Big V Mumbles About Something

A friend fell off a ladder yesterday and he called me from his cell phone to rescue him. He had a broken arm, collar bone, and a few ribs. I am with him at the hospital so they can apply the permanent cast. As much damage as he did, it could have been much worse. Sign in to see full entry.

Well, this day veered away from what I intended to do after my walk. Nothing serious, but I hate it when people who live 40-50 miles away just show up, unannounced and expect to be 'entertained.' If they had called, I could have done several things different and I would have enjoyed their visit, but... Sign in to see full entry.

A nice day before school starts tomorrow so I am going to take Johnny and Bruce, my two grandsons out for a walk in the "hundred acre wood" (that is actually only 39 acres) on this last day of freedom. John is going into second grade and Bruce is now a junior in high school. Smart young men both.... Sign in to see full entry.

"It was a dark and stormy night..." the opening line to the novel that 'Snoopy' of "Peanuts" fame always used. When I was young, I had every single book that Charles Schulz ever published. If I was to be truthful, I was kind of a mix of Charlie Brown and Linus, but also a wildly imaginative version... Sign in to see full entry.

I was wondering what I could put in this section today shy of 'It's a wonderful day here...." but then Kabu made a comment that gave me the idea. This could just as easy to wander over to my writing section, but I will just post it in both places. I may place a self promoting link there to this one... Sign in to see full entry.

Planning is essential, but plans are worthless. Sign in to see full entry.

I'm always curious what people think, this time in particular what you think about the ebb and flow of "The Mercurial." This story was a tangled little thing when it was told to me and I'm trying to 'untangle' it and make it work right. If you are reading it, you are aware that it jumps forward and... Sign in to see full entry.

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stone." Taken from John Denver's song of the same name. I have a lot of things to do today and I'd ten times rather be taking a walk with the grandson and the dogs in the woods. Last night was an uneasy sleep, my mind would not just shut up and allow me to... Sign in to see full entry.

Looks like a nice day out so far. Sunny with an expected high of about 80. I heard my first flock of Canadian geese circling, trying to decide if it was time to leave. Despite it only being late August, some trees are being to think about developing their abscission layer which slows and then stops... Sign in to see full entry.

It appears that I am 'stuttering' a bit on my fictional story, "The Mercurial,' but the truth is, I'm about 6,000 words ahead of what I have posted here. My problem is that I've had to go back into the story to change small details to make the story remain consistent. I hate to have to come here and... Sign in to see full entry.