get quite brutal, Even when the pot is only filled with candy. A more efficient way to keep the peace Has been to keep a bottle of gin real handy. That tends to mellow them out eventually, Bringing their tense competition to a rest. Although candy may seem safer than... Continue Reading →
At one time, we had a professional tax preparer do our taxes, mainly because we worked and owned a home in California. There are so many credits and deductions for that state that I just could not keep up with them, so, to be on the safe side, we hired someone much more knowledgeable. Today,... Continue Reading →
Retirement seems to be quite decadent to those Who are still busy people running to and fro. But I can assure you that I don't just sit around, Spending time wool-gathering about faraway places to go. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscibbles, February 2, 2019. Write poem or prose in exactly 36 words... Continue Reading →
Millie couldn’t believe her luck, an eighteenth century, hand-carved oak hope chest with original fixtures intact– and all she had to do was convince them to sell it to her. The lady homeowner was reluctant to sell the chest, for it had been in her family for generations. Millie knew an antique when she saw... Continue Reading →
You come to class when you feel like it, Regardless of what is written in plain sight. Then, you get upset with the professor, And you accuse her of being uptight. Because she has locked the doors, And will not open them at any rate. And even when you try to say, "Sorry," There is... Continue Reading →
As a child, I marveled that for one week, we learned the contributions of Black people, mainly about Harriett Tubman and George Washington Carver. Later, after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died, nearly every February his life and words were celebrated. I realize that the works and contributions of Black Americans are important for all... Continue Reading →
We were to meet in the courtyard on our return. We didn't find the lost civilization. We need to know if the other team succeeded, but through April, May, and into June there was no word of John, Ross, Giles, and the others. Maybe the stories of cannibalism were true! Fictional story written for 50... Continue Reading →
Become like the hawk, Use your God-given wisdom. Knowledge that abides. Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, January 30, 2019: Hawk.
A Jasper from a government agency, Said he knew all about exploding bombs. So, he came out to our desert retreat, Strutting with exaggerated skill and aplomb. We showed him the unexploded package, And advised that he shouldn't stand so near, But he sneered and paid us no nevermind. Now, he won't see the end... Continue Reading →
Douglas came home with great news yesterday. He had won his second Platinum award at his job. What this means is that for the second time, he had earned 20 employee awards, a total of forty awards in less than eight years! I am so proud of him, but I am not surprised that his... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 