Saturday February 4th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Mixed Stuff’

Little Clauses Grow Up Too Fast

Little Clauses Grow Up Too Fast

This started as an attempt to revive “Wordy Wednesday,” but Wednesday turned into Thursday and it seemed silly to title the post “Wordy Wednesday” on a Thursday. As I was writing it, a plethora of independent clauses clambered around in my head and spilled out onto my keyboard, clamoring for attention, and this morphed into a [...]

Flatlanders, Hawks and Chickens

Flatlanders, Hawks and Chickens

I’ve long held the opinion that people, upon moving, should immerse themselves in the culture of their locale, rather than alter it to suit themselves with regard to their own familiarities. When my family moved to Pollock Pines, California back in the early 1980’s, I noticed that people displayed “Stomp Out Flatlanders” bumper stickers [...]

Let’s Take the Guppies for a Walk Around the Blogs!

Let’s Take the Guppies for a Walk Around the Blogs!

It’s time to take A Puppy, Not a Guppy on tour, and I have a fun line-up planned for you. We’ll have book reviews, character interviews, and more – and you’ll have a chance (up to SIX chances, actually) to win your very own autographed copy of A Puppy, Not a Guppy, just in time for Christmas. CONTEST from December 9 through December 15: [...]

Fish Spa at the Manila Ocean Park

Fish Spa at the Manila Ocean Park

Our day at the Manila Ocean Park was well spent. Liz and I enjoyed looking at the colorful fishies and reading about their characteristics and such - and we even found Nemo!  When we got to the end, we had a nice view of the Manila Bay and an option to either take a glass bottom boat ride or have our feet eaten by fish... at a Fish Spa! Doctor [...]

Love Notes

Love Notes

When I was in high school, I am fond of writing love notes to my girl friends. We often exchange notes almost every day. We even have it presented in the most unique way that we could possibly make. In my first few years of relationship with my angel, we have this notebook where we write our notes for each other. We have it handed to each other [...]