Just For Fun Friday 08/15/2014
Years ago, when I bought my house in the country, the nights were so dark that star-gazing was an ongoing adventure. Now the city lights are creeping in, and it seems that there is perpetual dawn on the horizon. This cuts down on the beauty of the night sky considerably. But this was the week […]
First-Hand Experience
I recently had to be fingerprinted to get qualified for a permit. The person who was qualifying me told me “It’s no big deal. Just go to the local police department and they will do it for you.” So I did. They were right. The policeman was courteous, we joked through the 5-minute process, and I […]
Boundaries? What Boundaries?
A recent article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about Little Rock’s 48-Hour Film Project caught my attention.The article follows one production company through the process of the competition. Here’s the basics of the project: At the beginning, the competing production companies are given the exact same set of items: a character, prop, and line that must […]
What If?
In her Adventures in Wonderland and on the other side of The Looking Glass, Alice discovers that sometimes there are different ways of looking at something. When writing fiction, this is referred to as revisionism – the retelling of a story or type of story with substantial alterations in character or environment, to “revise” the […]
Just For Fun Friday 07/04/2014
These are from the parade in Floyd, AR held at 10: 30 a.m. today… Our vantage point was apparently the central gathering place – actually, the only place I’ve ever been in Floyd - Moose’s Country Store at the intersection of highways 31 and 305. The parade went down Hwy 31 so I’m sure there […]
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